State barrel-racing champ to be crowned in Kissimmee Sara Sheckler . Special to the Sentinel Posted May 31, 2007 Fans of barrel racing can see riders compete for prize money, custom-made saddles and other awards now that the National Barrel Horse Association is holding its state finals at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee through Sunday. State barrel-racing champ to be crowned in Kissimmee Sara Sheckler . Special to the Sentinel Posted May 31, 2007 Fans of barrel racing can see riders...

Artificial surfaces are popping up across the nation as horse racing looks for a way to curb breakdowns injuries that result in horses being euthanized. The rubbery synthetic surfaces, developed as all-weather tracks for winter training in England 20 years ago, are hailed as being softer and kinder to horses, and tracks that have installed them have seen the number of breakdowns drop. The California Horse Racing Board in 2006 mandated that its major thoroughbred tracks go to a synthetic...

In the 1990's, Cagliari, who is a professional barrel racer, said Joanette completed on the barrel racing circuit. On the morning of the shooting she left her parent's home to tend to her horse that was being kept at a nearby ranch when her truck broke down at which time she telephone her father. Joanette was a regular at rodeos and larger barrel racing functions where she sold Italian bracelets and charms as a vendor. While she waited for her father to arrive, she was shot twice in the...

Home:News:News:Top Stories Top Stories NYRA refutes Empire claim By PAUL POST, The Saratogian 06/02/2007 Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendly SARATOGA SPRINGS - New York Racing Association President and CEO Charles Hayward refuted charges on Friday that his firm and Excelsior Racing Associates have collaborated on a plan to run the state's thoroughbred racetracks. Home:News:News:Top Stories Top Stories NYRA refutes Empire claim By PAUL POST, The Saratogian 06/02/2007 Email to a...

They competed in contests designed to allow the 4-Hers to demonstrate their knowledge and expertise on a wide range of equine topics. The contest also determined the individuals who will represent Illinois at two national competitions later this summer in the events of Horse Bowl, Hippology and three types of public speaking contests. In the Hippology contest, contestants judged four classes of horses, testing their knowledge of breed conformation standards and requirements of performance...

Horse racing States take different approaches to drug testing. Maryland commission, other organizations vary in strategies, resources By Jeff Barker Sun Reporter Originally published June 1, 2007, 6:03 PM EDT The 20 horses that ran in the Kentucky Derby on May 5 were tested before the race for the performance-enhancing drug erythropoietin, or EPO. Maryland commission, other organizations vary in strategies, resources By Jeff Barker Sun Reporter Originally published June 1, 2007, 6:03 PM...

This wasn't any horse: The mare belongs to the students' instructor in a new equine science program in Anderson District 5 schools. Abi Stringer, 16, of Anderson, a rising junior and a horse owner, took the inaugural equine science class last semester and said what she's learning in horse camp builds on what she learned in the course. PENDLETON -- Six high school students made a semicircle around veterinarian Peggy Champion and a limping black mare being examined to determine the cause of...

Only one jockey and one horse could have made that sound. There is no other jockey currently in the sport for whom that gesture would have been appropriate. Frankie Dettori hurried his mount to the finish line, stretching clear, adding mutilation to a field of top-class colts that were already dead behind him. Racing can often seem a self-contained world with its peculiar idiom and complex terms of reference but Dettori transcends all that and connects racing to the mainstream life of the...