Homicide Hunter, an elite equine athlete who currently holds the title of World's Fastest Trotter, has been named 2025 Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization (SPHO) Horse of the Year, an honor ...

The National Standardbred Horse Show concluded its 31st extravaganza on Sunday (Sept. 22) with champions crowned in 140 events, with the breed known as the Standardbred showing its true versatility ...

The Standardbred Retirement Foundation saved the horse from slaughter in 2020. He was then rehabilitated and adopted by the ...

The turnout was great but the heat was brutal for the National Standardbred Horse Show, held Aug. 14 and 15 at the Horse Park of New Jersey. This year's event was dedicated to the memory of Bill ...

Retired Standardbred Annihilator, pictured with with rider Maya Garand, is a winner on the Maine show horse circuit. Contributed / Jane Mitchell Racehorse Annihilator is leading a leisurely pace these ...

A Victorian organisation has been working to change perceptions of standardbred horses while also giving a second life to former race horses. The Harness Education and Rehoming Opportunities (HERO) ...

Leading Standardbred owner/breeder Diamond Creek Farm has begun branching out to the Thoroughbred business this year. Among its first broodmare purchases is Onshore, a 3-year-old daughter of champion ...

This standardbred filly, born in New Zealand, has unusual coloring due to a new genetic mutation. The genetic change responsible was identified by the Veterinary Genetics Lab at the UC Davis School of ...

A Standardbred racehorse named Amazing Catch went for an amazing price at an auction in Harrisburg on Friday. The three-year-old trotting colt sold for a record $1.85 million during the final session ...

Executives with the Standardbred and Quarter Horse racing associations in Kentucky both voiced strong support for a proposal by Keeneland and Churchill Downs Inc. to partner on two new racetracks.

UPPER FREEHOLD - Barny is a friendly, tranquil 16-year-old horse who was headed for a slaughterhouse. In June he was spared by the Standardbred Retirement Foundation, a nonprofit rescue operation ...

CREAM RIDGE, New Jersey -- Since 1989, the Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF) has been a safe haven for retired racehorses facing potential slaughter. "Most people think that every horse that ...