The last time Gary Hoover spoke to his friend of eight years, Larry M. Buffenmeyer, was June 29, the day he was found seriously injured in his East Hanover Township home on North Hill Drive. Hoover, of South Hanover Township, was among 30 people to attend a community prayer service held at Shells Evangelical Lutheran…
Life is about making difficult choices and back in December I made a gut-wrenching one when I decided to step away from my role as the horse racing publicist in Pleasanton after this Sunday, upon completion of the live racing at the Alameda County Fair. As many of you know, for years now I have…
Celebrity chef and Breeders’ Cup ambassador Bobby Flay is taking on all challengers on the road to this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita on Nov. 1 and 2. In a unique showdown for charity called “Betting with Bobby,” Flay will make selections for designated races and put his picks up against those…
The Santa Anita Park meet was an emotional rollercoaster that finally let us get off on June 23. I won’t go into any details other than it’s been covered ad nauseam on social media. I will take a minute to examine one thing that Santa Anita tried in vain. The new idea was a horse…
At a ceremonial ribbon cutting, Colonial Downs Group announced today that Rosie’s Gaming Emporium is now open in Richmond, Va. Rosie’s Richmond features 700 historical horse racing (HHR) machines, simulcast horse racing, restaurant and bar, and gift shop. Aaron Gomes, chief operating officer of Colonial Downs Group, stated, “It is very exciting to be opening…
UC Davis Center for Equine Health Emeritus Director Dr. Gregory Ferraro has been appointed to the California Horse Racing Board. Dr. Greg Ferraro, new appointee to the CHRB, was director of the UC Davis Center for Equine Health from 1997-2011. Don Preisler California Governor Gavin Newsom announced June 26 the appointment of Dr. Gregory Ferraro…
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the return of its juried photography exhibition program, Photo Finish. The Museum is now accepting submissions for consideration from both amateur and professional photographers of scenes depicting Thoroughbred racing in America for our second annual exhibition. There is…
CLOSE Santa Anita had its second horse death in four days when a horse was injured during a race Sunday and was later euthanized. UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine professor Susan Stover says recent deaths have been a result of multiple factors. (May 21) AP, AP Synthetic racetracks are indisputably safer and undoubtedly endangered.…
The fight over a contentious tax benefit for racehorse owners is just getting started. The tax benefit, which expired at the end of 2017, lets owners depreciate the cost of a racehorse 2 years old or younger over three years, compared to seven years for other types of horses. The perk, in its current form,…
A little more than a quarter of a century ago, after a year that saw her family riven by divorce, death, and scandal, Queen Elizabeth II of England declared 1992 an “annus horribilis.” With half the year still to come, 2019 has already earned that distinction for virtually everyone involved in Thoroughbred racing. The trouble…
