GAINSVILLE, TX–SEPTEMBER 12, 2025–All-American Futurity winner and Leading Sire Jess Good Candy has been relocated to Texas, according to his owners, PV Quarter Horse Farms, LLC.

Beginning in 2026, the undefeated Champion and earner of $2,014,703 will stand at Solo Select Horses in Gainesville, Texas for a fee of $8,500.00.

One of only two stallions to earn more than $2,000,000 while racing, he is the AQHA’s No. 1 earning, undefeated runner of all time.

After winning the $3,000,000 All American Futurity G1, $1,069,631 Ruidoso Derby G1, and the $70,000 Mr Master Bug Handicap, Jess Good Candy was retired from racing with eight wins in as many starts.

Currently a Top 10 Sire of 2025 earners, ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

EDMONTON, AB—SEPTEMBER 11, 2025—It’s confirmed, O Seeyalater added another milestone to her career at Century Mile Racetrack, officially setting a new track record for 440 yards with her victory in the $46,395(US) AQHA Century Mile Championship Challenge.

The ...

CLAREMORE, OK—SEPTEMBER 10, 2025—Fall is in the air, and Quarter Horses are back in the stables at Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs as the fall American Quarter Horse Association racing season in Claremore officially begins.

The 2025 Will Rogers Downs racing schedule features 28 AQHA, Appaloosa and Paint racing days through Nov. 11, with average daily purses around $150,000. Races are currently posting at 1 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Races will post at 1 p.m. three days a week -- on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays starting Sept. 21. Final races will post at 12 p.m. starting in ...

AURORA, CO –SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 – The Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Association (RMQHA) proudly announces the 2025 Quarter Horse Stakes Schedule at Bally’s Arapahoe Park in Aurora, Colorado.

Live racing returns to Arapahoe Park on Friday, September 12, 2025. Racing is scheduled at 1:00 PM every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday throughout the 30-day meet, which runs through Sunday, November 16, 2025.

This year’s meet will showcase four Quarter Horse stakes races and a full slate of futurities and derbies. The RMQHA-sponsored, Colorado Bred Cherry Creek Futurity and Lucile Rowe Derby will be a main attraction for the state-bred ...

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ALEXANDRIA, LA–SEPTEMBER 5, 2025–The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) has announced the implementation of a new "LQHBA Hair Test Policy" following approval by its Board of Directors on July 7, 2025.  The Louisiana State Racing Commission has approved the Revised Hair Test Policy, Effective October 01, 2025.

Effective October 1, 2025, any horse testing positive for prohibited substances via hair testing will be ineligible for retesting for 120 days from the date of the positive result. Hair tests conducted by the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA) before the 120-day period will not be accepted.

Please refer to the Revised Hair Test Policy at www.lqhba.com under Hair Testing Tab for Evangeline Downs or ...

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PHOENIX, AZ—SEPTEMBER 3, 202— The Arizona Quarter Racing & Breeders Association (AQRA) has announced its 2025–26 Quarter Horse racing schedule at Turf Paradise, setting the stage for a highly competitive season that will feature an array of futurities, derbies, and stakes races.

The new season officially opens on November 10, 2025, with preparations already underway as barns open for horsemen on October 1 and the main and training tracks become ...

PENDLETON, IN–SEPTEMBER 3, 2025–Longtime Indiana horseman Randy Haffner, 62, of Pendleton, Indiana, passed away on August 31, 2025, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis after an extended illness.

Randy’s life will be celebrated from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, September 7, 2025, at the Mercer Family Barn, 1189 W. 700 S., Pendleton, Indiana 46064.

He was born on August 14, 1963, in Portland, Indiana.

He was an avid horse lover. Showing Appaloosas in his youth became a lifelong ...

By Curtis Stock, Horse Racing Alberta

EDMONTON, AB–SEPTEMBER 2, 2025–Cliff and Audrey Whitelock waited more than 50 years for something like this.

Alberta Breeders and owners since 1968 the Whitelocks won their first major stakes - the $57,000 Alberta Stallion Stakes Futurity for two-year-olds at Edmonton’s Century Mile on August 16.

"Audrey just about fell off the couch," said Cliff, who will turn 95 in two months, who was watching their quarter horse Rocn On West zip down the middle of the track two weeks ago on television from their home just outside of Drayton Valley, winning by three-quarters of a length.

"He bobbled a little at the start but all he did was get down to business and run ...

By Greg Thompson, StallioneSearch

RUIDOSO, NM—SEPTEMBER 2, 2025—StallioneSearch wraps up its comprehensive webcast coverage of All American Weekend at Ruidoso Downs, highlighting the marquee events: the $3 million All American Futurity (G1), the $1,077,461 All American Derby (G1), and the $700,898 All American Oaks (G1).

StallioneSearch was on site in this episode to capture the 2025 All American Oaks (G1) at The Downs in Albuquerque. Karmalites, a talented 3-year-old sorrel filly by The Marfa Lights and out of Cartel Karma by Corona Cartel, secured a hard-fought victory. After vying for the early lead, she edged clear late to win by three-quarters of a length.

Bred in Oklahoma by Paris Wixon, Karmalites was a $12,000 purchase at the 2023 Heritage Place Yearling Sale. She has ...

 LA–SEPTEMBER 2, 2026–Longtime horse trainer Charles Walker Lyles, 84, of Vinton, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2025.

A Celebration of Charles’s life will be held at Hixson Funeral Home in Vinton, Louisiana, on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.. Bro. Rob Tibbitts will officiate.

Visitation will be at the funeral home on Thursday, beginning at 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will follow at Big Woods Cemetery ...

VINTON, LA–SEPTEMBER 2, 2026–Anthony Joseph Palermo, Sr., 86, of Sulphur, LA, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, in a local hospital surrounded by his family and dear friends.

Mr. Palermo, affectionately known as "Papa Tony," was born in Port Arthur, TX, on December 18, 1938, the fourth of six children to Joseph R. Palermo, Sr., and Rose Minaldi Palermo. Sulphur has been his home since the eighth grade.

He was a graduate of Sulphur High School, where he played football, and McNeese State ...

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AMARILLO, TX–AUGUST 31, 2025–Each year, the American Quarter Horse Association recognizes people within the racing industry who serve to make it a better place.

The 2024 award winners include AQHA Past President Johnny Trotter and Rick Baugh together earning the John Andreini Special Recognition Award; Laura Joiner earning the Mildred N. Vessels Special Achievement Award; and G.R. Carter Jr. earning the Gordon Crone Special Achievement Award. 

Ruidoso Downs has been the stage for many of the greatest ...