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You have found the NEWS Page for HIGHLANDER TRAINING CENTER. The articles, communications and publications you will find here appear in two categories, HTC Publications (written by HTC Staff) and Outside Publications which have been written and published by non-HTC Staff.
Highlander Training Center provides an excellent foundation for your yearlings.
Highlander Training Center has a proven record of developing young horses for success at both the races and the sales. These developmental programs are customized for your intended purposes, with trainer Jon Newbold leading our “break to race” program and trainer Colin Brennan leading our program of developing horses for the two-year-old in-training sales.
Jeff Hooper
Sep 72 min read
THE SARATOGA SPECIAL (Saturday, August 9, 2025 REPRINT)
“We’re fortunate that we have the ability, from the time the horses come to us to the time they go back to their trainers at the racetrack,
Tom Law
Aug 143 min read
The Legacy of Horsemanship Continues at Highlander Training Center
Al Pike is retiring to Lexington, Ky., Colin Brennan is moving to Texas, and both men, it would seem, are getting a reward they deserve.
Gary West
Apr 26 min read
BLOODHORSE MAGAZINE (December 2024 REPRINT)
“We’re fortunate that we have the ability, from the time the horses come to us to the time they go back to their trainers at the racetrack,
Charlie McCarthy
Dec 3, 20247 min read
BLOODHORSE MAGAZINE (REPRINT)
Seize the Grey a Classic Graduate for Highlander "It's the people doing the work, day to day, that deserve the credit," Hooper said. By...
jhooper08
May 24, 20243 min read
THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS (REPRINT)
A colt by Street Boss (hip 28), one of six to share the furlong bullet of :10 1/5 during the under-tack preview show Monday, topped the TTA
Jessica Martini
Apr 4, 20243 min read
Benefits of Therapy & Fitness Programs for Thoroughbred Racehorses
White Paper, February 2022 CONTRIBUTORS Dr. Larry Bramlage DVM, MS, DACVS Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital Lexington, Kentucky Dr. Ali...
Chip Mansfield
Oct 13, 20235 min read
The hammer fell after a final bid of $110,000 on a Texas-bred Practical Joke colt
Reprint from TTA Sales | AUGUST 29, 2023 BY TTA SALES POSTED IN YEARLING SALE The hammer fell after a final bid of $110,000 on a...
Chip Mansfield
Aug 30, 20232 min read
Texas-Breds to Benefit from Change to 2024 Racing Purses at Sam Houston and Lone Star Park
(Photo: Carl R. Moore Management's Texas-bred Imaluckycharm, a $38,000 purchase at the 2020 TTA yearling sale, won Sam Houston's Miss...
Chip Mansfield
Aug 23, 20233 min read
Highlander a World-Class Facility in East Texas
Friday, April 15, 2022 at 10:07 am | Highlander Training Center | Courtesy HTC By Jennie Rees SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas — The head trainer...
jhooper08
Aug 2, 20238 min read
Highlander Training Center prepares horses long before they see the track
Clovis Shropshire, Gallery Sports Magazine - January 18, 2023 A horse race lasts no more than a couple of minutes. The Kentucky Derby is...
jhooper08
Aug 2, 20233 min read
Highlander Training Center continues to grow and Gain Acceptance
While Highlander values the Texas market, the goal has always been “to be a top facility on a national basis that is strategically located
jhooper08
Aug 2, 20236 min read
Dakota Holmes Joins the Team at Highlander Training Center
Holmes comes to HTC from a ten-year tenure as a veterinary technician Highlander Training Center (HTC) has added to its strong employee...
jhooper08
Aug 2, 20233 min read
Highlander Training Center Unveils Remodeled and Expanded Racetrack
The new track is five-eights of a mile and features a 400-foot radius turn Highlander Training Center (HTC) has unveiled a remodeled and...
jhooper08
Aug 2, 20232 min read
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