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LAS VEGAS, NV–MARCH 17, 2024–This year’s American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame class that includes three horses and three men was announced yesterday at the AQHA Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Induction into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by the American Quarter Horse Foundation. This year, AQHA will induct three horses and three men into the Class of 2024: Paul Jones, Dr. Jim Heird, J.D. ...



ST GEORGE, UT–MARCH 17, 2024–Funeral services are set Wednesday (March 20) for Kelly H. Spackman, 73, who passed away March 11, 2024, peacefully at his home in St. George, Utah, surrounded by his family.

Services are set for noon (MDT) at Webb ...



ALEXANDRIA, LA–MARCH 15, 2024–The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders' Association (LQHBA) announced today Misty Coats will begin her duties as Assistant to the Executive Director on Monday, March 18.

Ms. Coats, a longtime employee of Heritage Place Sale Company in Oklahoma City, and her husband Greg will be moving to Louisiana.

"We are excited to have Misty join the Louisiana Team. I know Misty will be well received by our Members, the LSRC-Louisiana State Racing Commission, and LAHBPA," LQHBA Executive Director Bruce Salard said today. "Misty will play a key role in Louisiana’s breeding and racing integrity ...



LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY –MARCH 13, 2024–Multiple Grade 1 winning jockey and the #3 leading rider by earnings in the nation last year, will be seeking his first leading-rider title at the Sandy Ridge at the Red Mile Quarter Horse meet in Lexington that starts Sunday March 17, 2024.

The 19-year old Dallas, Texas native landed eight mounts on the ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 13, 2024— The first Remington Park Jockey & Trainer of the Week, presented by Lip Chip, to start the 2024 Spring Season are Ricky Ramirez and Dee Keener.

Ramirez posted four victories from 13 mounts over the first four race dates of the season, taking the top spot in the jockey standings. He also rode four mounts to third place finishes, ...



AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATON–It’s racing season! Beginning in 2024, AQHA’s method for identifying racehorses changed and all horses that ...



MERIDAN, TX–MARCH 13, 2024–Adam Conrad of Stone Oak Ranch posted the following tribute to Royal Shake Em on his Facebook page:

"Royal Shake Em passed peacefully on February 14 and was laid to rest at our ranch in Meridian, Texas.  He ...



RUIDOSO, NM– MARCH 11, 2024–The Sam Thompson Memorial Foundation expands its fundraising activities by offering a clothing line of retro-Quarter Horse racing t-shirts from some of the legends of the sport of Quarter Horse racing.

Founded in 2014, the Sam Thompson Memorial Foundation has been graciously ...



LONDON, UK–MARCH 11, 2024–New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with Cornell University, has found that inbreeding is a contributing factor to mid and late-term pregnancy loss (MLPL), but not early pregnancy loss (EPL) in Thoroughbreds.

This is the first study which explores the effect of genomic inbreeding ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 10, 2024—Due to power issues in TV control, disrupting ability to present the final ...



DALLAS, TX–MARCH 10, 2024–StallioneSearch.com continues its he short-film series with the second-episode that follows the 2023 breeding season of Vinton, Louisiana-based sire RC Me Leaving You, following a monumental upswing in popularity from breeders that yielded an increase of over 1700% (from 11 ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–MARCH 10, 2024–The 1st annual Heritage Place "Spring Forward Online Sale" ends today.

Online bidding on the 30 head of broodmares, stallions, short yearlings and horses-of-racing age that began ...



 ALEXANDRIA,LA–MARCH 8, 2024–The  Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) is pleased to announce that highly respected veterinarian Dr. Larry Findley, Sr. and outstanding stallion Sir Runaway Dash will be inducted into the 2024 LQHBA Hall of Fame. They will be honored at the ...



LEXINGTON, KY–MARCH 8, 2024–National Racing Hall of Fame and AQHA Racing Hall of Fame Trainer D. Wayne Lukas trains and co-owns a Kentucky-bred two-year old that he is looking to possibly make its debut at the Sandy Ridge At The Red Mile meet in Lexington, Kentucky.

The legendary Thoroughbred trainer, who is a four-time Kentucky Derby winner with twenty-Breeders Cup wins to his credit, started his training career in Quarter Horse racing in the 1960's.

Prior to his enormously-successful career in Thoroughbred racing, Lukas began ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–MARCH 8, 2024–A new era in Quarter Horse Racing auctions began today with Heritage Place Sale Company launching its digital sales ring platform with the 1st annual Heritage Place "Spring Forward Online Sale".

