Category: Announcements

Columbus, OH – Andrew M. Lyon Jr., 82, of Cumberland, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, April 7, 2023. 

Springfield, IL – Two spring previews will be held for 3-year-old and up Illinois bred horses on May 16th and May 23rd at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The total purse payout for each day will be $30,000. Entry fees for Springfield based trainers will be $50 for purse races and $35 for qualifiers. Entry fees for non-Springfield based trainers will be $65 for purse races and $50 for qualifiers.

Boca Raton, FL – The final three horses from Greg Luther Racing’s 17 head consignment sold Wednesday (April 26)
afternoon at onGait.com with Circling The Prey, a 3-year-old maiden son of Huntsville, topping the list at $52,000. Chad Kowal of New York was the high bidder.

Above a mountain top in northeastern Pennsylvania might be one of the most important places in boxing history. Along with a boxing gym and multiple cabins sits a horse stable — just feet away from the boxing ring where Muhammad Ali, arguably the greatest boxer to ever live, trained during his career.

New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program’s annual Open Barn and BBQ is coming up Friday (April 28) from 3-8 p.m. at their Mereworth Farm facility in Lexington, Ky.

Qualifiers will be held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, in Springfield, Ill., on Friday (April 28) at 11 a.m. CDT, weather permitting.

John Murray Dailey, 91, died April 1, 2023.