Jeremy Reynolds Wins Fourth Tevis Cup
Marsha Hayes
July 26, 2021
Excessive heat and smoke from wildfires challenged participants in the 2021 ride.
Excessive heat and smoke from wildfires challenged participants in the 2021 ride.
Horses and riders return to the trail after the COVID-19 pandemic caused organizers to cancel the 2020 running of what’s billed as the world’s toughest endurance race.
Traveling U.S dressage team reserves Nick Wagman and Don John were withdrawn before the first horse inspection. Competition starts Saturday.
The first 36 Olympic horses arrived at Haneda Airport late July 14.
Equestrians from 35 countries will participate in the Tokyo Games, which is 15 more countries represented than during the 2016 Games.
The COVID-19 pandemic stalled many 2020 equine events, include the 100-mile Tevis Cup endurance ride. However, riders around the world supported the Tevis trail foundation and created a new tradition by completing the inaugural Virtual Tevis.
Churchill Downs Inc. has suspended racehorse trainer Bob Baffert for two years. The disciplinary action is the latest for Baffert as the investigation into Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s positive drug test continues.
Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality made up for his loss at Churchill Downs with a Belmont Stakes win.
Rombauer, who didn’t race in the Kentucky Derby, earned his way into the Preakness by winning the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields on Feb. 13.
Dr. Scott Stanley of the University of Kentucky describes the challenges conventional drug testing presents and a potential biomarker-based solution.
Medina Spirit’s Kentucky Derby win remains in question after a postrace blood test indicated the presence of a prohibited corticosteroid. The colt’s Derby win marked the seventh for trainer Bob Baffert.
The rider of an Arabian horse whose leg broke during an endurance race in France has been relieved of a 20-year sanction for doping and horse abuse, following the decision of an international appeals court.
The colt sold for $1,000 as a yearling.
Experience might compensate for age at the advanced level, and other findings from a U.K. study of 75,000 horses.
Experts at the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ annual convention talk about medication regulation in the racing industry.
Although horse sports—and three-day eventing in particular—carry inherent risks to both horse and rider, significant safety efforts in recent years have led to safer competitions, according to two sports medicine specialists.
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