Online bidding is now open on the 30 head of broodmares, stallions, short yearlings and horses-of-racing age. Bidding closes on Sunday March 10, 2024, at 2 p.m. (CST). CLICK HERE to review a "flip book" of the 2024 Spring Forward Online Mixed Sale.

"The Heritage Place digital sales ring marks a significant milestone in our rich sales history and expands the realm of high-quality sales options Heritage Place can deliver," General Manager Spence Kidney said. "This tool does not replace Heritage's traditional live sales format but rather provides us the flexibility to host small, select ...



GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–MARCH 8, 2024–Nominations for the $85,000-est. Grade 1 Texas Hero Futurity, for 2-year-old Texas-Bred Paint and Appaloosa foals of 2022, close Wednesday, May 1.

Trials for the $50,000-added 400 yard Grade 1 event will be contested October 25 and the final will runback on November 15, 2024. This race was formerly the Lone ...



ALEXIANDRIA, LA–MARCH 7, 2024–The annual LQHBA Annual Membership meeting and Election is set for Saturday, April 20, 2024.

The following Board of Director nominees are approved by the majority of Board of Directors.

2024 LQHBA Board of Directors Nominees 3 Year Term Central District

Lyle Guillory  (Click Here for Biography) 800 Johnston Street Alexandria, LA 71301

Stephen Deville ( ...




DALLAS, TX–MARCH 6, 2024–Stallionesearch.com continues its ongoing short-film series on the freshly-retired AQHA Racing Champion 2 and 3-Year-Old Colt and two-time Grade 1 winning-runner Cyber Attack, with episode 4 today of this multiple-episode series.

The short film, written and produced by Greg Thompson of Stallionesearch.com, chronicles the top sire prospect for 2024 who is retiring from his ...



FREDERICKSBURG, TX–MARCH 6, 2024–Nominations for the 2024 Gillespie County Fair Futurity, G.C.F.A. July Firecracker Futurity and the Gillespie County Fair Derby are due April 15.

A $150 nomination for the Gillespie County Fair Futurity and the Gillespie County Fair Derby must be postmarked by April 15.  A $200 nomination fee is due April 15 for the G.C.F.A. July Firecracker Futurity.

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ALEXANDRIA, LA—MARCH 5, 2024—A regular meeting of the LQHBA Board of Directors will be conducted Thursday, March 21st, in the "John Henry Room" at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, Louisiana.

Set for 10:00 a.m. (CST) all LQHBA members and the public are invited but not required to attend.

Please remind anyone that is interested in ...



WHEELOCK, TX–MARCH 5, 2024–Due to matters beyond their control, phone services at Granada Farms have been down since Friday, March 1.

Horsemen and women needing to order semen for any Granada Farms stallions are advised to call (979) 255-1355.

For additional information visit the farm's website at ...



STANTON, TX–MARCH 4, 2024–Funeral services for Thomas Risher Newman, 82 of Stanton, are set for 2;00 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at First Baptist Church Big Spring, Texas.

Tom passed away on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park. 

Tom was born on December 16, 1941, in Big Spring to Thomas and Kawana Newman. Tom went to grade school in Lomax and graduated high school in Stanton, where he played football and ran track. He was active in 4-H, ...



DALLAS, TX—MARCH 4, 2023—A recent ruling filed by the Texas Racing Commission for a 2023 Stakes race that required a disqualification due to a medication positive.

DAKOTA GURL has been disqualified from 2nd place in the La Villita stakes race held on September 1, 2023, due to a medication violation for Albuterol, a Class 3/A substance.  Jorge Valenzuela was the trainer.

Suzie Que, a daughter to Apollitical Blood owned by Carlos Ponce was move to second and Samson Bac Traffic, a filly by Ss Samson, was moved to third.

The official order of finish for the La Villita Stakes is Lipstick Promise., Suzie Que, Samson Bac Traffic, Five Bar Willie, Crimson Cash, Formula Won, Marys ...



GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–MARCH 4, 2024– Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie will hold its annual National Anthem auditions on Monday, March 25, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.  (CST).

Auditions will be held outdoors (weather permitting). Soloists, duets, choirs, instrumentalists and groups are all invited to audition.

Anyone interested must ...



DALLAS, TX–MARCH 2, 2024–StallioneSearch.com is proud to announce and welcome Leann Noguera as the company's new Vice President of Operations. We are thrilled to have her join our team and humbled by the expertise and fresh perspectives she will bring to StallioneSearch.com. Leann has been employed in the horse racing industry for 25 years, specializing in research, graphic communications and news media publications. She has an extensive background in news media research, online data implementations and the horse racing industry in general.

