What the what? No, this is not breaking news, but something I discovered today. Lambourn will have the UK’s first “horse monorail” courtesy of Turkish industrialist and racehorse owner, Mehmet Kurt. As far as I can tell it’s a horsewalker from Tron (have a look at the photo here); apparently the “Kurtsystem” will be great …
Category Archives: Kentucky
Horse Laughs
I love it when The Onion does horse racing. Mind you, this reads as though they’ve been following the New York Times coverage… LOUISVILLE, KY—Shaken and trembling Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another, who came from behind and outside on the final turn to win the Kentucky Derby in a breathtaking display of speed and …
Frangible Racehorses, PETA and Keeneland
Fran Jurga has a detailed article on PETA’s latest bid to help animals, and for once it looks like I might agree with them (I’ll spare you the laundry list of their more idiotic and downright offensive campaigns). In the run up to the Keeneland September Select Yearling Sales PETA released a video of two-year-olds …
Run for the Rosie
‘When Rosie Napravnik was 7 years old, she rode in her first pony race. “I was pretty much hooked to the thrill of the speed since then,” she said.’ On Saturday Rosie will become the seventh woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Read more about her here and watch her in …
The Queen is Dead; Long Live the Queen
Zenyatta’s poor jockey, Mike Smith is mortified that she was just pipped in the Classic, but then there was Goldikova, the French filly who last night became one of the greatest milers of all time:
Riding the Wind
Take a ride on the brilliant racemare Zenyatta, who will try to win the twentieth race of a twenty race career tonight at Churchill Downs, Kentucky: the $5,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic. God but she’s shiney.
America’s Narcotics Problem
Thanks to Karen Krizanovich for sending me this New York Times piece on the use of drugs in US horse racing in the run up to the Breeders’ Cup championship day. I’ve bolded for emphasis… I do not know how any true horseman or horsewoman could send injured horses into competition. “A Jockey Club study …
Dressage vs. Stressage?
Dr Reiner Klimke on Ahlerich at the 1984 Olympics (victory lap here): Edward Gal on Moorlands Totilas at the 2010 World Equestrian Games: And, for the hell of it, the Andalusian who stole the crowd’s heart in Kentucky:
Henny!
Peter Atkins of the Australian team and his horse Henry Jota Hampton, or Henny, take us round the World Olympic Games 2010 cross-country course in Kentucky courtesy of a helmet cam. Just watch those ears! If you want to contribute to this partnership, or learn more about Henny, who was picked up by Atkins for …