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Ten Thoroughbred industry and charitable organizations have pledged funding for the American Association of Equine Practitioners' wearable biometric sensor research project. Six sensor manufacturers have been selected to participate in the year-long study.

Wearable biometric sensors, which have shown promise as an early warning system for identifying racehorses at increased risk of musculoskeletal injury, are designed to capture data on a horse's movement patterns during high-speed events.

The following organizations have contributed a total of $785,000 to fund the research project, which will run Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2025: Breeders' Cup Limited; Fasig-Tipton; The Foundation for the Horse (the charitable arm of the AAEP); Keeneland Association; Kentucky Thoroughbred Association; New York Racing Association; New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association; Oak Tree Racing Association; Ocala Breeders' Sales Company; and Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.

“The AAEP is excited to be on the forefront of sensor technology. We see this as a transformational opportunity to further protect the health of our equine athletes,” said Katie Garrett, DVM, DACVS, AAEP president and The Foundation for the Horse board chair. “We are incredibly grateful to the Thoroughbred industry groups who share our goal and are making this project a reality.”

Each sensor manufacturer has been asked to recruit 100 2-year-old Thoroughbreds to wear its sensor during the year-long study. Data will be collected on each horse during this period and analyzed to determine accuracy of the sensor.

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Grade 1 winner and New York-bred Horse of the Year Americanrevolution will stand the 2025 season for $12,500 at Rockridge Stud in Hudson. Coglianese Photo.

Rockridge Stud in Hudson has announced its stud fees for 2025 and unveiled a pair of opportunities to see stallions in advance of the breeding season.

Rockridge will give breeders the opportunity to see the two new stallions, Chewing Gum and Messier, at Mill Creek Farm in Stillwater from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, December 14. Light refreshments will be served.

The annual Rockridge Stud stallion show will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, January 25. A full lunch buffet will be served, and drawings for free seasons to each stallion will be held at the show.

The 2025 Rockridge stud fees:

Americanrevolution* – $12,500 LFSN
Chewing Gum – Private
Disco Partner – Private
Messier – $5,000 LFSN
Mind Control** – $8,000 LFSN
Slumber – $7,500 LFSN
War Dancer – $7,500 LFSN

*partnership with WinStar Farm, Taylor Made Stallions, Fortune Farm and Mill Creek Farm
**partnership with Irish Hill/Dutchess View Stallions, Waldorf Farm and Hidden Lake Farm

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Angel Cordero, Jerry Bailey, Steve Cauthen, Julie Krone, Edgar Prado, Pat Day, Laffit Pincay, Ramon Dominguez, Jean Cruguet and Chris McCarron are just a few of the names confirmed to attend the 10th annual Jockeys and Jeans event at Gulfstream Park Jan. 11. Proceeds from the event go to the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF).

Other riders confirmed to attend include Jose Santos, Jorge Velasquez, Earlie Fires, Alex Solis, Bill Boland, Mike Manganello and current riders John Velazquez, Javier Castellano and Joel Rosario.

The event, to be held in the Flamingo Room overlooking Gulfstream, includes lunch, a meet and greet with all guests, autographs, photos, live and silent auctions, and a free collectible giveaway.

Tickets are $100 and can be purchased at  https://pdjf.org/purchase-tickets/.

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Rockridge Stud, with a pair of new stallions in 2025, has released its stud fees for next year's breeding season. New to the New York operation next year are Chewing Gum (Candy Ride {Arg}), winner of the 2022 GII Joe Hernandez Stakes and runner-up in the 2021 GI Jaipur Stakes, and three-time graded winner Messier (Empire Maker), who was second in the 2021 GI Santa Anita Derby. Chewing Gum's fee is private and Messier will stand his initial season at stud for $5,000 LFSN.

Rockridge Stud, in partnership with WinStar Farm, Taylor Made Stallions, Fortune Farm, and Mill Creek Farm, will stand Americanrevolution (Constitution) for $12,500 LFSN.

In partnership with Irish Hill/Dutchess View Stallions, Waldorf Farm, and Hidden Lake Farm, Mind Control (Stay Thirsty) will stand for $8,000 LFSN.

Slumber (GB) (Cacique {Ire}) will stand for $7,500 LFSN, as will War Dancer (War Front). Disco Partner (Disco Rico)'s fee is private.

Rockridge will give breeders the opportunity to see Chewing Gum and Messier at Mill Creek Farm in Stillwater Dec. 14 from 11 a.m.-noon. Light refreshments will be served.

The annual Rockridge Stud stallion show will be held Jan. 25 from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. A full lunch buffet will be served and there will be drawings for free seasons to each stallion.

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Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack, & Hotel's live horse racing dates for the 2025 season have been approved by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC).

Prairie Meadows 2025 live racing season will begin on Friday, May 9, and conclude on Saturday, Sept. 27. A total of 80 racing days will be scheduled with both Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing offered.

The season begins with 20 days of Thoroughbred-only racing from May 9 – June 14, followed by 60 days of a mixed Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse schedule starting Sunday, June 15 and continuing through Saturday, Sept. 27.

