CYPRESS, CA–DECEMBER 14, 2024– StallioneSearch.com continues its webcast coverage for the 52nd running of the Champion of Champions (G1) and the $1.83 Million Los Alamitos Two-Million Futurity (G1) weekend.

The fourth episode of previews highlights Lethal ...

CYPRESS, CA–DECEMBER 14, 2024–StallioneSearch.com continues its webcast coverage with its third episode for the 52nd running of the Champion of Champions (G1) and the $1.83 Million Los Alamitos Two-Million Futurity (G1) weekend.

This episode of previews highlights the fastest qualifier going into the $1,832,950 Los Alamitos Two-Million Futurity(G1) at 400 yards on Sunday at Los Alamitos Race Course in Orange ...

CYPRESS, CA–DECEMBER 13, 2024–StallioneSearch.com continues its webcast coverage for the 52nd running of the Champion of Champions (G1) and the $1.83 Million Los Alamitos Two-Million Futurity (G1) weekend.

The second episode, which continues the preview for Saturday night’s Champion of Champions (G1) at Los Alamitos Racecourse, is now ...

CYPRESS, CA—DECEMBER 13, 2024—StallioneSearch.com has launched its webcast coverage for the 52nd Running of the Champion of Champions (G1) and the $1.83 Million Los Alamitos Two-Million Futurity (G1) weekend. The first episode of the preview for Saturday night’s Champion of Champions (G1) at Los Alamitos Racecourse is now available.

On this episode, StallionSearch.com visits the barn of two-time Champion of Champions (G1) winning ...

ELGIN, TX—DECEMBER 13, 2024—Just a reminder that the 2025 TQHA Stallion Service Auction closes on January 9, 2025 at NOON!! Over 110 stallions are available for you to bid on.

The list includes numerous Quarter Horse Champions as well as sires of numerous Quarter Horse champions as well as many up and coming new sires. This may also be the only way for you to get ...

HOUSTON, TX–DECEMBER 13, 2024–Sam Houston Race Park is pleased to announce that the 2nd annual Houston Betting Championship will take place on Saturday, January 25 as the signature wagering event of the Houston Racing Festival.  The event will be hosted by Sam Houston Race Park and participation is offered exclusively on-site.

The ...

OPELOUSAS, LA–DECEMBER 20, 2024– The LQHBA Louisiana Million (RG1) will highlight an exceptional stakes-filled card on Saturday, December 21 at Evangeline Downs. The winning connections will be thrilled, as will eight Louisiana students, when the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) awards a total of $25,000 in scholarships.

High school graduates and seniors graduating in 2025 who wish to attend a higher education institution are eligible. A registration table will be located on the main level of the racetrack from 4:30–6:30 p.m. on December 21. Students must be present for the drawing of two (2) $5,000 ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—DECEMBER 12, 2024—Sustaining payments and late nominations for the 2025 $1-million-est. Heritage Place Futurity(G1), $250,000-est. Heritage Place Derby(G2) and $300,000-est. Heritage Place Oaks are due Sunday, December 15th.

The $1,000,000-est. 350-yard Heritage Place Futurity(G1), Oklahoma's richest horse race, is open to 2-year-old foals of 2023. Trials are scheduled for May 8-9, 2025, at Remington Park, and the final will run back on May 31.

The remaining Heritage Place Futurity payment ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–DECEMBER 11, 2024–An online version of the 2025 Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale Catalog is now available online.

The 47th annual Winter Mixed Sale will be held January 16 through 18, 2025, at the sale company's facility in Oklahoma City.

Over the three-day event, Heritage Place will offer 1014 broodmares, ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA–DECEMBER 8, 2024– Race eight on Sunday night at Los Alamitos, which was the running of the $50,000 1,000 Yard Winter Championship, was declared a no-contest by the racing stewards after a gate malfunction affected the start of the race.

The Winter Championship, the final race on the Sunday night program, will be carded next weekend.

The net pool wagered in Sunday’s Pick 6 was paid in its entirety to tickets that correctly had five out of five going into the final race of the card. The Pick 6 with the numbers ...

