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We may be closer than we think to relieving the plight for unwanted horses in the United States, specifically Thoroughbreds, which comprise the highest percentage of this population. A new study published in July by animal behaviorists by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), discovered that there are more potential […]

Keeneland’s popular January Horses of All Ages Sale is just around the corner, where horse lovers can find their pick of the best broodmares, yearlings, racing-age horses and stallions. If the results from Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale and November Breeding Stock Sale indicate anything, it’s that there’s currently a strong market for quality Thoroughbreds. According […]

In 1985, four percent of Americans named horse racing as their favorite sport; in rank it was in 8th place overall that year. Fast forward over 30 years. A Harris poll in January of 2016 found that only one percent of Americans claimed horse racing as their sport of choice. It ranked just behind swimming […]

The U.S. equine industry is always changing—sometimes for better, and sometimes for worse. We here in central Kentucky enjoy a front row seat to see many of these trends up close. Below we detail just a few of these trends currently affecting our close-to-home industry. Horse ownership may be leveling out It’s no big secret […]

The basics Keeneland bills its September Yearling Sale as “the world’s most important Thoroughbred sale.” Buyers and spectators from around the globe converge on Lexington to view and bid on a large and diverse crop of yearlings ready to take the racing world by storm. This year’s September Sale will be held for 12 days, […]