by HorseMinute.com | Aug 30, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
The 2025 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) at Saratoga has emerged as a pivotal prep race for the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar, thanks to its ideal nine-week spacing. This year’s $1 million race features a highly competitive field, including...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 30, 2025 | Horse Breeding
In rural Buenos Aires province, Kheiron Biotech has created the world’s first genetically edited horses—cloned foals of a prize-winning polo horse with a CRISPR-edited gene to enhance muscle growth and speed. While Argentina embraces cloning in polo breeding, the...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 30, 2025 | Horse Law News
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Cape Town has called for stricter enforcement of the city’s Animal Keeping by-Law after an inspector found a severely distressed carthorse in Mitchells Plain. The underweight pony, weighing only 240...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 30, 2025 | Horse Law News
Argentina has introduced the first genetically edited horses using CRISPR technology, aiming to transform the traditional sport of polo with this innovative advancement. This marks a significant milestone in the country’s rural landscape and the broader...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 30, 2025 | Dressage
Belgian rider Justin Verboomen delivered a career-best performance at the 2025 European dressage Championships in Crozet, scoring 82.37% with his nine-year-old stallion Zonik Plus to win individual gold in the grand prix special. This victory marked Belgium’s...
