AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION—MARCH 18, 2024–The 2024-2025 American Quarter Horse Association Executive Committee was elected at the 2024 AQHA Convention in Las Vegas. Though AQHA operates primarily upon the decisions of its members through the board of directors, the five-person Executive Committee is responsible for implementing important decisions and governing AQHA between the annual meetings of the membership and the board. The Executive Committee convenes throughout the year to conduct and manage the business of AQHA.

The AQHA Executive Committee – consisting of a president, first vice president, second vice president and two additional members – is elected each year by the board at the convention. Each member serves a term of ...




CASPER, WY–MARCH 18, 2024–Charles E. Moore, Executive Director of the Wyoming Gaming Commission, was honored earlier this month with the "2024 Len Foote Award" from the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI).

The award was presented to Mr. Moore in recognition of exemplary service and contribution to racing integrity by a Commission Executive Director as chosen by his peers, at a ceremony during the ARCI Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, on March 8, 2024.

The award is named in honor of the late Len Foote, longtime Executive Director of the California Horse Racing Board, and is considered the highest honor bestowed on racing regulators in North America and the Caribbean.

Director Moore started his career in the early 70's after acquiring his ...


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by Greg Thompson, StallioneSearch.com

LEXINGTON, KY–MARCH 18, 2024–StallioneSearch.com begins its webcast coverage of the Sandy Ridge Quarter Horse Meet in Lexington, Kentucky at the historic Red Mile Race Course with the $45,000-added Cherokee Overnight Stakes.

On this episode, StallioneSearch was on hand to capture the running of the opening day stakes, the $45,000 Cherokee Overnight Stakes.   A seven horse field of older-horses lined up to contest the 220-yard ...



LAS VEGAS, NV–MARCH 17, 2024–This year’s American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame class that includes three horses and three men was announced yesterday at the AQHA Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Induction into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by the American Quarter Horse Foundation. This year, AQHA will induct three horses and three men into the Class of 2024: Paul Jones, Dr. Jim Heird, J.D. ...



ST GEORGE, UT–MARCH 17, 2024–Funeral services are set Wednesday (March 20) for Kelly H. Spackman, 73, who passed away March 11, 2024, peacefully at his home in St. George, Utah, surrounded by his family.

Services are set for noon (MDT) at Webb ...



ALEXANDRIA, LA–MARCH 15, 2024–The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders' Association (LQHBA) announced today Misty Coats will begin her duties as Assistant to the Executive Director on Monday, March 18.

Ms. Coats, a longtime employee of Heritage Place Sale Company in Oklahoma City, and her husband Greg will be moving to Louisiana.

"We are excited to have Misty join the Louisiana Team. I know Misty will be well received by our Members, the LSRC-Louisiana State Racing Commission, and LAHBPA," LQHBA Executive Director Bruce Salard said today. "Misty will play a key role in Louisiana’s breeding and racing integrity ...



LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY –MARCH 13, 2024–Multiple Grade 1 winning jockey and the #3 leading rider by earnings in the nation last year, will be seeking his first leading-rider title at the Sandy Ridge at the Red Mile Quarter Horse meet in Lexington that starts Sunday March 17, 2024.

The 19-year old Dallas, Texas native landed eight mounts on the ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 13, 2024— The first Remington Park Jockey & Trainer of the Week, presented by Lip Chip, to start the 2024 Spring Season are Ricky Ramirez and Dee Keener.

Ramirez posted four victories from 13 mounts over the first four race dates of the season, taking the top spot in the jockey standings. He also rode four mounts to third place finishes, ...



AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATON–It’s racing season! Beginning in 2024, AQHA’s method for identifying racehorses changed and all horses that ...



MERIDAN, TX–MARCH 13, 2024–Adam Conrad of Stone Oak Ranch posted the following tribute to Royal Shake Em on his Facebook page:

"Royal Shake Em passed peacefully on February 14 and was laid to rest at our ranch in Meridian, Texas.  He ...



RUIDOSO, NM– MARCH 11, 2024–The Sam Thompson Memorial Foundation expands its fundraising activities by offering a clothing line of retro-Quarter Horse racing t-shirts from some of the legends of the sport of Quarter Horse racing.

Founded in 2014, the Sam Thompson Memorial Foundation has been graciously ...



LONDON, UK–MARCH 11, 2024–New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with Cornell University, has found that inbreeding is a contributing factor to mid and late-term pregnancy loss (MLPL), but not early pregnancy loss (EPL) in Thoroughbreds.

This is the first study which explores the effect of genomic inbreeding ...