News Briefs: Benburb dies of melanomas
Benburb, Canada’s reigning Horse of the Year in 1992, died in Kentucky last night, according to a press release from Old Friends. The stunning grey gelding, who earned over a million dollars on the racetrack, was euthanized due to complications from melanomas on Aug. 1 at the Haygard Equine Medical Center in Lexington, Ky, the press release stated. He was 23. Michael Blowen, president and founder of Old Friends says losing the champ was a tough blow. “We were really blessed to have retired Benburb,” Blowen says. “He was the kindest of them all. He was the teacher’s pet to our […]
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Clubhouse Q&A: Paddy Head writes page-turner
Paddy Head was a jockey back in an era when women were transitioning out of traditional jobs and into male-dominated fields. But Canadian racetracks in the 1970s were still not a welcome place for a wide-eyed girl who only wanted to ride racehorses. In fact, her racetrack of choice in Vancouver British Columbia refused to license female jocks, but the Canadian would not be denied. After college and a failed attempt to make a go of job in a hunter/jumper barn, Head did get her jockey’s license, and landed at Suffolk Downs in Boston to work at her dream job. […]
