Hoof Beats May 2024
Features
Top Picks
The Hoof Beats staff weighs in on who will be the top 3-year-old pacers and trotters this year
Leading Ladies
Standout pacing fillies look to make more headlines in 2024
by James Witherite
Rivalry Renewed
Karl, T C I early favorites among sophomore trotters
by Ken Weingartner
Departments
Stories
Profile: Apple Juice
Not Far From the Tree
Homebred 2023 Minnesota Harness Racing Horse of the Year is the apple of her owners’ eyes
by James Platz
Profile: Matty Athearn & Brett Beckwith
Parallel Paths
Matty Athearn and Brett Beckwith on course for success
by Tim Bojarski
Horse Care
Beat It, Bugs
Proper biosecurity takes thorough planning and consistent
execution
by Hope Ellis-Ashburn
Life After Racing
Leading the Way Art
History’s post-racing career has taken a different track
by Megan Rider
Betcha Didn’t Know…
Red Wonder
Red Rhone a diamond in the rough for Michigan connections
by Kimberly A. Rinker
USTA Focus
2024 Adopted Rule & Bylaw Changes
Shoeing News
Foal Foot Focus
How to stay ahead of conformation quirks
by Steve Stanley
Voices
The Long View
by TC Lane
Thankful for Our 60
USTA directors shoulder the load of advancing our industry, but they shouldn’t have to do it alone
Under Wraps
by Tim Bojarski
Laying the Foundation
HHYF is serving more than just youth
Food for Thought
by Tom LaMarra
Bluegrass Bill
Proposed legislation aims to further safeguard Kentucky’s horse racing industry
In Every Issue
Through the Binoculars
Starting Lines
In Memoriam
Horsemen’s Shop
Advertisers’ Index
Photo Finish
