Ken’s Kitten expected to go big in dressage
Ken’s Kitten is poised to be the next off-track “it” horse. With comparisons already being made to Thoroughbred Olympian Keen, the son of 2004 Champion Turf Male Kitten’s Joy, has the kind of all-around sex appeal to drop jaws the instant he moves into his springy and balanced trot work. And he has the mind and athleticism to excel at Third Level dressage after only two short years in training! Thoroughbred sport-horse proponent Steuart Pittman is so excited about Kitten’s future that he has arranged for the flashy chestnut ex-racehorse and his trainer/owner Nuno Santos to do a demonstration in […]
TRF welcomes Carl Domino to its board
(Press Release) SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY Carl J. Domino, a longtime fixture on the New York racing circuit and a staunch supporter of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, has been elected to the TRF Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to have Carl join the TRF board,” said TRF Vice President of External Affairs Diana Pikulski. “Carl has been a major supporter of the TRF for many years and he really walks the walk with the horses in his stable, his generosity, and his fundraising on behalf of the TRF.” A native of New Brunswick, N.J., Domino began his training career as assistant […]
Matchmaking for horses with Facebook
The ubiquitous nature of Facebook, so effective in uniting people along common ground, hobbies, and passions recently took the legwork out of search for a dream horse. No sooner had Carleigh Fedorka posted a description of the type of horse she sought on a Facebook page, then the offers came rolling in. Including, it turns out, the perfecting Eventing prospect she sought. Fedorka told Jen Roytz of the Paulick Report’s OTTB Showcase, that everything fell into place very quickly. Shortly after reading a Facebook message from Jak Knelman of Paris, Ky., promising that he had the horse she was looking […]