Hillis began a drive earlier this year to raise money so that the gravestones can be decorated with flowers for Memorial Day. Having lost an uncle in an industrial accident in 1998, Hillis said she empathized with the character's struggle to come to terms with the soldier's death. Police began cracking down on cruising during Kentucky Derby last year after a series of violent incidents plagued the weekend in 2005. While watching an episode in which a character learns how to deal with the...

Andrew Rogers has invested $30,000 in reining horses over the past 12 months, and he expects a 30 percent yearly return as the sport increases purse winnings and builds international popularity. Such alternative investments are becoming common, especially for investors looking to diversify beyond the traditional mix of mutual funds, stocks and bonds. If you are already a The Business Journal subscriber please create or sign into your bizjournals.com account to link your valid print...

He co-owned a horse ring in the 1970s where barrel races and other equestrian events were held. He was an avid horseman, owned quarter horses, and frequented horse shows. He loved to coon hunt, deer hunt, fish, and he loved horses. Although he left farming behind as an adult, he never lost his appreciation for those childhood memories. He grew up with horses and buggies and loved all that stuff, Jeanna said. They were building blocks for his life and something he shared with all who knew...

For the past several weeks everything has been pointing up at Arlington Park attendance, handle, field sizes but an incident in Friday s sixth race, a $5,000 claiming race, proved to be a real downer. Ocampo, realizing his mount was in distress, tried to pull up Tricker Quicker but couldn t and eventually dismounted and could only watch as she continued off toward the finish line where she was eventually corralled and vanned off. Last year, 22 horses suffered catastrophic breakdowns on...

By Ed Hinton South Florida Sun-Sentinel Posted May 27 2007 INDIANAPOLIS -- From paved-over farmland in hardscrabble Indiana and North Carolina to the opulent streets of Monte Carlo, this was once the most wondrous weekend of the year for automobile racing. By Ed Hinton South Florida Sun-Sentinel Posted May 27 2007 INDIANAPOLIS -- From paved-over farmland in hardscrabble Indiana and North Carolina to the opulent streets of Monte Carlo, this was once the most wondrous weekend of the year for...

A touch more fuel and time's opaque curtains were torn to shreds as the bike accelerated aggressively away through the evening mist and I was transported back almost exactly 100 years to Rem Fowler's victory in the first ever Isle Of Man TT, on this very machine. A touch more fuel and time's opaque curtains were torn to shreds as the bike accelerated aggressively away through the evening mist and I was transported back almost exactly 100 years to Rem Fowler's victory in the first ever Isle...

The starter Haleigh s grandfather Marvin Teixeira waved his orange flag signaling that it was time for her to go and she was off, racing to get around the three-barrel course as quickly as possible. She s on a horse at least three days a week, said Marcey Teixeira, who has already started coaching Haleigh on the fine points of riding and roping. Today s top finishers will be back for championship runs in front of a huge crowd of children many of them have never seen a rodeo before. These...

Gold Cup-winning trainer now looks for Epsom coup with 45,000 colt who has come a long way since starting on the all-weather at Lingfield Will Buckley Sunday May 27, 2007 The Observer If Salford Mill wins at Epsom on Saturday, David Elsworth will join Vincent O'Brien in a select pantheon of two. Gold Cup-winning trainer now looks for Epsom coup with 45,000 colt who has come a long way since starting on the all-weather at Lingfield Will Buckley Sunday May 27, 2007 The Observer If Salford...