Archive for the ‘Horse Racing History’ Category

Top jockey to ride in tonight\’s Expo Square Stakes

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

THE ALL-TIME winningest quarter horse jockey in the history of the sport will be making a stop in Tulsa on Saturday and why not?

Triple Crown Billionaires: Meet Horse Racing\’s Richest People

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

Like any high-risk, high-stakes activity, horse racing draws its share of the super-rich, who own st

Triple Crown billionaires: Meet horse racing\’s richest

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

Sports speculators are gearing up for this Saturday\’s Belmont Stakes, the last of the annual Triple Crown…

Horse racing notebook: Weighing in on bigger jockeys

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

To keep earning a living, jockeys take medication and sweat off pounds in saunas. They also diet to keep a body below 120 pounds when it wants to weigh 125 or 130. That\’s the history of competitive riding. Probably the future, too.

News: Royal Ascot: Super horse Frankel expected to continue gallop towards place in racing history

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

EQUINE brutality when suppressing 12 rivals in the Qipco 2,000 Guineas last month, Frankel is the shortest-priced favourite of Royal Ascot 2011 as he bids to make his word law in the St James\’s Palace Stakes.

Brief History of Horse Racing

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

Horse racing is one of the oldest sports in the world and today it is the most spectator watched sport in the United States. Contributor: Jessica Rowe Published: Jun 09, 2011

Triple Crown Billionaires: Meet Horse Racing\’s Richest People

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

Like any high-risk, high-stakes activity, horse racing draws its share of the super-rich, who own st

Horse racing: Long shot Ruler on Ice wins Belmont Stakes

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

Horse racing: Long shot Ruler on Ice wins Belmont Stakes By RICHARD ROSENBLATT The Associated Press Published Jun 11, 2011 06:38PM MDT New York • Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom nearly fell at the start. Preakness winner Shackleford faded in the stretch. The Belmont Stakes was up for grabs. And 24-1 long shot Ruler on Ice delivered a huge upset Saturday in the final leg of the Triple Crown …

Horse racing is as chancy as weather

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

ELMONT, N.Y. (AP) — Horse racing is all about risk and uncertainty. As trainer Nick Zito says, “You know what the great thing about our sport is? Nobody can figure it out.”

Triple Crown billionaires: Meet horse racing\’s richest

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

Sports speculators are gearing up for this Saturday\’s Belmont Stakes, the last of the annual Triple Crown…