North Dakota Horse Slaughter Facility Promoted

Despite federal pressure to ban horse slaughtering entirely, a House committee agreed with two state lawmakers on Friday that the state should set aside money to study the possibility of opening an equine processing plant in North Dakota. See the full story By BRIAN DUGGAN Bismarck Tribune

Dogwood Stable Announces New Marketing Policy

Because of the current economic climate, Dogwood Stable, the pioneer in the field of Thoroughbred racing partnerships, has announced a 2009 marketing policy that will offer smaller ownership units, less markup, insistence on lower maintenance charges, and anticipated purchase prices of 60 to 70 cents on the dollar from previous years.

Button Down Racing Tries For Another Big Weekend

The Martin Luther King holiday weekend was supposed to provide a lot of racing action for the partners of Button Down Racing. The Louisville-based LLC was poised to have three starters get to the post at Turfway Park. Then the roof fell in. “Sun Button was a heavy 8-5 favorite in his race on Friday [...]

JJDK Stable New Partnership Forming

The Partners In Thoroughbreds newest Sponsor is currently forming a new claiming or private purchase partnership for racing at Charles Town or other Mid Atlantic tracks. The goal is for the managing director to find a horse that’s capable of producing a profit for the entire partnership team. The trainer for this partnership will be [...]