But one nit: Just to make the rest of us feel better about not having picked the winner, NBC should make all its announcers make on-air race predictions. NBC has a pretty good Kentucky Derby formula, weaving taped storytelling with lots of boots on the ground. Yum! Brands offered a $1 million bonus for a horse winning by a bigger margin than Barbaro's 6 -length victory last year. Hammond said the bonus had the "wrong emphasis" and "any self-respecting jockey or trainer would not push their...

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She and Prince Philip spent the race at a private suite where they had a finish-line vantage point on a balcony to watch Street Sense pull away with the win. The monarch, an avid horse enthusiast, did not place any bets, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said on customary condition of anonymity. The queen began her six-day trip to the United States in Virginia, where she addressed the General Assembly and visited the Jamestown Settlement, which is observing the 400th anniversary of the...

Having learned a lot about body mechanics through her training to become an equine sports massage therapist, she couldn't understand how the hard brace would help her daughter. But then an unexpected diagnosis of scoliosis - a disease causing an abnormal curvature of the spine - meant Jazlyn suddenly had to wear a hard, immobilizing back brace. An avid dancer at a performing arts school in Van Nuys, she dreamed of one day becoming a detective, or maybe a tattoo artist. The cumbersome...

Nobody gave me lessons; back then, you just got on the horse and did it. At the age of 9, Evelyn Andrade could shoot cattle square in the forehead, then bleed and skin them in preparation for market. Andrade also remembers riding in the horse-drawn wagon that delivered fresh Andrade Ranch beef to the camps where Hamakua Sugar co.'s workers lived. The plantation was the backbone of Honokaa's economy for more than a century, from its establishment in 1873 to its closure in 1994. There also...

What type of headwear do you normally use when riding at home? Enjoy all the latest equestrian news and competition reports delivered straight to your door every week. Skull cap with safety harness. Peaked hat with safety harness. Quick Search: Type a keyword into the box below to search our site. Peaked hat without harness. Carol Phillips, H&H website producer. The Geoff Huffer-trained colt beat Vital Equine (33-1) into second place by one and a half lengths. Vital Equine had a...

She has won 27 championship buckles, five championship saddles and more ethan $50,000 in award money in her barrel racing career. AP content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Tiffany Lawrence signs letter of intent. COWETA Tiffany Lawrence, a 2007 High School Student at Coweta High School has recently signed a Letter of Intent accepting a Rodeo Scholarship from Connors State College in Warner. Lawrence is a barrel racer with accomplishments as World and Reserve...

The queen wore a fine wool coat of lime green, with a matching silk dress in a small floral print and a lime green hat with a fuchsia trim. To prepare for the royal visit, a number of Churchill Downs workers took etiquette lessons and the lead chef planned a sumptuous meal featuring a variety of Kentucky ingredients. For those in the infield, where the beer flows and a carefree attitude reigns, any view of the queen would be from a distance. The queen had a finish-line vantage point for...