Track officials want to recognize and honor those individuals.

By Lance Pugmire, Times Staff Writer July 18, 2007 Off track? click to enlarge Sticky situation click to enlarge At the end of last summer's Del Mar thoroughbred racing meet, one somber statistic overshadowed all others: 19 horses were dead, victims of catastrophic injuries at the track. By Lance Pugmire, Times Staff Writer July 18, 2007 Off track? click to enlarge Sticky situation click to enlarge At the end of last summer's Del Mar thoroughbred racing meet, one somber statistic...

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We need people to have a relationship with their horse, so if they are in trouble they (the horse) will trust them. When a little girl went missing in Minot a few years ago, several area residents loaded up their horses and traveled to the city to assist in the search. The experience proved to be a memorable one - and soon the horse enthusiasts began to organize their efforts to create the state s first equestrian search and rescue unit. Cando horse enthusiasts form equestrian search,...

In my early years, when I naively believed almost anything seemed possible in a career in racing, I marvelled at the stories and legends of these great horsemen. Many of these characters were Hall of Fame members, or were given that honour posthumously. Like my grandfather, Cecil was born in that generation when working with and around horses was just a natural part of growing up. My grandfather used to say that this background made for better all-around horsemen, as well as trainers and...

He noted that trainers often worry about their 3-year-old horses having enough graded-stakes earnings to qualify for the Kentucky Derby. We hope to have a number of 'Cinderella' horses, who wouldn't qualify unless they won one of these races. The remaining seven horses were selected by a panel of racing directors. Previously, qualifying for Breeders' Cup races -- with a maximum of 14 starters -- was limited to horses that accumulated the seven highest number of points in graded stakes...

As Chad Johnson puts on his racing shoes today to go mano y caballo, Bengal fans can reminisce about a similar event some 24 years ago featuring fellow wideout Cris Collinsworth vs. Chad's venture into racing versus horse recalls 1993 event featuring Collinsworth. That also can be expected for today's race, probably as much for the event as for the fact that it features the brash and boisterous Johnson and his popular theatrics. Owens had the advantage of a running start, and the surface...