An incident on the cross country course at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, sponsored by Farnam, on April 28, has attracted the attention of the F?d?ration Equestre Internationale (FEI). Le Samurai, a 12-year-old bay Holsteiner/Thoroughbred
Martin Collins, the creator of the Polytrack artificial surface, admitted to having faced problems in North America in an interview with the British monthly racing magazine, Thoroughbred Owner & Breeder.
Interviewed in the May
“Barbaro: A Nation’s Horse” has finally found a home. NBC Sports has announced that the one-hour documentary focusing on the life of last year’s Kentucky Derby winner will air on the NBC network Saturday, May 5, at 8 p.m. ET. That will be 90
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
“Barbaro: A Nation’s Horse,” which was pre-empted April 29 by an overtime hockey game on NBC, will be presented Friday, May 4, at 9 p.m. ET and again at midnight on cable network CNBC. In addition, NBC is scrambling to see if it can find a timeslot
A celebrity team penning event held at the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington on April 10 raised more than $60,000 for the Don MacBeth Memorial Jockey Fund, said Judy McCarron, wife of Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron and co-founder of the group
Nearly 47,000 people turned out for a spectacular day of cross country yesterday (April 28) at the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam. A variation of last year’s course greeted horses and riders, and at the end of a
A press release from the International Sports Movement stated that Australian Clayton Fredericks won the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam. U.S. riders Phillip Dutton and Karen O’Connor finish second and third,
Day Two of dressage during the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam, welcomed much drier skies than the previous day, and it provided a much nicer environment in which to wrap up the dressage phase and head into cross country
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
The American Quarter Horse Association recently adopted the Trail Trotters program, which promotes community-based stewardship of trails by equine enthusiasts.
Trail Trotters has been a program of the Equestrian Land Conservation
1. Street Sense (Street Cry?Bedazzle): Breeder/owner James Tafel says there’s no particular reason for the “sense” portion of his colt’s name. The first part, of course, is derived from the name of Street Sense’s sire.
2. Scat Daddy
The fans who prayed daily for Barbaro and sent online messages of support never were able to get together to celebrate his recovery. This weekend, those fans will put away their keyboards to meet and honor his memory.
The Kentucky
Riders and spectators had the opportunity to bask in the traditional rain on the first two days of The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Farnam. Spectators came prepared for the typical Rolex wet weather as they gathered to watch the
Some 45 horses are set to start the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam, on Thursday, April 26, after passing this afternoon’s first veterinary inspection. The three-member ground jury decided after careful and lengthy
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