Last week, Michigan's racing commissioner gave tentative approval for thoroughbred races in the Detroit area next year. It's the state's only thoroughbred track. A real estate developer interested in the track couldn't work out a lease deal. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. In January, Magna Entertainment said 2007 would be its final year of thoroughbred racing at the track in Muskegon County's Fruitport Township, near Muskegon. The final OK...

We usually use Boeing 747s (to transport horses), but we had to use the C-130 this time because the runway at Kuala Terengganu s Sultan Mahmud airport is too short for a commercial cargo plane to land, said Abdul Salim Fazlay, the event s operations manager. We usually use Boeing 747s (to transport horses), but we had to use the C-130 this time because the runway at Kuala Terengganu s Sultan Mahmud airport is too short for a commercial cargo plane to land, said Abdul Salim Fazlay, the...

Maryland s horse racing industry losing ground, facing big challenges Maryland s horse racing industry losing ground, facing big challenges. About 40 percent of those horses are used for racing. Department of Agriculture, showed 20,200 horse farms in Maryland from large stables to small backyard pastures totaling 87,000 horses. BALTIMORE (Map, News) - Maryland s horse breeders are once again looking to slots to reverse years of decline, driven by the same kind of operations in other...

Australian racing expert questioned on Legal Set Fallon's effort on Beauvrai comes under scrutiny Greg Wood Friday November 2, 2007 The Guardian One of the rides at the centre of the trial of six men on charges of conspiracy to defraud could have been a case of "jockey error", a key witness for the prosecution told a jury at the Old Bailey yesterday. Australian racing expert questioned on Legal Set Fallon's effort on Beauvrai comes under scrutiny Greg Wood Friday November 2, 2007 The...

NOT a horse in sight, but there were lots of smart fillies, celebrities and racing royalty after equine influenza scratched the traditional stars from today's Melbourne Cup parade. Some punters were clearly disappointed but fillies of the non four-legged variety had others reaching for the binoculars. Goodrem, in a green-frilled top and long black gloves, clutched racing's holy grail the 18 carat gold cup trophy the field will by vying for tomorrow. The horses were banned for the first...

Advocates say the money and competition saved Pennsylvania's harness racing industry, but some small operators such as Bush, who owned only one horse until last week, say they no longer can keep up. Faster out-of-state horses are forcing local owners to buy better, faster horses, said Kim Hankins, executive director of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association, an organization that represents horse owners in interactions with The Meadows management. story continues below Reinvigorating...

The legislation authorizing the study asks for the value of equines in the state, the number of equine owners and the number of equine operations. But they re not sure how large the industry is or if North Carolinians are taking advantage of the potential benefits of an equine economy. The legislation asks the Rural Center to identify opportunities for growth in the industry and evaluate the need for creating an equine industry board to conduct marketing, educational, research and...

While Fasig is offering such stars as reigning Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint victor Maryfield and multiple Grade 1 winner Octave, the Keeneland catalog boasts the likes of 2006 champion older female Fleet Indian as well as fellow Grade 1 winner Spun Sugar. After Fasig-Tipton hosts its one-day selected fall mixed sale this evening, Keeneland will kick off its 15-day November breeding stock sale on Monday with a record 5,415 horses cataloged. The sales pavilions at Fasig-Tipton and...

Long a favorite sidekick of cowboys, jockeys and farmers, a local clinic is proving horses can be pretty good therapists, too. That research could prove quite important, as little research exists on equine psychotherapy, which has been around only about a decade. Patients participate in 10 weekly sessions, where they learn how to interact with the horses, though not in the way one might expect. Sessions typically begin with observation of the horses, followed by the assignment of some...