What They Said About Seabiscuit
“The wonder is that Seabiscuit hasn’t cut his own throat. Two photo finishes - a difference of inches - in two successive $100,000 races...
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Kaeli Bartholomew
- May 20, 2019
Triple Crown Winner Gallant Fox: The Red-Headed Horse
Winning the Triple Crown is the most coveted accomplishment in the sport of horse racing. It takes a super horse to sweep the Kentucky...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- May 17, 2019
Pimlico, The Historical Home of the Preakness Stakes, is Dying
Pimlico Race Course first opened its doors on October 25th, 1870 as just second Thoroughbred racetrack to be built in the United States....
Kaeli Bartholomew
- May 10, 2019
Discover Top Handicap Horse Discovery
Each November, the Discovery Handicap is run at Aqueduct in New York in honor of one of the greatest handicap horses in the history of...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- May 5, 2019
10 Facts About Triple Crown Winner Assault
1.) Assault stepped on a surveyor's stake while he was growing up at King Ranch in Texas. This left his front right hoof permanently...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Apr 26, 2019
10 Facts About Man o' War
1.) Man o' War has four full siblings: My Play, Playfellow, Masda, and Mirabella. Man o' War's dam, Mahubah, was bred only five times and...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Apr 25, 2019
Seabiscuit: The Little Horse That Could
On May 23rd, 1933, a mare by the name of Swing On gave birth to a bay colt by Hard Tack. Hard Tack was a son of Man o’ War and Swing On...
Jennifer Kelly
- Apr 15, 2019
He Was a Horse After All
The book Duel for the Crown by Linda Carroll and Dave Rosner recounts the story of the Affirmed-Alydar rivalry through the 1978 Triple...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Apr 14, 2019
Domino: The Toughest Sprinter of the 19th Century
Domino is known as one of the greatest sprinters of the 19th century. His nearly black coat and speedy times earned him the nickname “The...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Apr 7, 2019
Northern Dancer: A Breed-Shaper
Few horses have the profound influence on the Thoroughbred that Northern Dancer does. Northern Dancer was born on May 27th, 1961 in...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Apr 5, 2019
History of the Kentucky Derby
Meriwether Lewis Clark is responsible for the greatest two minutes in sports. In 1872, Clark traveled to Europe. There, he witnessed the...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Apr 1, 2019
Assault: The Underdog Triple Crown Winner
Three years before Assault became America’s 7th Triple Crown winner, he was an ugly duckling of a horse at King Ranch in Texas. Although...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Mar 23, 2019
10 Facts About Noor
1.) Noor raced in England at ages 2 and 3 before coming to America. There he won four of thirteen races and finished third in both the...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Mar 1, 2019
Mahubah: Man o' War's Dam
August Belmont Jr. was a great businessman known for his work in railroads and subways. He is also highly regarded in the world of...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Feb 28, 2019
10 Facts about Whirlaway
1.) Whirlaway is still the only horse to have won both the Triple Crown and the Travers Stakes. 2.) Calumet Farm’s trainer Ben A. Jones...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Feb 28, 2019
Kelso: Five Time Horse of the Year
From 1959 to 1966, a horse by the name of Kelso drew huge crowds to racetracks across the United States. Like his maternal greatgrandsire...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Feb 28, 2019
Noor: Remembering the Light
Noor was a light that burned bright for Charles S. Howard. Howard is most known for owning Seabiscuit and few know that he owned other...
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Feb 28, 2019
10 Facts about Native Dancer
Native Dancer is one of the most popular Thoroughbred racehorses to ever live. He was a champion on the racetrack and a superstar at stud....
Kaeli Bartholomew
- Feb 28, 2019
Exterminator: The Goat
In 2019, calling something “the goat” means to call it “the greatest of all time”. But when Willis Sharpe Kilmer called Exterminator “the...
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