Live racing will be offered on a Friday – Monday schedule with exceptions of the first and last weekend of the season when there is no racing on Sunday or Monday, and also no racing on Monday, July 7. There will be live racing on Thursday, July 3 kicking off the July 4th holiday period of racing. Post times on Fridays and Saturdays will typically be at 6pm CT, and post times on Sundays and Mondays at 4pm CT.

The first condition book along with the stall application should be available around Feb. 1, 2025.

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The 2025 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, held at Saratoga Race Course in 2024 due to the ongoing construction at Belmont Park, has been expanded and will be held across five days–from June 4 through June 8–at the upstate racetrack in 2025, the New York Racing Association announced Tuesday. Saratoga will also play host to the extended July 4th Racing Festival, which is traditionally held at Belmont Park, from July 3 through July 6. The July 4th Racing Festival will serve as the conclusion of the 2025 Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet.

“There is nothing in sports that compares with the energy at Saratoga Race Course, and we join the fans in looking forward to another spectacular season of racing in 2025,” said NYRA President and CEO David O'Rourke. “While Saratoga is rightly defined by history and tradition, NYRA is thrilled to bring the Belmont Stakes and a special July 4th Racing Festival to Saratoga while a new Belmont Park takes shape on Long Island.”

NYRA's 2025 racing schedule will include 200 live race days held between Aqueduct Racetrack and Saratoga Race Course. The fall and spring/summer meets normally held at Belmont Park will take place at Aqueduct Racetrack in 2025, including the period between the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival and July 4th Racing Festival.

Following the close of the 2024 Aqueduct fall meet Dec. 29, the track's 49-day winter meet begins Jan. 1 and continues through Mar. 30.

With the exception of opening week, live racing will be conducted Thursday-Sunday from the week of Jan. 9 through the week of Feb. 27. Aqueduct will host a Presidents' Day card Feb. 17 and will offer three-day race weeks Friday-Sunday throughout the month of March.

The 15-day Aqueduct spring meet will run from Apr. 3 through Apr. 27, with racing conducted Thursday-Sunday.

The NYRA circuit will remain at Aqueduct for the Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet, which will open May 1 and continue through July 6.

The 40-day summer meet at Saratoga will open July 10 and continue through Labor Day, Sept. 1. Following the four-day opening week, live racing will be conducted Wednesday-Sunday with the exception of closing week, which will conclude on Monday, Sept. 1.

The NYRA circuit will return downstate for the 32-day Belmont at the Big A fall meet, which will open Sept. 11 and continue through Nov. 2.

A 27-day fall meet at Aqueduct will draw the curtain on live racing at NYRA in 2025, opening Nov. 6 and continuing through Dec. 31.

For the 2025 calendar of live race dates, visit NYRA.com/2025.

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Monday's opening session saw 223 of the 261 horses offered change hands for a total of 22,955,000gns, up 48% from last year, with an 85% clearance rate. The average was $102,939gns, up 32% from 78,168gns in 2023, with a median of 50,000gns.

The Maryland Jockey Club announces the retirement of Ken Brown, whose tenure as track superintendent has been marked by extraordinary contributions to Maryland racing.

Cem Sevim, a Turkish owner/breeder, is growing his international breeding and racing program with the acquisition of stallion prospect Beatbox, a graded stakes-winning son of Pioneerof the Nile and sibling to multiple grade 1 winner Guarana.

Acclamation, sire of 155 flat stakes performers, including seven group 1 winners worldwide, has died at age 25, only a few weeks after being officially retired from stallion duties at Rathbarry Stud.

BH Interview: Tommy Wente of St. Simon Place

ReRun Thoroughbred Adoption and After the Finish Line's Holiday Moneigh Auction is up and running this week and will end Dec. 8 at 9 p.m. ET.

The New York Racing Association announced the return of its annual Toys for Tots donation drive at Aqueduct Racetrack from Dec. 5-7.

Del Mar concluded its 11th Bing Crosby fall race meet Dec. 1 with gains in all-sources handle and field size for the 14-day meeting.

Shadwell Stable's Muhimma, a dominant winner through two career starts, steps into stakes company for the first time Dec. 7 as she faces nine competitors in the $250,000 Demoiselle Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Dale Romans is a Kentucky native who took out his trainer's license in 1986. He has earned 14 trainer titles at Churchill Downs and was honored with an Eclipse Award as outstanding trainer for 2012.

Horseplayers have a shot at big prizes and prestige in the Turfway Park Handicapping Championship, set for Dec. 14 on TwinSpires.com.

"All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2022 Foal Crop" closed as the 9-5 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager and recent debut winner Barnes was the 13-1 second choice.

Cohen formed a partnership group called Rancho Temescal Thoroughbred Partners, which currently has about 17 horses in training.

Sacred Wish rallied down the stretch to outlast favored Gina Romantica to win the Dec. 1 $300,000 Matriarch Stakes (G1T) at Del Mar.