StallioneSearch.com's CEO David Smith said, "I look forward to working closely together with Leann and Greg Thompson, SeS Vice President of Sales, Media and Marketing, on our ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–MARCH 2, 2024–A new era in Quarter Horse Racing auctions will be ushered in later this month when Heritage Place Sale Company launches its digital sales ring platform with the 1st annual Heritage Place "Spring Forward Online Sale".

Thirty head of broodmares, stallions, short yearlings and horses-of-racing age will be offered online March 8 thru March 10, 2024. CLICK HERE to review a "flip book" of the 2024 Spring Forward Online Mixed Sale.

"The Heritage Place digital sales ring marks a significant milestone in our ...



WEST WEBER, UT–MARCH 2, 2024–Services were held Thursday (Feb 29) for longtime horseman Donald Gary Douglas, 81, who passed away February 23, 2024, from complications associated with Alzheimer's Disease.

Gary was born August 2, 1942, the oldest of four children. He was born and raised in Ogden and attended Ogden and Ben Lomond High Schools. After high school, he served in the Army Reserves. He worked in many capacities throughout his life and retired from Hill Air Force Base in 2007.

Gary was sealed to his sweetheart, Karlene, on August 28, 1964, in the Salt Lake Temple. They ...



ALTOONA, IA—MARCH 1, 2024—The Racing Office at Prairie Meadows would like to remind all our Quarter Horse owners and trainers that today (March 1) is the deadline to begin nominating your horses to the $50,000-added Prairie Meadows Gold Futurity for open 2-year-olds going 350 yards with an estimated purse value of $175,000 with trials scheduled for Monday, June 17 and the final on Saturday, July 6.

Also, today March 1 is the deadline to begin nominating your horses to the $40,000-added Prairie Meadows Gold Derby for open 3-year-olds going 350 yards with an estimated purse value of $100,000 with trials scheduled for Sunday, June 23 and the final on Sunday, July 7.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—FEBRUARY 29, 2024—Trainer Michelle Hurdle enters Remington Park’s meet that starts Thursday, March 7, without the two big older boys in her barn that have made her such a thorn in the side of her competition – Charlies Fury and Jess My Hocks.

The upcoming meet is for American Quarter Horses, Paints and Appaloosas. First post time on Thursday, March 7, is 6 p.m.

Charlies Fury, an 8-year-old gelded son of Furyofthewind, out of the Take Off Jess mare Jess Charlena, and Jess My Hocks, a 7-year-old gelded son of Kiss My Hocks, out of the same dam, have both been retired. Charlies Fury, a big sorrel gelding with a ...



LEXINGTON, KY–FEBRUARY 29, 2024–Stall applications for the upcoming Sandy Ridge at The Red Mile live Quarter Horse race meet are due today, February 29, 2024.

The 2024 Sandy Ridge at the Red Mile Quarter Horse meet consists of six-days of racing, starting on Sunday March 17th.   The six-days of Quarter Horse racing are March 17, 18, 19 and March 24, 25, and 26, with a daily average purse of $200,000.

In 2024,  Sandy Ridge is offering incentive to both the owner and trainer of starters during the six-day meet. Owners who start a horse at Sandy Ridge at will receive the greater of $500 or purse money earned from the race, and trainers will receive the greater of $200 or purse money earned per horse started.

As a condition of entry for any horse making a start at the 2024 Sandy Ridge at the Red Mile meet, every ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–FEBRUARY 29, 2024–Los Alamitos Race Course has cancelled the racing program for Saturday, March 2 due to the incoming rain expected in Southern California. Los Alamitos will resume its live nighttime program on Sunday night.

An outstanding Quarter Horse racing program is expected for ...



LEXINGTON, KY–FEBRUARY 28, 2024–Sandy Ridge at Red Mile announced today that Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen has indicated an interest in saddling a starter at at the second Sandy Ridge at Red Mile Quarter Horse Meet.

The 2024 meet, with average purse totals of $200,000 per day on an 8-race card, will be held March 17 thru 26 at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky. Stall applications are due Thursday, February 29.

Sandy Ridge Racing Manager Terry ...



DALLAS, TX—FEBRUARY 28, 2023—A recent ruling filed by the New Mexico Racing Commission for 2023 Stakes races that required a disqualification due to a medication positive.

ALAMO LAKE has been disqualified from 3rd place in the Grade 1 Zia Park Championship Invitational race held on December 17, 2023 due to a medication violation for Flunixin, a Class 4/C substance. Armando Alamos was the trainer.

