Read along for a look at each horse competing in the 2024 Kentucky Derby.In 2021, 17,779 Thoroughbred foals in the United States alone were registered with the Jockey Club. This Saturday, only 20 Thoroughbreds — two of them born...
“He is moving like a tremendous machine!”This moment of Chic Anderson’s call of the 1973 Belmont Stakes is forever etched into history. Under the blue and white checkered silks of Penny Chenery’s Meadow Stables, Secretariat was widening his lead...
It's the first Saturday in May, and in Louisville, Ky., that can only mean one thing: it's Kentucky Derby Day.Each year on this day (aside from the delayed, no-spectator race in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), a large...
"People just love the horses—they love to pet them and they love to watch them run,” says Fran Burns, head tour guide for Sunrise Tours at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course, owner at Boxwood Farms and a longtime Thoroughbred horse...
Did you know you can get rewarded for success with your retired racehorses? The Jockey Club’s Thoroughbred Incentive Program (TIP) recognizes off-the-track Thoroughbreds—and their owners—for success in their second career.Launched in 2012, TIP has seen a meteoric rise in...
In addition to finding the right personality and ability when searching for your next equine partner, oftentimes it feels like you need a Ph.D. to decipher horse-health records, old injuries, and how they might impact a horse’s future athletic...
On the day Santa Anita unveiled a plaque commemorating six decades of dedicated service to its recently retired 100-year-old paddock captain, John Shear, the track has also announced that it will further honor him by renaming the Santana Mile...
We can all hope to reach 100 years of age with just as much gusto for our passions in life than ever. Meet Santa Anita's legendary John Shear, who has done just that, and who has inspired people along...
Catastrophic injuries in Thoroughbred racehorses is a top concern for the industry and for its fans. That sentiment is shared by researchers at the University of Kentucky’s (U.K.) College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. These researchers have been working...
Who would win a race of all of the Triple Crown winners if they could have raced together? Now we know thanks to a virtual edition of "The Kentucky Derby: Triple Crown Showdown," a computer-simulated version of a race...
