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.
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The hardest working exercise boy at Pimlico is a girl
Directly 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 moreElizabeth Daingerfield, Horsewoman, Pioneer and Book Reviewer
Man o’ War’s stud manager was a pioneer in many respects.
Read moreThe Story of Joan Pratt
The remarkable story of Joan Pratt, a jockey and trainer in 1940’s and 50s, as told by her daughter.
Read moreGeorge Smith, The 1916 Derby and Beyond
The 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 moreEarly Women Jockeys
Anna Lee Aldred became the first woman to receive a jockey’s license in 1939, but what of the women who came before her?
Read more2015 Kentucky Derby History Watch
Nothing impresses more than a well-timed historical nugget to fill an uncomfortable silence at your favorite Kentucky Derby party or hangout!
Read moreOne Hundred Years Since Regret
It’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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