LEXINGTON, KY–DECEMBER 8, 2024–Craig Bandoroff will receive the 2024 Jockeys and Jeans Uphill Push Award and will speak at the 10th annual Jockeys and Jeans fundraising event for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund at Gulfstream Park on January 11th.

This annual award is given to the person who provides the most meaningful help to the 60 jockeys who suffered career-ending injuries. Tickets are $100.00, include a buffet luncheon, and can be purchased here.

At the age of 19 in December 1974, Bandoroff was the leading apprentice jockey at Monmouth Park and Garden State Park. At the latter, his mount bolted into the inside rail shortly after the start. His right arm, his use arm, was paralyzed and useless. But ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–DECEMBER 7, 2024–The third annual Heritage Place, "Champions of The Future" Foal in Utero Online Sale, will be conducted from December 10 to 12, 2024.

Bidding will begin on Tuesday, December 10 at 8:00 AM and end on Thursday, December 12 at 5:00 PM, all times are CST.

"The unique 'Champions of The Future Sale' will be the third for Heritage Place to be conducted again in an online-only platform for Foal in Utero consignments," Heritage Place General Manager Spence Kidney says.

Forty-three (43) foals-in-utero, by the ...

OPELOUSAS, LA—DECEMBER 6, 2024—A regular LQHBA Board of Directors meeting will be held on Friday, December 13, in the "John Henry Room" at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, Louisiana.

The event, set for 2:00 p.m. (CST), is open to all LQHBA members and the public, but attendance is not required.

Please remind anyone interested in attending to notify our office so we can ensure proper seating and refreshments.

For additional ...

CASPER, WY–DECEMBER 4, 2024 –In the past 10 years, Historic Horse Racing distributions have exceeded $6.5 Billion dollars in payouts to players, distributions to cities, towns, and counties, the Breeder's Award Program, the Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account, and to the State of Wyoming.

The Wyoming Gaming Commission, originally known as the Wyoming Pari-Mutuel

Commission, was first established during the 1967 General Session with House Bill No. 130, authorizing pari-mutuel wagering on live racing.

Over the years, the state legislature expanded the scope of the Commission, provided a fund for breeder's awards, authorized simulcasting, and in 2013, House Bill No. 25 redefined simulcast to include historic pari-mutuel events. These landmark bills set the stage ...

HOUSTON, TX—DECEMBER 3, 2024—Nominations to the Grade 2 $450,000-est. Sam Houston Futurity and the Grade 3 $200,000-est. Sam Houston Derby is due Sunday, December 15th. The Sam Houston Race Park Quarter Horse Meet will begin on April 18 and run through June 14. Racing will be conducted on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings beginning at 6:30 p.m. (CDT). Race dates are subject to TRC approval.

The Sam Houston Futurity trials will be contested for the first time at a distance of 350 on Friday, May 23, and Saturday, May 24. The final for the $150,000 added race will be run back at Sam Houston Race Park on Saturday, June 14th.

Horsemen may nominate American Quarter Horse foals of 2023 by paying a nomination fee of $150 on or before Sunday, December 15th.

CLICK HERE to download a nomination and ...

ALTOONA, IA—DECEMBER 3, 2024—Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack, & Hotel has announced the live horse racing dates for the 2025 season, which have been approved by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC).

Prairie Meadows 2025 live racing season will begin on Friday, May 9, and conclude on Saturday, September 27. A total of 80 racing days will be scheduled with both Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing offered.

The season begins with 20 days of Thoroughbred-only racing from May 9 – June 14, followed by 60 days of a mixed Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse schedule starting Sunday, June 15 and continuing through Saturday, ...

EDMONTON, ALB, CAN–NOVEMBER 28, 2024–Horse Racing Alberta (HRA) is pleased to announce the 2025 Budget, which includes marked increases to purse allocations and horsemen’s programs across all breeds.

"We are thrilled to announce a $22.1 million investment in Alberta’s horse racing industry through purse allocations, breed improvement, and various industry programs," said Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer of Horse Racing Alberta. "Alberta continues to lead as Canada’s most attractive destination for horse racing outside of Woodbine. We want to make it clear to the industry that horse racing in Alberta ...