The thrilling finish of the Grade 2 Lukas Classic was punctuated by the story of Rich Strike’s jockey Sonny León leaning hard into eventual winner Hot Rod Charlie in the deep stretch when he said his saddle slide out of place....
In an interview about her memoir “Let the Tornado Come,” writer Rita Zoey Chin spoke of finding her horse, a “flight animal” prone to panic attacks, after she survived her own difficult childhood, marked by violence. Chin told HuffPost, “It does...
A woman from the Show Me State made a long trip to get the horse she wanted. “I came all the way from Eureka, Missouri,” said DiCampo after buying SM Oreo Dream for $135,000 during the Best of the West sale...
by NYRA Press Office|10.01.2022|6:46pm Emory Hamilton’s homebred Pleasant Passage overcame rainy conditions and a yielding turf course in Saturday’s $200,000 Miss Grillo (G2) with a gate-to-wire three-quarter-length victory at Aqueduct that could catapult her to the Breeders’ Cup on November 4....
A proposal to make double bridles and spurs optional at grand prix level in international dressage has sparked debate. Last month, the International Dressage Riders Club (IDRC) and International Dressage Trainers Club (IDTC) published a joint letter to the FEI and...
Back at Churchill Downswhere he etched his way into history earlier this year on the first Saturday in May, Rich-Strike will take on a short field of top older horses led by Hot Rod Charlie , Happy Saver and Art Collector...
Berber warriors mounted on Barb horses. Photo: Notwist, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons A genetic study of the North African Barb horse has revealed close links to Arabian and Thoroughbred horse breeds, and even evidence of input from the famous...
As a racehorse, Bam Bam Cam qualifies as an old-timer. But just like his namesake, he‘s proven himself to be a winner. The 11-year-old horse owned by Rob Wiemers, an assistant hockey coach at Edwardsville High School, won three races this...
PITTSBURGH – Before the Cubs’ 8-3 win against the Pirates on Sunday, pitching coach Tommy Hottovy called building and improving on starting pitching depth, “crucial.” “I know we’ve done some really good things this second half of the year,” he said....
