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When Jess Jackson announced Aug. 5 that Curlin’s next racing engagement would be in the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Aug. 30, some believed it would be the perfect venue for the reigning Horse of the Year to meet dual classic winner Big
Keeneland announced today (Aug. 7) that it has contracted with HOK Sport, the world’s leading sports architecture firm, to develop a master plan for the current and future use of its facility.
As part of the process, HOK will undertake a
A prize-presentation ceremony was held Aug. 7 for the winner of a naming competition for two Shetland ponies donated by the American Shetland Pony Club to Hong Kong to celebrate the city’s hosting of the Olympic equestrian
The French eventing squad suffered a heavy blow Aug. 7 with the news that Jean Teulere’s star performer Espoir de la Mare has been withdrawn from the 2008 Olympic Games on veterinary advice.
The 16-year old gelding aggravated an old
Jennifer Bryant, author of Olympic Equestrian: A Century of International Horse Sport, will offer first-hand accounts from Hong Kong, site of the 2008 Olympic Equestrian events.
Forty-six Thoroughbreds that wound up on a feedlot in Phoenix, Ariz., are on their way to being rescued, according to the president of a Southern California horse retirement farm who has spearheaded the effort to save the animals.
“I’m
(Editor’s note: The following letter is from the Hong Kong Commissioner to the U.S., Margaret Fong to the U.S. Equestrian Team competing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.)
None of the Olympic equestrian horses in Hong Kong have been affected by the heavy rains and winds brought in by Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri, a spokesman for the equestrian company said Wednesday, Aug. 6.
“The horses have taken advantage of
The American Quarter Horse Foundation is proud to announce the 2008 America’s Horse Cares grant recipients. America’s Horse Cares is a program of the Foundation that funds therapeutic riding centers.
In order to receive funding through
The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) has deployed a dedicated team of meteorologists to provide weather information at the equestrian event venues to ensure that both the organizers and the public are fully informed of the weather conditions during
Curlin will make his next start in the $500,000 Woodward (gr. I) Aug. 30 at Saratoga, Stonestreet Stables’ Jess Jackson told media members Aug. 5, but the majority owner would not commit to sending the reigning Horse of the Year anywhere after
Hong Kong’s first-ever Olympic equine athletes flew in from Amsterdam this morning ready for the final preparations for the Olympic Equestrian Events. They will face their first jumping rounds Aug. 15.
Kenneth Cheng’s Olympic ride Jockey
Equestrian enthusiasts will get to watch the 2008 Olympic competition in dressage, eventing, and show jumping from start-to-finish, thanks to NBC’s decision to stream 2,200 hours of live coverage of 25 sports at
Trainers of horses that test positive for anabolic steroids at this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park (Oct. 24-25) will face a one-year suspension from the event, and trainers who violate steroid regulations three times
Large piles of material dot Santa Anita’s backside parking lot, as work continues on the overhaul of the track’s synthetic surface. Repairs to the drainage system are expected to be finished soon, with the next step being the placement of the
Deweycheatumnhowe captured the $1.5 million Hambletonian on Saturday, becoming the first unbeaten winner of the 3-year-old trotting classic.
The 2-5 favorite with a mouthful of a name extended his winning streak to 15 with a half-length
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