Updated: February 5, 2009 Posted: February 5, 2009 (Edited press release) Big Brown, last year’s 3-year-old champion male and dual classic winner, is scheduled to cover a number of prominent mares at Robert N. Clay’s Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky., this year in his first season at stud. Big Brown's mates beyond this year will include 2008 champion and Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile

by Jack Shinar Date Posted: January 15, 2009 Last Updated: January 15, 2009 The Pro-Ride surface at Santa Anita, and the other artificial surfaces in California, will be studied by the California Horse Racing Board. Photo: Benoit Love them or hate them, one of the main concerns about synthetic tracks is how to determine if they are doing what they were intended for -- provide a safe, consis

by Ron Mitchell Date Posted: January 13, 2009 Last Updated: January 13, 2009 Peter Vegso’s homebred Go Between, winner of the 2008 Pacific Classic (gr. I), died Jan. 12 following a workout at the Payson Park Training Center as the result of a heart problem. “It’s a devastation, really,” Vegso said Jan. 13. “It’s a real blow. He was terrific. He was the epitome of the highs and lows of the br

by Blood-Horse Staff Date Posted: December 18, 2008 Last Updated: December 18, 2008 Breeders’ Cup, under fire for a plan to suspend the Breeders’ Cup Stakes program, issued a memorandum Dec. 18 that in part explains the organization’s financial situation and investment strategy. Elimination of the Stakes program was announced late the week of Dec. 7, but the decision was reversed Dec. 16. Th

Date Posted: December 17, 2008 Last Updated: December 17, 2008 By Lenny Shulman and Ron Mitchell The Breeders’ Cup board of directors has decided to fund the Breeders’ Cup Stakes program for 2009 by using money from the organization’s reserve fund, according to a statement dated Dec. 17. The statement confirms a report on bloodhorse.com Dec. 16 saying the organization would reverse its previo

by Tom LaMarra Date Posted: December 9, 2008 Last Updated: December 9, 2008 The rejuvenated New York Racing Association has big plans for its new 25-year franchise, but president and chief executive officer Charles Hayward said Dec. 9 the organization has to plan wisely should revenue sources dry up. Hayward, who spoke during the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing and Gaming in Tucson

by Lenny Shulman Date Posted: December 9, 2008 Last Updated: December 9, 2008 Although Michael Paulson said he considers 2002 Horse of the Year and three-time champion older mare Azeri “part of the family,” he said she will be offered at Keeneland’s January Horses of All Ages Sale to help wrap up his father’s living trust. The Allen E. Paulson Living Trust raced Azeri from 2001-2004, and the

by Ryan Conley Date Posted: December 8, 2008 Last Updated: December 8, 2008 Cushion Track ended speculation it would add third-party defendants to its case with the Los Angeles Turf Club, charging several contracted companies with fault in the development of the former troubled synthetic surface at Santa Anita Park. Six Southern California companies have been added as cross-defendants to th