Rags to Riches' win lifts horse racing world
Horse racing is struggling and didn't exactly go from rags to riches in the Belmont Stakes, but the popular victory by the magnificent filly Rags to Riches on Saturday probably did more to lift the national profile of the sport — at least for a little while — than a Triple Crown winner would have, from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Read more >>
Spectators' horror as horse drowns at popular country fair
The police and RSPCA have launched an investigation after a horse drowned at a fair in front of horrified spectators, from the Daily Mail. Read more >>
Chad Johnson beats horse in race
The horse broke clean from the gates and bore down at full sprint upon the finish line, 1/8 of a mile in the distance. But the horse didn't have a chance. The human being in the other lane, Chad Johnson, took off with a 100-meter head start and raced to the pole, winning by several lengths, from USA Today. Read more >>
Cancer patient’s horse-powered cross-country trip draws crowds
If you’re driving along Route 20 in the Finger Lakes, N.Y.-region over the next few days, you may see something a little unusual: a 46-year-old cancer patient making his way across the country in a makeshift horse-and-buggy, from WHEC TV. Read more >>
Summer tours to take visitors behind gates of area farms
David Lord wants to provide a way for local residents and tourists to feel a stronger connection to Kentucky -- and get the inside track, so to speak, on what truly makes Lexington the Horse Capital of the World, from the Lexington Herald-Leader. Read more >>