An afternoon of time shifting and Ben’s Cat
Maryland Million Day seemed designed to have a shifting-time quality to it, reflecting, it felt to me, my own preoccupation with its past.
Read moreMaryland Million Day seemed designed to have a shifting-time quality to it, reflecting, it felt to me, my own preoccupation with its past.
Read moreDirectly after junior high, Joyce Goldschmidt was already waking up at dawn to exercise yearlings, and by the end her career she had done it all: rode, raced, trained, bred, and sold horses.
Read moreMan o’ War’s stud manager was a pioneer in many respects.
Read moreThe remarkable story of Joan Pratt, a jockey and trainer in 1940’s and 50s, as told by her daughter.
Read moreThe 1916 Kentucky Derby winner, widely considered unremarkable in victory, made up for it years later with a dazzling performance against other Kentucky Derby winners.
Read moreAnna Lee Aldred became the first woman to receive a jockey’s license in 1939, but what of the women who came before her?
Read moreNothing impresses more than a well-timed historical nugget to fill an uncomfortable silence at your favorite Kentucky Derby party or hangout!
Read moreIt’s been a hundred years since Regret won the 1915 Kentucky Derby with ease. The race itself wasn’t thrilling, but the idea of a filly as a Kentucky Derby winner more than made up for it.
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