My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Zenyatta sure knows how to work the crowd. There was no shortage of suspense during the Santa Margarita handicap today. Zenyatta broke last out of the gate and loped along at the back of the pack for the first half mile. At times she was 10 lengths behind the leaders. At the top of the […]
Read MoreQuality Road, the colt that broke through the starting gate at the Breeders Cup ended up with quite a set of scrapes and bruises including stitches, a laceration and big bruise over one eye, and a large hemotoma on his leg. He also almost knocked out one of his teeth. Read more.
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This has been a great year for fillies. Today Zenyatta won her 14th straight race with an incredible run in the Breeders Cup coming from dead last in an amazing run. This was the first time she’d run in a mixed field and she kept her undefeated record.
Read MoreCyclone Larry a 3-year old Thoroughbred born and raised in Western South Dakota and then trained at the North Dakota Horse Park has been chosen to play Secretariat in the Disney Movie due out next summer.
Read MoreRachel Alexandra continues to amaze. Her win in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes was against the boys . . . and against older horses. She is the first filly ever to win the Woodward Stakes. Read more.
Read MoreBack in November I wrote a post about an inspirational trainer at Suffolk Downs, Lorita Lindemann, known as the Angel of Suffolk Downs. One of the things that struck me was how hard Ms. Lindemann had to campaign with her fellow trainers to encourage them to rehome their horses. As buyers, let’s not discourage these […]
Read MoreIn anticipation of the Belmont Stakes, I’ve been reading the racing press. While I’m routing for Calvin Borel and Mine That Bird, I’ve been trying to better understand the factors that influence the outcome. Distance, I get — at a mile and a half, with no “rabbit” entered in the Belmont, there won’t be any […]
Read MoreQuality Road, one of the favorites for the upcoming Kentucky Derby was withdrawn yesterday because of residual soreness from a quarter crack. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Whenever hoof issues become headline news I always turn to Fran Jurga’s Hoof Blog as she always has the inside story from the farriers treating the problem. Today is […]
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