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In Injury-Free Eventing, the U.S. Stumbles

The equestrian sport of eventing received a much-needed reprieve Monday at the Olympics when the cross-country portion of the event concluded with no riders or horses seriously injured.

Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 7:36 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Horses, Accidents and Safety, Horsemanship and Equestrian Events

Big Brown Is Successful, but Not Overpowering, in His Return to Racing

Big Brown had just enough in his tank to grind out a one-and-three-quarter-length victory over Coal Play in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.

Posted Sunday, August 03, 2008 10:14 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Big Brown (Race Horse), Monmouth Park

In the Hong Kong Heat, Steps to Protect the Horses

The goal during Olympic equestrian events is to make sure that horses and riders are not exposed to the midday heat and humidity of Hong Kong.

Posted Saturday, August 02, 2008 1:30 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Horses, Weather, Horsemanship and Equestrian Events

Filly Challenging Citation’s Record

Peppers Pride, a New 5-year-old thoroughbred, is expected to be heavily favored to win her 17th race in a row, a feat no horse has achieved in modern times.

Posted Saturday, July 26, 2008 2:53 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, New Mexico

For U.S. Team’s Horses, First-Class Treatment

Olympic horses will depart for the equestrian site in Hong Kong as part of a global migration that will ultimately include 297 horses from 47 nations.

Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:23 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Horses, Horsemanship and Equestrian Events

With Win, Filly Would Lift a Broodmare’s Legacy

Ocean Colors, who will be at Saratoga on Wednesday, has already done more than most of offspring of Winning Colors, who won the Kentucky Derby nearly 20 years ago.

Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:27 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses

One Horse in the Stable, but He’s One of the Best

The only horse in a one-horse stable, Somebeachsomewhere will be the 2-5 favorite when he races nine harness horses at the Meadowlands on Saturday.

Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 10:05 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Meadowlands (NJ), Nova Scotia (Canada)

A Sport on the Move, a Rider Who Never Stops

Trevor Brazile endures long drives, short flights and saddle sores for a few seconds of joy and the chance to claim big prize money throughout the country.

Posted Friday, July 04, 2008 10:51 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horses, Contests and Prizes, Brazile, Trevor, Rodeos

Owner and Trainer Cry Foul Over Horse’s Positive Test

Larry Jones and Jim Squires, two of the most outspoken critics on the use of drugs in horse racing, recently had a colt of their own fail a drug test, a result that they are saying was sabotage.

Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 3:10 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Horse Racing, Horses, Jones, Larry

Report of Horse Deaths Creates More Questions

Over the past five years, 3,035 thoroughbreds, standardbreds and quarter horses have died at racing facilities, but not all of them on the racetrack or in racing-related accidents.

Posted Saturday, June 14, 2008 1:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Breeding of Animals, Eight Belles (Race Horse)

Big Brown’s Trainer Ready to Testify

Big Brown’s trainer, Rick Dutrow, said Wednesday he intends to be prepared next week when he appears before a Congressional hearing examining safety issues in thoroughbred racing.

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 9:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Big Brown (Race Horse), Dutrow, Rick

Despite Dutrow’s Criticism, Big Brown’s Jockey Will Stay

Already planning ahead for Big Brown’s next race, members of his team said that they planned to stick with jockey Kent Desormeaux and resume the colt’s treatments of Winstrol.

Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:06 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Big Brown (Race Horse), Desormeaux, Kent, Dutrow, Rick

Warren A. Croll Jr., Trainer, Is Dead at 88

Mr. Croll Jr. was a Hall of Fame trainer who won the 1987 Belmont Stakes with Bet Twice and trained four thoroughbred champions.

Posted Monday, June 09, 2008 8:44 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Deaths (Obituaries), Horse Racing, Horses, Triple Crown (Horse Racing)

A Day Later: Kudos for Zito, Questions About Big Brown

Big Brown was considered such a stone-cold lock to become the 12th Triple Crown champion. But in the aftermath of his loss at the Belmont Stakes, the second-guessing was rampant.

Posted Sunday, June 08, 2008 9:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Big Brown (Race Horse), Desormeaux, Kent, Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing), Dutrow, Rick, Zito, Nick

The Belmont Stakes: Big Brown Tires as Sweep Proves Elusive Again

Big Brown was supposed to run off with the Belmont Stakes and be anointed as the 12th Triple Crown champion. But Da’ Tara, a seemingly impossible 38-1 long shot, prevailed.

Posted Saturday, June 07, 2008 8:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Horse Racing, Horses, Big Brown (Race Horse), Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown (Horse Racing)

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