Win, Place, Show by Paul Kehrer on Flickr/CC BY 2.0Most major sports leagues in the United States, including the national leagues for football, baseball, soccer and basketball, have a concussion management protocol for athletes. Researchers at the University of...
Embed from Getty ImagesThe sport of Thoroughbred horse racing as we know it today originated in England, and in the nation where the sport evolved, there is no event more prestigious than the Royal Ascot race meet held every...
Embed from Getty ImagesCelebrities: They're just like us. Or in this case, they're just like the cheekiest pony in your barn. In this series of photos from Getty Images, 2016 Preakness Stakes winner and Belmont favorite Exaggerator is shown...
Embed from Getty ImagesOn Saturday, June 11, Thoroughbred racing fans throughout the world will turn their attention to Belmont Park racetrack in New York, where the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes will be held. At 1 ½ miles...
Horse lovers everywhere can agree on one thing: that horses have a lot to teach us, whether it’s patience, responsibility, or in the case of the irresistible bay thoroughbred race horse named Zippy Chippy, that one should never give...
Embed from Getty ImagesOn May 21st at Pimlico racetrack in Maryland, the dream of having back-to-back Triple Crown winners came to an end over a muddy track in the Preakness Stakes. Following on the heels of American Pharoah’s Triple...
Embed from Getty ImagesFive years ago, in early 2011, many fans and experts in Thoroughbred horse racing believed that an undefeated three-year-old colt named Uncle Mo was a superstar in the making; a successor to Affirmed and the horse...
Embed from Getty ImagesThe Kentucky Derby has been run continuously since its inception in 1875, and in the years since then, few horses have ever entered the "Run for the Roses” with a more decorated record than Nyquist. The...
On May 7th, sports fans across the country and throughout the world will turn their attention to Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky, where the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby will be held. With twenty talented three-year-old Thoroughbreds...
Embed from Getty ImagesEvery spring, horse racing fans turn their attention to Churchill Downs, where the prestigious Kentucky Derby will be held on the first Saturday in May. But while the Derby draws most of the attention, Churchill Downs...
