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Equestrian sports are sports that use horses as a main part of the sport. This usually takes the form of the rider being on the horse's back, or the horses pulling some sort of horse-drawn vehicle . General
Trainer Danny Gargan watches as Kentucky Derby 150 contender Dornoch is bathed outside Gargan's stable at Churchill Downs April 25, 2024 in Louisville, Ky. Gargan is a Louisville native.
Tropical Park introduced the first synthetic racetrack surface for horse racing in the 1966-67 season. Known as "Tartan Turf, " it was a rubberized surface manufactured by the 3M company. Built inside the regular dirt track, one race per day was contested on the Tartan track but for safety reasons the majority of horse trainers and owners ...
The Florida Cracker Horse is a critically endangered horse breed [1] from the U.S. state of Florida.It is genetically and physically similar to many other Spanish-style horses, especially those from the Spanish Colonial horse group, including the Banker horse of North Carolina and the Carolina Marsh Tacky of South Carolina. [2]
It is owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and is operated under a five-year lease as a partnership with Darby Development, LLC. [1] Monmouth Park's marquee event is the Haskell Invitational, named after Amory L. Haskell. The Haskell was first run in 1968 as a handicap, but was made into an Invitational Handicap in 1981.
The horses are ridden throughout the city's streets and parks, and regular races are held on an open strip of Fairmount Park called the Speedway. Experienced horsemen and youth in the area care for the horses, and the Fletcher Street club horses receive additional care from a prominent area veterinarian. [3]
Horses at Old Friends Equine Old Friends is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) equine retirement facility in Georgetown, Kentucky , accredited by the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA). The organization started with one leased paddock and two horses, but it now owns 136 acres, Dreamchase Farm , with additional leased pasturage.
July 16, 2011 – in the American Oaks at Hollywood Park, between Cambina and Nereid. [40] September 10, 2011 – in the Irish St. Leger, between Duncan and Jukebox Jury. [41] August 18, 2012 - At Lingfield Park Racecourse in a two-horse race between Ayaar and Snowboarder. [42] August 25, 2012 – in the Travers Stakes, between Alpha and Golden ...