Stonehaven Steadings

06/23/2025

Running late after a brutal fall to her knees, our very own angel SWEET SERAPHINE snagged the win at the wire🥹🙏🥳

Praying she comes out of her run clean and healthy!!

06/23/2025

Big weekend for our girl!!

Sweet Seraphine (Quality Road) sounded the drum late and scored her first black-type in the Wilton Stakes at the Big A on Sunday afternoon. As a juvenile, the filly debuted in third at Ellis Park in early August before heading to the sidelines. The bay came off the bench to don cap and gown by

04/04/2025

THIS is what it’s all about!! Holly Katherine is one of the strongest most inspiring women I know!!! LOVE this so much!!😭🥹🔥🙏 God is good!!

04/03/2025

We commend Keeneland for putting the horses first, foregoing a lot of weekend guests/business—
We are still looking forward to opening day!

On a Sunday no less…always fun to witness history!

BREAKING: Keeneland pushes back Spring Meet’s first day of races https://www.wkyt.com/2025/04/02/keeneland-pushes-back-spring-meets-first-day-races/

03/19/2025

House Bill 105 and Senate Bill 408 threaten to “decouple” live horse racing from thoroughbred gaming venues.

House Bill 105 and Senate Bill 408 threaten to “decouple” live horse racing from thoroughbred gaming venues.

03/18/2025

Episode 1 is out now! Listen at the link below (or on your favorite podcast ap) and let us know what you want to hear about in future episodes!

https://paddockpulsepodcast.buzzsprout.com/2457497/episodes/16807375-horse-racing-poised-for-resurgence

Episode Notes/Links:

HISA stands for Horse Racing Integrity & Safety Authority and they are responsible for overseeing national, uniform integrity and safety rules for Thoroughbred racing in the U.S. More about HISA - https://hisaus.org/

EID (Equine Injury Database): https://jockeyclub.com/default.asp?section=Advocacy&area=10

Details on Light Up Racing, scientific journal links and more - https://lightupracing.com/research-hub/

Vicky Leonard has spent the better part of 2 years combatting false narratives about the Thoroughbred industry in North America after doing big things in Australia. We are so thankful for her energy and efforts!

03/18/2025

03/07/2025

Lite up has helped tremendously— I for sure felt un prepared to answer the tough questions but one day in training & I’ve found the confidence in our industry— highly recommend their cohort training, we need more ppl willing to speak up where the tb industry is being falsy represented Naomi Hurdle Vicky Leonard

Horse racing is under siege–not by its own reality, but by a story we are failing to control. Worst-case scenarios aren't just seen as common; they've become the rule in the public's mind. The New York Times, among others, understands this well. So they don't report on horse racing; they frame it....

02/26/2025

Looking at all these “smart” people!! His first crop look the part 🙌🙌🙏🔥

02/24/2025

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The Thoroughbred Racing Initiative was launched Tuesday, with former Kentucky Senate Leader Thayer to advise the group

02/20/2025

Have never been more encouraged to be breeding thoroughbreds— seeing this kind of progress gives me more hope than ever for our industry🙏🙌
27% decrease in just 1 year

For the first time in the United States since data has been recorded, the racing-related fatality rate at racetracks subject to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's (HISA) rules fell below 1.00 per 1,000 starts for a calendar year, the regulator said in a press release on Thursday mornin...

01/06/2025

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/a-bright-future-ahead-for-light-up-racing/

It has been just over a year since Light Up Racing (LUR), inspired by the Australian-based initiative Kick Up for Racing, was launched in an effort to 'illuminate the path to transparency, awareness and accountability in horse racing' in the United States. As Light Up Racing's pilot year has come to...