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Hoofing It with John Henry

If you’ve visited the Kentucky Horse Park sometime in the past few months, you might have noticed a small, dark brown gelding, utterly unremarkable apart from his obvious age, walking with purpose with bright eyes and pricked ears among the sleek

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Olympic Equestrian Test Event to Begin Saturday

A test event to discover any issues with the venue constructed for the 2008 Olympic equestrian competition will begin Saturday. This will be the first equestrian event hosted at the Olympic site in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Jockey Club completed

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Yearlong Countdown to Olympic Games Begins

The yearlong countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games was officially kicked off in host city Beijing with a ceremony at Tiananmen Square. More than 10,000 people attended the event, according to a statement released on the Games’ official <

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1982 Kentucky Derby Winner Gato Del Sol Dead

Gato Del Sol, who won the 1982 Kentucky Derby as a homebred for Arthur B. Hancock III and Leone J. Peters, was euthanatized Aug. 7 at Hancock’s Stone Farm near Paris, Ky. The 28-year-old pensioned stallion was foaled and raised at Stone.

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Two Horses, Driver Killed After Truck Veers into Pasture

A driver and two horses died Monday when a dump truck veered off a road and into a barnyard, the Oregon State Police said.

Gene Hilby, 59, of Otis, Ore., was driving a dump truck loaded with dirt east on Highway 101. According to a witness,

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Jockey Begins Year Suspension for Shocking Horse

A jockey has begun serving a yearlong suspension for using an electronic buzzer on his Quarter Horse last year at Fairplex Park in Southern California.

Carlos Bautista began the suspension on July 24 after stewards at Los Alamitos racetrack

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Derby Winner Funny Cide to Have His Day at the Spa

Funny Cide, the first New York-bred to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, and who captivated fans with his pursuit of the 2003 Triple Crown, will be celebrated with a retirement party Aug. 10 at Saratoga.

The Sackatoga Stable gelding

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Kentucky Observing American Saddlebred Day Aug. 25

Stake night at the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship horse show will be part of the official “American Saddlebred Day” throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher has proclaimed August 25 a special day t

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Rags to Riches Back at Belmont Following UPenn Exam

Rags To Riches, this year’s Belmont Stakes winner, returned to Todd Pletcher’s barn at Belmont Park July 27 following two days at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center, where she had a complete physical

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