Thoroughbred

Horse breeding, racing draw investors’ interest

The horse breeding sector, which attracts more and more interest every year both in Türkiye and worldwide, is gaining attention due to its economic potential as well as its social and cultural values.

The sector, which supports the protection and development of local horse breeds and the preservation of cultural heritage, is characterized by investment, trade and tourism.

Bulgaria's Equine Boom: Over 32,000 Horses Thrive with a Focus on Endangered Breeds

At the Ministry of Agriculture, Bulgaria's Advisory Council on Horses convened for the first time, revealing a thriving equine population of 32,687 registered and bred horses across the country. Notably, over one-third of these belong to the esteemed category of thoroughbreds.

Russian wife sues Turkish husband over 'elephant' insult as English racehorses caught in divorce dispute

A Turkish court has ruled to seize more than a dozen English Thoroughbreds owned by a Turkish man as a measure in an ongoing divorce case in which he was accused by his Russian wife of calling her as "fat as an elephant."