by HorseMinute.com | Dec 6, 2025 | Horse Breeding
Hastings Park announced it will cease Thoroughbred racing after more than 130 years, following the provincial government’s decision to end slot machine revenue sharing for horse racing by January 31, 2026. Slot revenue, which began in 2008 and contributed an...
by HorseMinute.com | Dec 6, 2025 | Dressage
Isabel Freese of Norway achieved a personal best score of 76.478% riding Total Hope OLD, a 13-year-old Totilas stallion, to win the Amadeus Horse Indoors CDI5* Grand Prix in Salzburg, Austria. Freese, who has previously competed with Total Hope OLD in the Olympics,...
by HorseMinute.com | Dec 6, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Woodbine’s live racing on Thursday will start an hour earlier than usual, with first post at 4:30 p.m. EST, to accommodate a 10-race card after the previous day’s program was canceled following just one race. This marks the beginning of the final week of...
by HorseMinute.com | Dec 6, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Hastings Racecourse, a historic Thoroughbred horse racing venue since 1892, has announced it will cease all horse racing operations immediately. This decision comes after the British Columbia government declared that the horse racing industry will lose its share of...
by HorseMinute.com | Dec 6, 2025 | Horse Rescue
A pony named Niko was found abandoned and trapped between two gates on a footpath in Owston Ferry, North Lincolnshire, prompting the RSPCA to urge pet owners struggling with animal care to seek help rather than abandon their animals. The pony was in poor...
