Maddox Racing and Bloodstock

08/06/2024

Horsemen: This is really important - and we only have four more days to have our voices heard. If we want to get HISA/HIWU's testing policies changed to reflect today's environment and the real world, we need you to tell the FTC that HISA's drug/medication policies are needlessly giving racing a black eye and unfairly and unnecessarily ruining honest horsemen's careers. We've made it very easy for you to send a message directly to the FTC about our petition asking for no-effect thresholds. Just click on this link. It will take less than a minute.

In case you missed it-- we need your help! Over 600 horsemen and women have already responded, but there is power in numbers, and the FTC must hear from more of us. Let’s unite and make our voices heard.Recently, the National HBPA filed a Petition for Rulemaking with the FTC urging them to issue n...

07/01/2024

Who is interested in a 4 year old gelding? He is chestnut with chrome on all for, a crooked stripe down his face and snip.

06/05/2024

OH could be on the short list for the end of racing if we have no vets! The HISA vets are using their power to dig their own graves and they don't even realize it!

When Dr. Barbara Hippie drove through the backstretch gates at Mahoning Valley Race Course last September, she knew she had some substances and medications on her truck that were banned by the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU). But she said she thought she had no reason to worry. She sai...

05/10/2024

"We need to stop feeding the narrative that Thoroughbreds are underdogs with rags-to-riches stories just because they're doing something other than what they were originally bred to do. As we well know, these horses are thoughtfully bred, lovingly raised, and carefully produced and cared for like the world-class athletes that they are. Lack of competitiveness on the track simply has nothing to do with the quality of the horse and all that went into producing it – it only means they need to pursue something different."

As we revel in the afterglow of a 150th Kentucky Derby that was everything racing needed it to be, those of us with a foot in the sport horse world still have the previous weekend on repeat in our heads. The last weekend in April, horses can be found thundering around a different venue of

05/10/2024

We got our Midshipman mare in foal to this big guy just in time for his stud fee to increase!

The commercial stallion market loves 2-year-old success, and while it's very early, freshman stallion Caracaro has given co-owners Global Thoroughbreds and Crestwood Farm a reason to get excited.

03/18/2024

Please sign this petition to support common-sense testing in horse racing.

Horsemen and other racing enthusiasts: Rusty Arnold's recent open letter distributed by the National HBPA laid out very well the problems currently occurring under HISA/HIWU's testing policies. We need your help in causing meaningful change when it comes to adverse analytical findings (a positive te...

03/03/2024

02/07/2024

By Donald Smith DVM I am in the twilight of a career spanning more than 40 years practicing veterinary medicine at racetracks. With great sadness I question whether any of today's vet school graduates — if they even choose to be a “horse doc” at the track — will have the option of working in

12/29/2023

By Sherri Boland; Kimberly Brewer, DVM; and Clara Fenger, DVM, PHD, DACVIM From the Winter 2023 Issue of The Horsemen's Journal On November 12, 2023, 8 million viewers tuned in to watch 60 Minutes and a segment titled “Horse Racing Reform?” hosted by correspondent Cecilia Vega. The segment

12/25/2023

MERRY CHRISTMAS from the Maddox family

11/15/2023

HBPA response to the inaccurate narrative that aired on 60 minutes.

When the agenda-driven members of our industry control the narrative and steer the optics, you get a result such as Sunday’s CBS 60 Minutes broadcast. This biased reporting fails to reflect the reality in horse racing. It is not accurate, balanced, nor fair to horsemen. Everyone in horse

10/27/2023

We have two 5 year old geldings we are looking to sell. Let us know if you or anyone you know are interested. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY!

09/28/2023

Support RHSA to repeal, replace HISA
Help the National HBPA and its affiliates help you! Simply click on the TAKE ACTION button to tell your Congressional Representative to join Rep. Higgins in sponsoring and voting for the Racehorse Health and Safety Act (HB 5693).

Legislation has been introduced in Congress that would replace the failed Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) with a system designed by and for horsemen. We ask that you contact your Congressman/Congresswoman immediately to request that they co-sponsor the Racehorse Health and Safety Act (RH...

09/15/2023

The OTBO is very pleased to announce that the 2023 OTBO Mixed Sale will be held this year at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course! The time at date are the same: October 18th at 2:30 PM.

The decision was made with the idea of making things much easier for potential buyers to attend the auction. The horses will be in the Receiving Barn so it will also be easy and convenient for the consignors to get their horses back and forth.

All horses that go through this sale, even in utero, will be eligible for the $50,000 OTBO Grad Race for three year olds in the year of the race that is held annually at Mahoning as well.

Mahoning will be opening the concessions on the lower grandstand prior to the auction to provide food and beverages for those who would like that.

The list of horses in the sale will be released shortly. Approximately 50 horses have been entered with a great selection of weanlings, yearlings, two year olds, and broodmares - most in foal to accredited stallions - available for smart buyers!

We also plan on adding a supplement of Horses of Racing Age to the catalog this year. We hope this gives all horse people an additional opportunity to add to their racing stables. Horse people - please contact the Otbo if you want any additional information on this opportunity. We will be walking the shed rows to gauge interest in the coming weeks.

The catalog will be mailed out the first week of October. It will also be on our website - Otbo.com - at that time as well as distributed to all of our racetracks.

So...SAVE THE DATE! We look forward to hosting another successful auction for all involved!

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09/02/2023

Mauro Cedillo, recovered from a terrifying spill May 1 at Thistledown, will return to riding at the track with four mounts Sept. 4.