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November 20th 2008 November 13, 2008 – reprinted from the blood horse.com Former Kentucky Gov. Brereton C. Jones, a prominent Thoroughbred owner and breeder, and a spokesman for the state’s horse industry, has been named as the recipient of this year's Warner L. Jones Jr. Horseman of the Year Award, which is presented annually by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners. Jones will receive the award Nov. 15 during the KTO’s 20th annual dinner at the Kentucky Derby Museum Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. <... view entire article |
October 29th 2008 FRANKFORT– Gov. Steve Beshear presented Western Kentucky University officials with funding for research into a product that could be used to protect horses and livestock from serious disease on Tuesday. Beshear was on WKU’s campus to present a ceremonial check for the WKU Research Foundation in the amount of $26,257 in Kentucky Agricultural Development Funds. The funds will support research conducted on the effects of using a surplus dairy product, Re-borne, to protect horses and o... view entire article |
October 28th 2008 FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 27, 2008) – The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) voted today to recommend revised regulations designed to protect non-race breeds participating in a breeders’ incentive fund. Under the new rules, no one who violates the federal Horse Protection Act would receive an incentive payment from the Kentucky Horse Breeders’ Incentive Fund. The fund provides payments to encourage breeders to stable their horses in Kentucky. The Horse Protection ... view entire article |
October 23rd 2008 LEXINGTON, KY (October 23, 2008) Until two-time Horse of the Year Cigar came along, Alysheba was the world’s richest Thoroughbred, with earnings of $6,679,242. Alysheba, who was known on the track as “America’s horse,” has spent the last eight years in the royal stables of HRH King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, after standing his first years at stud at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky. He will soon arrive back home on his na... view entire article |
October 23rd 2008 FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 23, 2008) – Veterinarians Rick Rothfuss and Rick Mather of Columbus, Ohio each have been fined $10,000 and have drawn six-month suspensions as a result of an initial investigation at The Red Mile trotting track in Lexington. Richard Williams, presiding judge for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC), imposed the penalties in a ruling announced today. On Oct. 1, KHRC investigators searched two vehicles owned by the veterinarians as they ... view entire article |
