Canada's leading sire with earnings of close to $14,000,000 U.S, Souper Speedy, is deceased at 15 years old due to a paddock accident.
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The 2000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner and sire of Mucho Macho Man was 26 and had been living in retirement at Adena Springs South in Williston, FL.
Researchers sought to determine the influence of racing and training direction on movement asymmetries in Thoroughbreds.
Fort Erie-based Ontario-bred gelding Summer Retreat outbroke and outran the speedy Quarter Horses in the 770-yard race.
The move is an attempt to reverse the downward trend of foal production and give breeders more reasons to breed for sales and racing.
The inaugural sprint was won by Quarter Horse Azures Royalty; plans for similar TB vs QH matchups are in the works for 2024.
Closing day, Oct. 25, features include the first-ever four-furlong Thoroughbreds-vs-Quarter Horses race at the track.
Plans are in the works for Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses to duke it out in some sprints at the track east of Toronto.
Find your next winner at the 2022 CTHS Alberta Thoroughbred Sale on Friday, September 16th at Westerner Park in Red Deer.
Selection is based off stats, wins, notable accomplishments and milestones; this month Arzak, Josie Carroll and Kazushi Kimura get the nod.
Ontario breeder Susan Foreman bought Unostrike, a half-sister to Rich Strike, at the Keeneland January Sale through the Mare Purchase Program.
Genetic variants can be assessed to determine which may be desirable for fitness, health and performance, and to help detect gene doping.
This year's catalogue includes a diversified group of horses of racing age, yearlings, broodmares and weanlings.
A Japanese study which worked horses in slightly lower-oxygen conditions suggests that it could mean faster race times.
The deadline for registering foals has been extended to June 30, 2021 from the previously scheduled date of March 31, 2021.
