by Megan Arszman|08.31.202208.31.2022|10:32am10:35am Offering A Leg Up, One Last Time: Charity Spotlight Presented By Avion Law There are very few words that get the adrenaline pumping and heart pounding like “Riders up!” That’s when all eyes are on the trainer, giving a leg up to the jockey, putting the hopes and dreams of trainers, owners, handicappers, and horse racing fans everywhere on the shoulders of the demure, colorful shoulders sitting aboard […]
by Megan Arszman|08.24.2022|3:12pm Researching For The Greater Good: Charity Spotlight Presented By Avion Law The speed behind the Thoroughbred is awe-inspiring, especially when that power comes from such fragile components. Any good horseperson knows that the best way to celebrate and to manage that speed and power is to better understand it. Which is the premise of The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation. Incorporated in 1940 thanks to an initial […]
by Megan Arszman|08.17.2022|2:51pm Square Peg Foundation Provides Place For Everyone In California: Charity Spotlight Presented By Avion Law In the world of retired racehorses, there are the sporty off-track Thoroughbreds (OTTBs), those contributing to the gene pool as breeders and then there are the ones that don’t seem to have a place. The misfits. The square pegs trying to fit in a hole. But every once in a while, that square peg fits […]
by Megan Arszman|08.10.2022|1:40pm Everyone’s A Star At Old Friends: Charity Spotlight Presented By Avion Law When the infamous Runhappy van pulls into Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, Ky., you might think another big superstar is onboard, ready for his new life of leisure. Instead, a mare rescued from a dangerous situation and lacking the luster in her coat steps off, soon to regain that shine and learn to enjoy life […]
by Megan Arszman|11.12.202101.31.2022|8:06pm12:48am Indiana Weanling Spotlight Presented By Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance: Hip 1236, Sister Sez No, By Not This Time Not This Time has been siring major runners, including G1 Del Mar Debutante Stakes winner Princess Noor (o/o Sheza Smoke Show), which makes the combination of the Giant’s Causeway stallion and Dundalk Bay an exciting one. Dundalk Bay, a Majestic Warrior mare out of the Pembroke mare Pem’s Hostess, is a young producer with an […]
by Megan Arszman|08.12.201901.06.2020|2:30pm3:29pm First Runhappy Foals Born In Indiana Bring Sire Full Circle Eclipse Award-winning stallion Runhappy (Super Saver – Bella Jolie) has created many fans across the country, including Indiana. His name has been synonymous with horse racing in Kentucky and New York, and soon it’ll start to be in Indiana. Two foals from his 2019 crop were born in Indiana and registered with the Indiana Thoroughbred […]