Onthrocks, a son of champion A Revenant from the Stoli mare Stol A Bunny, has been moved to third. Wesley Giles trains the black gelding for owner/breeder Ware Racing & Ranching ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—FEBRUARY 26, 2024— Trainer Clint Crawford is hoping for a race meet more like he had at Remington Park in 2018 than the one he had in 2023.

Crawford finished on top of the trainers’ standings in 2015, 2016 and 2018, his three title championships here as a conditioner as compared to running sixth last year. He had 22 wins in 2015 to tie with Jeff Dean for most victories for a trainer.

Crawford improved off that with 36 wins in 2016 and his most ever in 2018 with 46 trips to the winner’s circle to grab the trophy all by himself those two years. His 46 wins in a season is the fifth-most all-time for a ...



SHAKOPEE, MN—FEBRUARY 26, 2024—Canterbury Park racing officials today made available the first condition book, listing races planned for the first 11 days of the 54-day season that will run May 18 through Sept. 28.

Per-race overnight purse payments have increased on average by 10 percent for both thoroughbred and quarter horse races. More than $10 million in purse money is expected to be awarded during the meet with thoroughbred purses averaging $23,000 per race and quarter horse purses $15,000.

"We’re expecting a successful meet and are extremely excited about our racing program that will feature a 10 percent average ...



AJAX, ONT–FEBRUARY 25, 2024–The popular grey Ontario-bred Snow Moose took the highest honor, Horse of the Year, at the Quarter Racing Owners Of Ontario's annual Awards Banquet on Saturday (Feb 24).

The awards, celebrating the best of Ajax Downs racing in 2023, were held at the Ajax Convention Centre, and a large crowd included local Ajax MP Patrice Barnes, members of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming, and Ontario Racing.

Owned and bred by Milena Kwiecien of Burlington, ON, and trained by Jason Pascoe of Pontypool, Snow Moose won five of nine races as a 3-year-old in 2023 including the QROOI Derby and Ontario Bred Derby.

The son of Seperate Interest from the mare Favorite Pearl won ...



RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA–FEBRUARY 24, 2024–New Mexico-based Thoroughbred trainer Todd Fincher, a former Quarter Horse trainer and jockey, saddled Joe Peacock Jr.'s Senor Buscador to victory in the world's richest race, the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse earlier today (Feb. 24).

Launching a belated rally down the stretch, Senor Buscador surged past the competition to edge 2023 Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Ushba Tesoro at the wire.

Junior Alvarado had the ...



BATTLE CREEK, MI–FEBRUARY 24, 2024–Funeral services are set Friday, March 1 for longtime Quarter Horse owner-breeder Walter Richard "Dick" Harrison who passed away on February 21, 2024, at the age of 93. 

Funeral services to celebrate Dick’s life will be held 11:00 a.m. (EDT) at the Hickory Corners Bible Church, 13720 Kellogg School Rd. Hickory Corners, MI 49060. 

The family will receive friends 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 29, 2024, at the Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral Home & Cremation Care, Richland Chapel, 9170 East D. Ave. (M-89) ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—FEBRUARY 23, 2024—Three-time stakes winner Hooked N Gone, who won the restricted Grade 1 Remington Park Derby last year here, made the work tab on Friday with a 220-yard breeze.

Hooked N Gone, a 4-year-old gelding by Pyc Paint Your Wagon, out of the Pretty Boy Perry mare Pretty Girl Kate, won that Remington Park Derby under the guidance of trainer Victor Ibarra.

In his last race before this upcoming meet, he was saddled by 12-time top trainer at Remington Park, Eddie Willis, in the Grade 1 Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos in California. Willis also had Hooked N Gone in Ruidoso Downs, N.M., last summer when he raced ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–FEBRUARY 23, 2024–Horsemen and women with a berth to the 2024 Grade 1 $1 million-est. Heritage Place Futurity must name their entrant NO LATER than March 15, 2024.

Horse name(s) and registration papers must be received in the office via email to amber@heritageplace.com or mail to Heritage Place Sales Company, 2829 South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73128.

More information on the Heritage Place Futurity, Derby and Oaks can be found by CLICK ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–FEBRUARY 22, 2024–The Connie Hall Handicap is named in honor of the all-time leading woman trainer in victories at Los Alamitos.     

Connie, who still resides in southern California, was a pioneer in Quarter Horse racing. She became the first female trainer to win the All American Futurity when saddling A Classic Dash to victory in 1993 and would later become only the second woman trainer to win the Champion of ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–FEBRUARY 22, 2024–OQHRA reported this morning that due to a national network outage schooling races at Remington Park today will not be posted on their website until the conclusion of the races.

