A blockbuster ‘Thoroughbreds for All’ planned
Building on last year’s blockbuster Thoroughbreds for All event at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day is a planned extravaganza expected to break previous attendance records. This year’s festivities include celebrity events, celebrations and Thoroughbred demonstrations. An all-star lineup features Olympian Boyd Martin and Kentucky Oaks winning jockey Rosie Napravnik, as well as Olympic dressage judge Linda Zang and Pan American Games Eventing gold medalist Lynn Symansky. All will join the celebration of the American Thoroughbred in a series of events throughout Rolex weekend, April 25-27. The Thoroughbreds for All event, which is cohosted by the Retired Racehorse Training Project and New […]
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Mare flees Everglades towing 150-gallon urn
Sweating in fear, Midnight ran as though the demons of hell bit at her heels. Bursting from the murk of another mysterious Thoroughbred life gone wrong, she raced in the night, putting as much space as she could between herself and a terrifying past. As she streaked through the East Everglades like a warhorse avoiding death in a battlefield, she towed a 150-gallon plastic planter, which had been tied to her halter. The large object, which must have bounced and crashed as it trailed out beside her, and gouged at the earth, only driving her onward. She ran with fear […]
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In for 10%, Dippy the racehorse pays out in love
A 10-percent share was all Deirdre Barnhart owned of the racehorse, but the racehorse owned every bit of her. It was a fair exchange; one that began during a casual visit to Hollywood Park. Barnhart had gone to visit a big bay named Diplo, whom she had purchased a small share in, and the animal’s famous trainer Doug O’Neill took the unusual step of pulling the T-bred out of his stall for an inspection before handing the lead rope over to her. “He said I should take him for a walk. It was very unusual to do, because I wasn’t […]
