By Steve Schuelein First printed 2008 Legendary jockey John Longden once said of Santa Anita Park, “It’s the most beautiful place you can find. You’re camping out when you leave Santa Anita”. The late rider, who won 932 races during 26…
First published December 2008. Quietly, almost anonymously, jockey Ramon Dominguez slipped into New York and won two Grade 1 stakes in a little more than an hour at Belmont Park and then drove back with his family – his wife…
This month Featured Artist is Nicole Charbonnet, and she cannot be described as “emerging” in the usual sense of the word; her reputation as a leading contemporary artist has already been made. What does continue to emerge, however, is Nicole’s…
The Kentucky Derby is raced the first Saturday of May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, however its popularity has stretched worldwide, even in its early years. Inspired by England’s most famous horse race, the Epsom Derby, the Kentucky Derby…
The afternoon of an early August Monday at Saratoga Race Course, celebrated chef Bobby Flay spoke of his passion about Thoroughbred racing. Several hours later, he backed it up, spending half a million dollars to purchase an unnamed bay…
By Larry Tritten I was expecting banana daiquiri weather – that picture perfect postcard conception of Florida with green palm trees highlighting sky and water as blue as the colors in a Disney animated movie. But when I arrived the…