Step aside, Curlin. No matter the names atop the tote board Saturday morning at Churchill Downs, Barbaro is still the favorite at the Kentucky Derby. A year after his stunning 6 1/2-length victory, and nearly four months after he was euthanized,
For the first time, all 20 horses in the Kentucky Derby were administered surprise tests for performance-enhancing drugs.
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If you’re missing nine friendly horses, Jane Paulsen hopes you’ll come check out her eastern Iowa farm.
She says the horses showed up at her place south of Solon, Iowa, at dusk on Wednesday.
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All 20 horses entered in Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) were cleared by the state’s racing authority after pre-race tests for performance-enhancing
Storm in May will be flying nearly blind in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
Trainer Bill Kaplan paid $16,000 for the colt last April, getting the bargain basement deal because Storm in May is completely blind in his right eye.
“It doesn’t
A detective with no expertise in animal care was wrong to seize a woman’s horse simply because he thought the animal looked hungry and dehydrated, a Wisconsin state appeals court ruled Thursday.
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Curlin is undefeated, unchallenged and now he’s the favorite for the Kentucky Derby. And in drawing the No. 2 post for Saturday’s race, the imposing chestnut colt even gets to start from the same spot Affirmed did on his way to winning the Tripl A New Yorker paid $22,222 Tuesday for a gold-plated mint julep cup honoring 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro in a charity auction to benefit retired racehorses and injured jockeys. The buyer, Bonnie O’Neil, will have Barbaro owner Likely favorite Curlin and a record-tying five horses trained by Todd Pletcher were among an over-the-limit field of 22 3-year-olds entered Wednesday for the Kentucky Derby. Curlin, one of two horses in the field trained by Steve Asmussen, wil No cake, no oats. Only memories, tears, and stories of Barbaro’s spirit were shared at this birthday party. Fans traveled from around the world to pay tribute and honor Barbaro at Delaware Park on Sunday on what would have been the Public health experts are concerned that a shortage of farm animal veterinarians could lead to disease outbreaks, potentially endangering human health and risking the nation’s food supply. The American Veterinary Medical Association, a grou The Idaho Museum of Natural History in eastern Idaho now has two sets of prehistoric horse feet casts. One will remain at the museum and the other will be part of a traveling exhibit that explains the significance of The new foal is so tall he has trouble tucking his long, white legs underneath him to nap. Considering where he came from, the colt called Baby can rest easy. New life has sprung from a gruesome middle-of-the-night wreck of a Several entries will have had long layoffs, something that was once unheard of Four horses have run just two prep races. Four others are coming in off long layoffs. And some didn’t even race as two-year-olds. Conventiona Almost a year later, the cards still are arriving at Churchill Downs. From schoolchildren, from racing fans, from casual observers touched by the valiant fight of a champion. Even now, three months after Barbaro’s death from complication Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.comSponsored ContentWeekly PollReaders’ Most PopularPartners in Equine Health
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