If you haven’t heard by now, California Chrome will be trying to break a 36 year drought of Triple Crown winners when he goes to the post in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. (more…)
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Date With Destiny: California Chrome Draws Secretariat’s Post Position Again
Superstitious much? California Chrome just drew the same post position in the Belmont that the great Secretariat wore – just as he has done in the Preakness Stakes. (more…)
5 Racehorses We’d Like to Add to Our Sporthorse Barn
Sally Spickard entertains the idea of taking 5 superstar racehorses for a gallop down a different career path. (more…)
Video: A Day at the Hippodrome
French videographer/HN reader Julien Guntz beautifully captures the swirl of color and sound that is the Hippodrome de Strasbourg-Hoerdt, located in France’s Lower Rhine. (more…)
Sometimes Your Horse Wins the Race and You Just Have to Hug Them
Aging champion Wise Dan and his trainer Charles Lopreski totally had “a moment” at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Heather Benson shares. (more…)
Kentucky Derby 2014: The Post Positions are HERE!
The post position draw (the order the horses go into the starting gate) for this year’s Kentucky Derby was this afternoon and as usual, it created its own special kind of drama. (more…)
2014 Kentucky Derby: Your HN Cheat Sheet, Part 1
The Derby is just five days away and HN has your official “cheat sheat” of who looks good, who looks slow and what kind of Derby hat goes best with your muddy boots from the barn. (more…)
How to Be a Great Sportsman, Jockey-Style
Jockeys are known for their great horsemanship and quick thinking–after all, they travel around a racetrack riding 1,200 lbs. of thoroughbred at 40 miles per hour! (more…)