Horrible Hairy Hog’s escape from slaughter
Horrible Hairy Hog, a dark bay gelding named for fictitious equines once ridden by sinister-looking masters, was rescued this week by a team of kindly friends, some who remembered him from his racing days gone by. They couldn’t bear the thought of such a fine horse becoming a casualty of the slaughter pipeline. As Hairy Hog stood in a Pennsylvania lot waiting for the nod that would either send him to the slaughterhouse or a horse rescue facility, his fate was soon decided by advocates throughout New York, and from the backside of Saratoga Springs. As advocates tried to raise […]
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Big star, Wise Dan, retires from racing
BY JOHN WILKINSON— Wise Dan, a two time Horse of the Year and perennial fan favorite, has been retired, his trainer Charlie LoPresti announced. The 8-year-old gelding, who has not raced in over 10 months due to a cannon bone injury, was slated to make his comeback in the Grade I Woodbine Mile. “He’d been training lights out. But, we noticed some filling in his tendon this morning when we were giving him a bath,” said trainer Charlie LoPresti. “The vet suggested we scan it and it turns out he has a tear on the outside edge of his tendon.” […]
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Having the last laugh on a cheeky OTTB
A cheeky horse known for his comical ways at the racetrack has given his new owner the last, and best laugh of all. Little Jitterbug, a chestnut gelding dismissed out of hand back in 2005 as being unfit for the racetrack or even an Eventing career is doing what those who chuckled at his antics never thought possible: He is climbing the ranks of the three-star Eventing circuit and aiming toward a possible run at the fabled Rolex *** next year. Owner and rider Jessica Bortner-Harris of Rocky Start Stables in Thurmond, N.C. says their accomplishments have far exceeded predictions […]
