Alabama Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association

05/04/2026

This was a great story about how horses are helping in various ways. Please have a look!

1K likes, 61 comments. "Horsepower: How horses are therapeutic"

04/30/2026

Alabama owned So Happy will be racing Saturday! Please see the article!

If you want a horse with Alabama connections to cheer for in this year’s Kentucky Derby, Robbie Norman has you covered again. The owner of last year’s contender Coal Battle,

04/27/2026

Alabama's Robbie Norman, owner of Coal Battle for last year's Derby, has ownership in So Happy, winner of the Santa Anita Derby!

He is a 15-1 shot to win this year's Run for the Roses!

03/07/2026

Kansas thoroughbreds return this year! This is a blueprint for what Alabama can do!

Here are the dates! Projected purses coming soon!

02/23/2026

Saturday night's race for Alabama-breds started a trainer's career!

Congrats to former jockey Aubrie Suarez on her first career win as a trainer Saturday night in the Vulcan Stakes at Delta Downs with WENDY'S GHOST. She also trains 2nd place finisher UNAFFILIATED. She had 443 career wins as a jockey.

📸 Hodges Photography

02/03/2026

Evangeline Downs will be hosting some of our Alabama-bred thoroughbreds this year!

The Schedule:

April 4 Buggin Out Stakes Non winner of an Alabama stake race going 61/2f dirt

May 9 Kenny Cotton Stakes all Alabama breds going 7f dirt

June 13 Alabama stakes NW of 2 Alabama stakes races going 71/2 on the turf

July 11 Maiden Special 6f on the dirt

August 8 Alabama Cotton State Stakes NW of 3 Alabama stakes races going 1 mile on the dirt

If interested in entry, please contact us!

01/05/2026

Let's start our year off right! Here's an entry on arguably Alabama's best thoroughbred in history!

Thoroughbred Heritage web site, portraits of famous thoroughbreds

12/12/2025

No early scratches for the Magic City Classic Stakes! Eight Alabama-breds go at 3:15 today in New Orleans!

12/11/2025

On Friday, Alabama’s top thoroughbreds will compete in New Orleans!

We want to bring races like this back home to Alabama! To join the effort, see below!

With a robust field of eight horses, the best Alabama-bred horses will be running at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans on Friday in the Magic City Classic Stakes.

12/11/2025

We enjoyed talking with the press today about Alabama thoroughbreds!

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — After more than three decades without horse racing, Alabama thoroughbred owners are hoping to bring the sport back—starting in Birmingham. Currently, all Alabama-bre…