By the Numbers: Galway Downs 4*-L Cross Country Day One thing I love about the West Coast events is the time differential; it is lovely to be sitting down to dinner and having a live stream to watch after work hours. Last night was
Emerald Downs Concludes Safe Meet With Record Handle Emerald Downs concluded its 38-day 2020 racing season with record average daily handle. The track's 25th season was conducted with strict COVID-19 protocols and without spectators.
Awesome Again, Milwaukee Brew Join Old Friends Farm Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm near Georgetown, Ky., announced Oct. 30 the arrival of two new stallions: multiple graded stakes winners Awesome Again and Milwaukee Brew.
Full Sister to Cracksman Set to Debut at Newmarket Hopefully Darling has some big shoes to fill when she lines up in the opening British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes at Newmarket for her debut Oct. 31. The 2-year-old is a full sister to European champion Cracksman, a four-time group 1 winner.
WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY—A Garden State trainer was shocked to discover that the genetic roots of her longtime school horse indicate that he is, in fact, 10 percent unicorn. A home DNA test submitted this fall by Creekside Farms owner Karen Walker definitively proves that her 13-year-old Dutch warmblood, Pepper, is partially related to the […]
Every time I sat down to finish writing this essay, I had to begin again. The catastrophe on the page from before had blossomed into something even worse every time I picked it up again. A small late-season wildfire I mentioned in the first draft had exploded into one of the largest in Colorado history. Evacuated […]
When we adopted Ping Ping in November 2018, it was only 15 days before she would have aged out of the system in China. Orphans there must be adopted by their 14th birthday or lose the chance of finding a family. Growing up in an industrial city in Northern China, Ping Ping spent most of […]
Discussions have been taking place with venues over a planned revival of team chasing in Scotland. H&H speaks to campaigners and organisers to find out more
Point Two Topspec Hair Raisers (AllenBrown, Yellow; Ally Brown, Black; Larry Brown, Green; and , Red) in the Open Team Chase at the Heythrop Team Chase incorporating the British National Championship in Gloucestershire, UK on 12 April 2014THE revival of team chasing in Scotland hopes to offer more opportunities for riders. A Facebook group, Team Chasing Scotland, has been formed in the hope of relaunching a series, with discussions taking place with potential venues.
