My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
No matter how much I yelled “go, go, go!!!” at the TV set, Animal Kingdom wasn’t able to catch Shackleford before the wire. He made a good run for it but ran out of track too soon. Shackleford ran a great race, leading wire to wire. He’s obviously not a distance horse but the Preakness […]
Read MoreSecretariat, the Disney Movie, has opened to mixed reviews. For those of us who just want to focus on the horse himself, this documentary is great. Plus, you don’t need to leave your living room. It’s worth watching all the parts. But make sure you listen to the interviews surrounding the footage of Secretariat’s historic […]
Read MoreIf you’ve always thought your horse looked a lot like racing great Secretariat, here’s your chance to find out if he makes the grade. He doesn’t even need to be fast. Walt Disney Pictures is shooting the movie Secretariat later this year and the producer of the film, Mayhem Pictures is conducting an online “casting […]
Read MoreSo said Jockey Kent Desormeaux after Big Brown’s disappointing run in the Belmont stakes yesterday. It’s been 30 years since a horse won racing’s Triple Crown — the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. But it wasn’t always so. In the 1970s, there were three Triple Crown Winners! In 1978, Affirmed stuck a nose […]
Read MoreThe announcement that Big Brown’s owners have sold the sponsorship rights on the jockey’s racing silks to the Hooter’s restaurant chain, has many people shaking their heads. This classy athlete just deserves better than a chain known for buxom waitresses in tight shirts. If Big Brown does win the Triple Crown, this year’s winner’s circle […]
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