Horse-racing has a glamorous, well-heeled image, that of patrons enjoying a day out at the races, dressing up in their best and drinking champagne, etc. Not to mention the large sums of money involved, the thrill of seeing their horses come in first,...
Have you ever wondered what happens to retired racehorses? They usually retire early, most of them by the age of around 7, which is very young for animals which usually live well into their twenties. So what do they do for the next two decades? When...
At a time of war in the United States, when hopes were low, there was an unlikely hero. No, he was not the kind of hero with a red cape or superpowers, but he was the color red and he did possess breakneck speed. His name was Secretariat, or "Big Red...
It is a shocking fact that horses are the only animals who are legally permitted to be beaten in public. It should not happen at all, but British jockeys are legally allowed to hit horses around 7 or 8 times during the course of a race. That's bad enough...
Proper horse training and exercise: The first common mistake resides at the very foundation of barrel racing. Many barrel horses are rushed into training and then they are trained strictly on the cloverleaf pattern till they are fed up with running ...
It’s the buzz of the horse racing world – the Standardbred Canada has finally announced the winners of the big 2017 O’Brien Awards ceremony. The Canadian racing star Hannelore Hanover led the big ceremony, claiming the title for Canada’s top Standardbred...
Triple Crown winner Justify has added another impressive award to his portfolio. Justify was awarded the prestigious Horse of the Year award at the recent 2018 Eclipse Award, beating his closest rival Accelerate by a few points. The Bob-Baffert-trained...
Remember Arrogate? The American racehorse superstar who won the 2016 Travers Stakes? Big news for horse racing fans – Arrogate has returned to the racing world, grabbing the highest honor for the second time. According to reports, Arrogate was once ...
Champion filly Almond Eye, who just completed the Japanese fillies' Triple Crown, finally confirmed her status as one of the best horses in the racing world with a huge in this week’s Group 1 Japan Cup in Tokyo, Japan. The victory will give Almond E...
American thoroughbred racehorse Justify emerged victorious once again at the Preakness. The Bob Baffert-trained racehorse has overcome a muddy and foggy racetrack to outlast several hard-charging challengers to win the Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico...
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