by HorseMinute.com | Jan 1, 2026 | Horse Law News
A recent Louisville Metro Council ordinance aimed at microchipping animals has inadvertently threatened urban farming by requiring miniature horses to live on at least one acre and goats on at least half an acre of land. This change has put Clifton resident Briana...
by HorseMinute.com | Jan 1, 2026 | Horse Racing Industry
Santa Anita plans to resume thoroughbred racing Friday through Sunday after rain cancellations earlier in the week, with an added program on Thursday, January 8. Highlighted is Saturday’s Santa Ynez Stakes featuring the return of Explora, a Bob Baffert-trained...
by HorseMinute.com | Jan 1, 2026 | Horse Law News
Jason Weaver offers his all-weather horse racing tips with two selections for Chelmsford and four for Wolverhampton. At Chelmsford, he favors Urban Law in the 14:42 race, noting the horse’s promising handicap mark and suitable step up in distance, and Al Waqidi in the...
by HorseMinute.com | Jan 1, 2026 | Horse Breeding
Explora, the favorite and runner-up in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar, is set to begin her 3-year-old season in the $100,000 Santa Ynez Stakes at Santa Anita Park on January 3. This 7-furlong race for 3-year-old fillies offers qualifying...
by HorseMinute.com | Jan 1, 2026 | Horse Rescue
In 2025, the RSPCA carried out numerous animal rescues, including freeing a gull trapped in a football net in Ramsgate and saving Albert, a horse stuck in mud in Edenbridge. The gull was found with a rope tightly wound around her wings but was safely released after...
