I would come home from school, and I'd get some dinner ready: small things, like meatballs and sauce or lamb chops with rice and salad. There would be a delicious salad that has everything in it, semolina cheese bread and, of course, to wash it all down, a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon. This year, I made a big pot of sauce with little meatballs, a tray of ziti, sausage and peppers. I like her because she makes everything look so easy, and she always cooks with her family around. I learned...

Many of her students will advance from here to college, and from there, they will teach other the life skills they are learning here. They learn husbandry skills, which is what you're seeing today. They learn skills they can pass along to others in the future. It's a two-year class, which emphacizes hands-on training. Through this class in "Equine and Animal Science," horses are made available to the students three days each week. I'd like to work with therapeutic kids. And that's why Mary...

Vanquished Put Down After Breaking Leg. Classy stayer Vanquished has been put down after breaking his leg in the Group Two P J O'Shea Stakes at Eagle Farm. Trainer Bede Murray said the seven-year-old suffered horrific injuries and was euthanased at the Eagle Farm Equine Hospital on Saturday night. The NSW south coast trainer was preparing the gelding for a tilt at the Brisbane Cup Monday week. Vanquished first came to notice in the autumn of 2004 when he graduated from a midweek win at...

III) this season, drew the No. The draw ceremonies were held Thursday morning with the Ohio Derby attracting a field of eight. I'm looking for a big race from him. Officer Rocket, flying the colors of Frank Fletcher Racing Operations, Inc, is the 4-1 second choice. Forty Grams, representing the partnership of Pesch, Bolton and Fog City Stables, is the 9-2 third choice.

Try our dining, travel, entertainment and gardening newsletters. Derby will be broadcast live on CBS. The broadcast will begin at 5 p. The Virginia Derby is a Grade II stakes race, which puts it below Grade I races such as the Kentucky Derby. The 2007 Colonial Downs thoroughbred meet opens June 15 and continues through August 7. on Saturday and Sunday and 5 p. on Monday, Tuesday and Friday.

We've got to catch a little softer pace, but you expect that here. Nobody's going to want to be rolling out there in a mile-and-a-half race. The track is slow this morning, and there's not much water on it. He went three-quarters in 1:14 and change and was just playing. Otherwise, it's a long race that doesn't really do any good in moving forward. I just wanted him to be comfortable and have a good time. Indy), a five-year-old male, who posted the same time. Hard Spun, with trainer Larry...

When that ownership group dispersed its equine holdings that summer, Gary Broad, who retired from the real estate and insurance businesses, paid $725,000 for Buzzards Bay. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where you can share this story and discover new Web pages. Ellis still is trying to unlock the secrets that once made the gelding, now five years old, a top prospect. A tag cloud is a visual list of key terms associated with a piece of content. To see a list of items...

Danske is currently fourth leading sire in New Zealand by both number of individual winners and races won. Danske's progeny earnings this season total $806. Danske's progeny have won a total of 57 races this season. In announcing the fee for Danske, Paul and Debbie Thistoll of Emerald Lodge reflected on another superb season for the regally-bred son of Danehill. He is sixth overall - and leading South Island-based sire - on the New Zealand general sires' premiership. The highest earner for...