Turning an active racing filly into breeding stock is not about sending an athlete into an easy, idle retirement. Rather, it’s the start of a new career.
Bob and Pam Cramers have developed Westana Equine Training and Rehab Centre into a world-class facility for thoroughbred racehorses and other breeds.
A look at how local media covered the end of Thoroughbred racing at Northlands Park, after 118 years. In the end, the Edmonton track went out with a bang.
New York has once again become a big apple in the United States with its thoroughbred racing and breeding program that gets funds from state gambling.
A decade ago Maryland lost nearly 80 percent of its stallions, mares and foals to neighboring states, but the state has undergone a remarkable turnaround.
The Pennsylvania breeding industry was declining rapidly without a long-term agreement, but recent changes have the state on the verge of a second wind.
Ontario's breeding industry is in decline with no long-term funding earmarked for the benefit of the province's racehorse breeders.
On September 29, 2018, a positive result of Equine Infectious Anemia was confirmed by the CFIA’s national reference laboratory in Bonnyville, Alberta.
It takes a minimum of four years to get a racehorse to the track. This series looks at how local breeder awards encourage this long-term investment.
Empire Meadows Thoroughbred Park has been reborn under the name Empire Equestrian, now owned and operated by Martin and Lori Neyka.