If for some reason the network issue gets resolved they will be posted at that time.

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BOOSIER CITY, LA–FEBRUARY 21, 2023–Louisiana Downs released revised dates for next month trials for the $600,000-est. Mardi Gras Futurity(RG2) and the $250,000-est. Louisiana Downs Futurity(G2).

Both races will now run time trials over two days each taking the top five qualifying times from each day to run back in the March 30 finals.

Trials for the Louisiana Downs Futurity(G2), for 2-year-old Quarter Horses, will be contested Thursday, ...



AURORA, CO–FEBRUARY 21, 2024–Fixed-odds horse racing wagering has been approved in Colorado. The deal was forged between SIS Content Services, part of the SIS (Sports Information Services) Group, and long-time operator partner bet365 to deliver its global horse racing content to bettors in Colorado.

The approval of horse racing fixed-odds wagering on Colorado sportsbooks is intended to attract a wider range of casual bettors, who will be offered the same type of betting as all other sports.

SIS offers a horse racing vast portfolio of international and domestic events, including the upcoming Saudi Cup Day Feb. 24 and Dubai World Cup meeting Mar. 30. Additionally, year-round racing is available from 14 countries, including Ireland, Australia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and the United States.

"This is a great first step in ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—FEBRUARY 20, 2024—Remington Park’s leading trainer in 2017, Trey Wood, is emptying his barn of his 2-year-olds this week in 21 training races, 11 on Wednesday, Feb. 21 and 10 on Thursday, Feb. 22.

The Remington Park training, or schooling, races will begin at 11 a.m. All are contested at 250 yards.

It will be the second round of training races for Remington Park as 26 races were run last week. Wood has entered 21 of his juvenile American Quarter Horses to prep them for the upcoming Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa race meet that begins on Thursday, March 7 at Remington Park.

Wood was the top trainer here in 2017 with 42 wins. ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—FEBRUARY 19, 2024—A past stakes winner and Remington Park Derby runner-up, Candy Blood, put in an impressive workout over the weekend in preparation for the upcoming American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa meet at Remington Park.

The 2022 Grade 1 Dee Raper Sooner State Stakes winner and 2021 Grade 2 Remington Park Derby runner-up will be racing for his third trainer in as many years as a 6-year-old gelding this year. He lost by a neck to ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—FEBRUARY 15, 2024—Jockey Edwin Escobedo remembers distinctly his first memory of seeing a horse at 4 years old. Who would have known that some 17 years later at Remington Park he would win his first Oklahoma City riding title as a full-fledged jockey.

"I rode a white Palomino (at 4) at my uncle's ranch in Tulsa (Okla.)," said Escobedo, who won 43 times last year at Remington Park during the American Quarter Horse, Paint and ...



WEST HAVEN, UT–FEBRUARY 14, 2024–Lip Chip LLC will host a Microchip Clinic in conjunction with Northside Veterinary Clinic and the Utah Quarter Horse Racing Association (UQHRA) on Saturday, February 17.

The clinic will be held from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm (MST) at the Northside Veterinary Clinic located at 4715 Haven Road, West Haven, Utah. Lip Chip would like to thank Dr. Moss and ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–FEBRUARY 13, 2024–A new era in Quarter Horse Racing auctions will be ushered in next month when Heritage Place Sale Company launches its digital sales ring platform with the 1st annual Heritage Place "Spring Forward Online Sale".

The online sale, for broodmares, stallions, foals-in-utero, yearlings, weanlings and horses-of-racing age. will be conducted March 8 thru 10, 2024.

"The Heritage Place digital sales ring marks a significant milestone in our rich sales history and expands the realm of high-quality sales options Heritage Place can deliver," General Manager Spence Kidney said. "This tool does not replace Heritage's traditional live sales format but rather provides us the flexibility to host small, select auctions throughout the year."

The sale company has previously ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—FEBRUARY 13, 2024—The nation's three-time reigning champion trainer in wins, Jason Olmstead, is getting pumped up for the start of the American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa meet on Thursday, March 7 at Remington Park.

Olmstead, 45, who owns Circle JA Racing Ranch in Pryor, Okla., finished second in the racing standings at Remington Park last year to Dee Keener. He had the most Quarter Horse wins of any trainer here in 2023. The JA represents Jason and his wife Amber, who also is involved in the business.

While still seeking his first training title at Remington Park, Olmstead was honored as the American Quarter Horse Association's Blaine ...