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Watkins is the daughter of August and Torrance Watkins (Sr.); she has three brothers: Richardson, Thornton, and August Jr. [2] Her family was full of horsemen, many of them foxhunters, and she began riding to the hounds at the age of four.
Prairie Meadows has a one-mile dirt track with a chute for quarter horses. On site is a casino with 1,900 slot machines [8] and casino game tables featuring games such as poker, roulette, and blackjack. The track area has also hosted free concerts by national musical acts in recent years.
The track is a 6-furlong (1.2 km) oval. There is a 550-yard (0.50 km), Quarter-Horse chute, which also works as a 1.0625-mile (1.7099 km) Thoroughbred chute, in addition to a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) Thoroughbred chute. The track surface is a mixture of sand (from the Sabine River) and clay, with a limestone base. The track has stabling for 1,200 ...
Gabby Thomas beat Sha'Carri Richardson in the highly anticipated 200-meter final of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track and field.. Thomas came in first with a time of 21.81 seconds. Richardson ...
Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This event has its roots in a comprehensive cavalry test that required mastery of several types of riding.
Beard was blown away when TODAY’s Craig Melvin presented him with a check from Walmart for $20,000 so his friends and family could support him as he makes his way to the Olympic trials. “I’m ...
Directed by two-time Oscar nominee Lee Isaac Chung, who grew up on an Arkansas farm near the Oklahoma border, "Twisters" follows a new generation of storm chasers, played by Daisy Edgar-Jones ...
The track opened on December 2, 1933. [1] It was the first horse track to open in West Virginia, following the legalization of parimutuel wagering earlier in the year. [2] It was developed and operated by the Shenandoah Valley Jockey Club, led by Joseph Boyle. [3] It became America's first winter race meet upon its opening. [4]