She cried about it and pouted, and by the end of that summer, she was rookie of the year for our barrel racing association. De- Mayo jumps off her horse at a dead run and must pick up the goat, flip him onto his side and tie him up by three legs, a front and two hind. We treat them like our own, they get to ride our horses, and we put them on the best we can supply, that s for sure, but they have to earn it. In order to qualify for nationals, the girls must accumulate enough points in...

Born on the Saratoga Springs farm of Joe and Anne McMahon, Funny Cide became the first New York-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby -- and the first gelding since Clyde Van Dusen in 1929 -- when he beat favored Empire Maker in 2003 in an upset at Churchill Downs. Born on the Saratoga Springs farm of Joe and Anne McMahon, Funny Cide became the first New York-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby -- and the first gelding since Clyde Van Dusen in 1929 -- when he beat favored Empire Maker in...

Racing NSW has predicted a slump in betting revenue as well as reduced gate receipts to the AJC if race meetings are rescheduled away from Randwick. Cummings said that "third-party" suppliers, such as feed merchants, and the AJC were also part of the compensation claim. He said 25 trainers looked after about 720 horses at the racecourse. But a spokesman for the AJC denied any figure had been agreed, and said the groups still needed to calculate the total cost. The $50 million compensation...

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Countless historic photos from the glory days of the thoroughbred breeding farm line the walls, along with portraits of the first Julian and his father, Judge William S. Known as Oregon s father of horseracing, the colonel s grandfather bought the land for his horse farm from the John and Mary Stewart Donation Land Claim, and, parlaying his youthful proclivity for the sport of kings, proceeded to create a nationally renowned race track. Maintaining the McFadden legacy By Pat Amacher...

He watches the Kentucky Derby and a few other horse races, occasionally wagering if he knows a thoroughbred s owner. The diminutive, dapper man with the expensive suits and shiny shoes has become the bane of those in West Virginia who fear and fight the expansion of gambling. And now that Hancock County voters have decided to let Mountaineer install blackjack, poker and other table games alongside the slot machines, he s got a whole new package to create. I want to see this process...

They also traveled to shows with their parents and watched their father turn the family business from mostly Independence Day celebrations to a national company that caters big events year-round. But the sisters also help run one of the nation's largest fireworks companies, a business that was traditionally the domain of men. Though often in the numbers side of the business, the sisters also love to put on a good show - finding barges, bridges and unorthodox places to launch from. Now the...