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 […]
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Trail riding tips from seasoned TB trainer
Springtime and horses complete the quintessential picture so many dream about in the coldest depths of winter. But when the barn door is open, and it’s time to step out on that first trail ride, the experience may not be a walk through the park. Without a strong trust bond between horse and rider—one in which the rider knows the horse’s limits, and also understands his or her own capabilities as well, trail riding can be tricky, according to Farah DeJohnette, a Massachusetts-based trainer who specialized in Liberty training. In this week’s Clubhouse Q&A, DeJohnette talks trail riding as she […]
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A ‘Bucket’ of hope, a shining example
With legs as clean and sound as if she never raced a day, Exciting Bucket retired to Our Mims Retirement Haven this month after a lengthy career in the claiming races. The pretty gray mare ran 92 times for owner/trainer Vincent Fariello, earned nearly $90,000, and yet never got claimed away from the family who loved her. After her last race at Turfway in 1999, she had chalked up 19 wins, 10 places, and 14 shows in a lengthy career highlighted by a race with Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day, who rode her to victory in a prep race […]
