The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association announces this year's D. Wayne Lukas Award will be presented to Robin Smullen-Tagg, who has been the right hand of trainer Barclay Tagg for over 26 years.
Following withdrawals, this year's catalog presents buyers with about 420 chances to write their own chapter in a remarkable bloodstock tale. The two-day sale will be held Aug. 25-26.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority said Aug. 24 that owner Marshall Gramm, who is facing charges from that organization related to an alleged hack of its equine medical records, has been provisionally suspended while that case plays out.
The Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award has narrowed its Thoroughbred literary competition to three finalists, all of whom produced fine examples of excellence in long-form writing about the Thoroughbred sport.