Also Shinoda had called it the “Boss” as an homage to the new President of Ford Semon “Bunkie” Knudson who had brought Shinoda over from GM’s Chevrolet Division after Knudson had left. Why is it called the Boss 302? The Read more…
Registry Services To register your horse online, go to registry.jockeyclub.com and sign up for Interactive Registration. If you have questions, contact the Registry at (800) 444-8521. What are the rules for naming racehorses? Names must not have any obvious commercial Read more…
The mustang is a free-roaming horse of the Western United States, descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but because they are descended from once-domesticated animals, they are actually Read more…
In the horse racing world, Quarter Horses are known as the true sprinters of the sport, and Thoroughbreds are seen as more of a middle distance and speed type runner, while breeds like Arabians are considered more of the endurance Read more…
Bulle Rock. The first Thoroughbred horse in the American Colonies was Bulle Rock, imported in 1730. Maryland and Virginia were the centers of Colonial Thoroughbred breeding, along with South Carolina and New York. Who are the original Thoroughbred? Nearly all Read more…
According to the Guinness World Records, the oldest recorded thoroughbred racehorse was the 42-year-old chestnut gelding Tango Duke foaled in 1935 in Victoria. What is the longest living thoroughbred? Prospect Point (March 4, 1978 – September 23, 2016) was one Read more…
One of those traditions was recognizing May Day (May 1) as the birth date for racing Thoroughbreds. Do all thoroughbreds have the same birthday? There’s at least one unusual fact about Thoroughbred horses: Every Thoroughbred horse in the Northern Hemisphere Read more…
The average price for a registered Thoroughbred stallion is around $100,000. That’s just the average, though, and the reason it’s high is that most elite horses in North America are Thoroughbreds. It’s pretty normal for Thoroughbred stallions to sell over Read more…
Veterinary literature has suggested that up to 34% of horses (which tend to be over-represented by thoroughbreds) may show signs of kissing spine on X-rays, but many do not exhibit any clinical signs as a result of them and may Read more…
For Thoroughbreds, birth certificates are their Jockey Club Certificate of Registration, or “Jockey Club papers.” A horse’s Jockey Club papers allow them, among other things, to be sold at public auction, race in sanctioned events, and be bred to other Read more…