2025 International Cataloguing Standards Now Available

2025 International Cataloguing Standards Now Available

The Jockey Club Information Systems in association with the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities have published the 2025 International Cataloguing Standards Book, also known as The Blue Book. The book is produced annually and provides a listing of stakes races from each country that will be accorded Group/Graded or Listed status in sales catalogs using…

ARCI Meeting: Think of Aftercare as a ‘Foal to Forever’

ARCI Meeting: Think of Aftercare as a ‘Foal to Forever’

Kyle Rothfus doesn’t use the term aftercare to describe finding safe, long-term homes for racehorses after they retire from the track. “I try to think of it as continuing care, so it’s not so much a matter of an afterthought,” said Rothfus, a Thoroughbred racehorse breeder and owner who co-founded Mareworthy, a 501(c)(3) specializes in…

Morzan Fined, Suspended For Joint Injection Violations

Morzan Fined, Suspended For Joint Injection Violations

Mid-Atlantic trainer Javier Morzan has been suspended for 30 days and fined $2,500 for multiple violations of giving horses in his care intra-articular joint injections within a 14-day stand-down period prior to racing and violating a seven-day stand-down period prior to working as required by the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit. Morzan accepted the consequences…

Patience Could Pay Off for River Thames in Preakness

Patience Could Pay Off for River Thames in Preakness

Skipping the Kentucky Derby (G1) after your 3-year-old qualifies for it can be a tumultuous decision. It is, after all, the sport’s most famous and coveted race. Yet for the connections of WinStar Farm, CHC, Pantofel Stable, and Wachtel Stable’s River Thames , it wasn’t a thorny choice to keep him in his stall on the first Saturday…