Reader’s Clubhouse: ‘Racing from Death’
Long before she piloted Circus Rullah to victory at the 1986 Potomac Hunt (steeplechase) Race, and long before she dove into the exciting world of Maryland Thoroughbred racing as an owner and trainer, Lynda Sasscer Hill was an eager fifth-grade student tasked with a writing assignment. Instructed by her teacher to pen a story, the little girl, obsessed like most with tales of The Black Stallion and other horsey lore, let her passion come tumbling out in words on paper. When her teacher finished reading her work to the class, a child asked, breaking a momentary silence, “Well, what happens […]
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George Angell’s vision lives on at Nevins Farm
The antique buildings could stand a coat of paint, and the bumpy driveway heaves and dips where horse ambulances have rolled through over and over, carrying their load of needy passengers. But when the ambulance door is gently opened, and a Thoroughbred or Quarter Horse clambers off to take a few tentative steps towards a low-slung barn that was built in a hillside in the 1920s, only the good life awaits. Stalls are immaculately clean, and piled high with fresh, sweet-smelling shavings. And all the hay, grain and supplements they need to rebuild their strength are in ample supply. Nevins […]
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New Vocations TB show on tap for weekend
More than 140 horse-and-rider teams are expected to converge upon the sprawling Delaware County Fairgrounds in Ohio this weekend to compete in the ninth annual New Vocations Charity Horse Show. With temperatures expected to soar to 100 degrees, the event is expected to be hot- hot-hot, says Anna Ford, program director for New Vocations. And she’s not just talking temperature. She’s talking excitement, pride, and the added support of the Jockey Club, which is officially sponsoring 15 Thoroughbred classes! The Jockey Club has distributed funds through its new Thoroughbred Incentive Program, to support New Vocations annual show. And the contribution […]
