While The Horses Are Away
by Katie Ritz It’s three days before Christmas, a time when most young Americans can be found lounging on the couch binging on Netflix and cookies, but Merlin Cano is…
Keeping the Faith, Victor Martinez Believes in King Guillermo
Five-time MLB All-Star Victor Martinez is following a dream with King Guillermo– already a graded stakes winner who, after a seven-month layoff, is set to return to Grade I company. …
The Incomparable, Invincible, Unbeatable Cigar
Twenty-five years ago, Cigar put together a perfect 10-for-10 season, the centerpiece of a three-year streak of 16 straight wins. We remember it here. by Bill Finley (10-minute read) It…
Donnie Crevier: Vintage Cars and Fast Horses
In a vast cavern of a building like an aircraft-hanger just a tad more than a stone’s throw from Newport Beach is a sparkling chrome vista that would set any…
Dubb’s Lasting Saratoga Legacy
by Diana Pikulski Seven-time Saratoga leading owner Michael Dubb is the founder of The Beechwood Organization, Long Island’s largest homebuilder which he operates with his son Steven. Dubb prides himself…
Wallace Station: A Blend of Thoroughbred Hospitality and Culinary Acclaim
by Katie Ritz (Listen to this story as a podcast.) After following a roundabout encircling a giant bronze statue of Secretariat, a 16.9 mile historic road called Old Frankfort…
Will Krone and Peterson Be An Unbeatable Team?
by Sue Finley. Photos (except as indicated) by Sarah K. Andrew (Listen to this story as a podcast.) Passion is a funny thing. What is it, you wonder, about one…
Keeneland ‘Life’s Work’ Oral History Project, No. 7: John Williams
By Chris McGrath (To listen to this story as a podcast, click the play button below). Nobody, we keep telling ourselves, remembers a time quite like this. And that’s…
Kentucky Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center Hits the ‘Marc’
By Christie DeBernardis (To listen to this story as a podcast, click play button above) On my first trip to the Kentucky Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, better known…
The Bandoroff Family: A Changing of the Guard at Denali
By Kelsey Riley There really is something about horses; it seems to be simply impossible to fall out of love with them. (Click the arrow above to listen to this…