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Virtual Kentucky Derby at Home Set for First Saturday in May on NBC With All Triple Crown Winners

Churchill Downs announced plans to celebrate the first Saturday in May, the traditional date of the annual Kentucky Derby, by…

5 years ago


2020 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks to be Postponed Due to COVID-19

Due to coronavirus (COVID-19), the 146th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be rescheduled from May 2, 2020 to…

5 years ago

Getting Started Right: Retraining the Thoroughbred from Racehorse to Riding Horse

  When retraining a racehorse, for the early days of training an off-track Thoroughbred (OTTB) under saddle, choose mild days…

5 years ago

Victory is Justified

Read on to learn more about the 2018 Triple Crown Winner, Justify and more about the Triple Crown races and…

6 years ago

Penny Chenery, owner of Secretariat, dies at age 95

The Tweedy family announced today that Helen "Penny” Chenery, owner of 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat, died yesterday. She was…

7 years ago

Jockey gets more of a ride than she bargained for when horse’s bridle breaks

  Just 50 meters into the sixth race of the day at Australia’s Tweed River Jockey Club Murwillumbah Racecourse last…

7 years ago

Zenyatta Welcomes a New Filly

Photo by Dave Cooper on flickr/CC BY 2.0 Congratulations are in order for 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta, who…

8 years ago

American Pharoah Will Travel to Australia

By Maryland GovPics (2015 Preakness Stakes) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons It’s been a little over a year since…

8 years ago

Rare White Thoroughbred Sold at New Zealand Sale

Thoroughbred registries don’t restrict horses based on color. All that matters is bloodlines and speed. But selective breeding can lead…

8 years ago

Racehorse Owners in New York Now Required to Learn About Aftercare

For recreational riders and competitive equestrians, buying a horse is like searching for a long-term friend or athletic partner. They…

8 years ago