(Edited press release)
The NTRA Charities–Barbaro Memorial Fund will benefit from a painting of Barbaro created on Kentucky Derby Day in the Churchill Downs paddock by Susan Sommer-Luarca. The item is now for sale on
(This article appears in the May 27, 2007 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine.)
Thoroughbred racing is a sport of contrasting emotions, ranging from euphoria to despair and laced with a heavy dose of what might have beens. It often
(compiled from Preakness notes)
Third-place finisher Hard Spun is the most likely of Saturday’s Preakness Stakes contenders to move on to the Belmont Stakes, the final jewel of the Triple Crown at Belmont Park on June 9.
Trainer
To watch National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) in Oklahoma City, OK, Two-Million-Dollar Rider Shawn Flarida and Walla Walla Whiz compete in the first section of the of the $80,000 added Open Derby go round on Wednesday, May 16, you?d never
When the Maryland Jockey Club carded the inaugural Barbaro Stakes on the Preakness Stakes card, it was prophetic that trainer Michael Matz would enter Chelokee.
After all, Matz had saddled Barbaro to win the 2006 Kentucky Derby and then
Curlin kept gaining down the stretch and got past Street Sense in the final strides to win the Preakness Stakes Saturday at Pimlico.
In just his fourth lifetime start, Curlin ran third in the May 5 Kentucky Derby. In his fifth start, the
The Florida District Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the Miami Herald in a defamation case filed by the owners of Funny Cide, winner of the 2003 Kentucky Derby.
The case centered around the
State House members approved a wide-ranging agriculture bill that includes, among other things, a loan forgiveness program for veterinary students and changes to the state ethanol subsidy.
The legislation, approved May 7, combines into a
Three jockeys escaped serious injury at Hollywood Park May 17 when Royal Change, leading the field in the fourth race while approaching the quarter pole, suffered a fractured right foreleg and fell, tossing jockey Alex Bisono.
Two
The scene will be familiar enough, maybe too much so.
When the gate bursts open to start the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, the horse charging out of the No.6 post will be a handsome bay colt. Only this time, it won’t be Barbaro, even if it
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley March 17 signed into law four agriculture-related bills as the culmination of a positive legislative session for the farm community. The new bills make it easier for landowners to preserve their farmland;
Street Sense and Hard Spun, the one-two finishers in the May 5 Kentucky Derby, drew outside post positions for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, which as expected attracted a field of nine. Their connections, however, didn’t seem concerned with the
“Thoroughbreds are remarkable animals–they’re beautiful, athletic, and really friendly,” said Nicola Birch, director of Wood End Farms, a Barrington, Ill., registered 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to promoting Off-Track Thoroughbreds (“OTTBs”).
Michael Matz was looking at an album full of Barbaro photos when the trainer’s pony nuzzled up alongside to check things out.
“That’s your buddy,” Matz said, smiling at his longtime pony, Messaging, before accompanying another set of horses
Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense worked five furlongs in a snappy 1:00 at Churchill Downs Tuesday morning as the Street Cry colt completed his preparations for Saturday?s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.
With regular jockey Calvin Borel
The annual silent auction and Kentucky Derby party at Blood-Horse Publications May 3 raised more than $6,500 for the March of Dimes.
Blood-Horse Publications has been the top fundraiser in Lexington, Ky., for the March of Dimes for at
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