A Colorado woman whose underweight horse died last year was convicted Thursday of aggravated cruelty to animals.

Jacqueline Lovelace, 61, of Eaton faces up to three years in prison at her sentencing, scheduled for July 26.

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Slew’s Tizzy and Hard Spun, who figure to be the pacesetters in the June 9 Belmont Stakes, drew next to each other at the post position draw this morning. A field of seven was entered in the final leg of the Triple Crown.

Curlin, who won the

When all is said and done, the 139th Belmont Stakes has turned out to be one heck of a race after all, Street Sense or no Street Sense. We have seven legitimate horses, with none of the usual no-hopers that seem to pop out of the woodwork for the

Launched in 1997, Pfizer Animal Health’s PreventiCare is an equine wellness program that is designed to promote the overall health of horses through routine veterinary care and a sound deworming program. The premise behind the creation of this

Trainer Todd Pletcher announced Tuesday morning that the filly Rags to Riches will contest the June 9 Belmont Stakes and be ridden by John Velazquez. Also, trainer Greg Fox said Rafael Bejarano has been named to ride Slew’s Tizzy.

Pletcher

Trainer Frank Whiteley Jr., jockey Jacinto Vasquez, and Thoroughbred Legends LLC have filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries, ABC and ESPN, over “Ruffian,” a television movie that is scheduled

Old Friends, a Thoroughbred retirement facility based near Lexington, will be featured in a segment on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric June 7th. This is the first news piece

They’re not pouring out of the woodwork, but they’re coming–slowly but surely. Normally, if the winner of the Kentucky Derby defects from the Belmont Stakes, it’s going to bring a deluge of newcomers looking to take a shot at the final leg of the

Chad Johnson’s trash talk won’t work on his next opponent.

As part of a charity promotion, the Cincinnati Bengals receiver has agreed to race a horse at a track next weekend. He’s not running against Mr. Ed, so his gift for in-your-face

Artist Susan Sommer-Luarca’s portrait “Barbaro”–a 5′ by 4′ tonal acrylic on canvas that was painted at Churchill Downs during Kentucky Derby week–brought a final price of $14,400 at the conclusion of bidding yesterday on eBay.

The

The Kentucky Derby Museum has located War Admiral’s 1937 Kentucky Derby Gold Cup Trophy, and it will be loaned to the museum for its Kentucky Derby Gold Cup exhibition in 2010.

The Triple Crown winner’s Derby trophy was privately purchased in

With the racing world still rocking from the bombshell dropped by Carl Nafzger Thursday morning, all thoughts immediately turned to the two big horses who will remain on their Triple Crown journey and the two trainers who elected to see it through

“Barbaro,” a documentary exploring the triumph and tragedy of the Thoroughbred who captured the public’s imagination last year after winning the Kentucky Derby, will premiere on HBO on Wednesday, June 6 at 10:00 p.m. (EST).

Tracing Barbaro’

Fewer veterinary school graduates are taking their talent, time and training to the farms and ranches of South Dakota. It’s a trend seen in other farm states, too, in part because Americans love their pets.

The nation’s 28 veterinary

With the June 9 Belmont Stakes fast approaching, trainers of the expected contenders were making plans for travel and pre-race works May 31.

Larry Jones will ship Hard Spun to Belmont Park from Delaware Park June 2 and will ready the son of

The streets of New York will be a little less crowded next weekend because Street Sense will not be running in the June 9 Belmont Stakes but instead will be pointed toward the Travers at Saratoga and a fall campaign. The announcement was made by