Sales history added to racehorse tattoo database

Cross-posted from the Courier-Journal Written by JEFFREY MCMURRAY |Associated Press | 15 June 2010 LEXINGTON, Ky. -- It's like a Carfax report for horses. Just below the upper lip of most Thoroughbred racehorses is a tattoo that can help trace every major step in his life, now including each time the animal has been sold…

NY racehorse owners willing to spend a bit to save lives (NY)

Now look. More racehorse owners are stepping up saying they are willing to help out horses who can no longer race, or are just ready to retire. There are many caring owners in the Thoroughbred world. And not just at the top end of the sport. Owners of the less expensive brand want what is…