The 91st Academy Awards arrives Sunday, and horse racing aficionados can revel in the implicit recognition the sport of kings annually receives when journalists and film buffs adopt racing’s handicapping lingo to forecast the night’s winners. Actual awards for horse movies have been harder to come by, so, in advance of Oscar night, the team at…
Julian Finney/Getty Images (L-R) Wolf Alfredo Lupo is pulled by Pinot, Luminati Leo is pulled by Bergonzi and Joos Leta is pulled by Decorum in the skijoring race during the White Turf horse racing event on Feb. 19, 2017, in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Julian Finney/Getty Images (L-R) Wolf Alfredo Lupo is pulled by Pinot, Luminati Leo…
Julian Finney/Getty Images (L-R) Wolf Alfredo Lupo is pulled by Pinot, Luminati Leo is pulled by Bergonzi and Joos Leta is pulled by Decorum in the skijoring race during the White Turf horse racing event on Feb. 19, 2017, in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Julian Finney/Getty Images (L-R) Wolf Alfredo Lupo is pulled by Pinot, Luminati Leo…
Photo: Eclipse Sportswire Trainer Anthony Mitchell went along with owner/breeder Richard Otto’s plan to name a horse after him…with one stipulation. “OK, but make it a good one,” Mitchell told his longtime client with whom he enjoyed a successful trainer/owner association, primarily in Illinois. Otto obliged Mitchell by naming a son of Mineshaft and the…
Photo: Courtesy of Gulfstream Park Connections of unbeaten Maximum Security appear lucky to have the colt, and that’s not just because the son of New Year’s Day looks like an uncommon sort of talent. The Gary and Mary West homebred actually debuted Dec. 20 for a $16,000 tag. Trainer Jason Servis told…
ELLOREE — Horse racing excitement and tailgating fun come together each March at the Elloree Trials. Thousands of people — 5,000-plus most years — arrive at the Elloree Training Center early to set up coolers, cookers and tables covered with homemade entrees and side dishes. And while adults relax after a week of work, children…
A state senator in Utah is hoping people there may soon be able to wager on horse racing. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Sen. David Hinkins is sponsoring a bill that would leave the legality of wagering on races up to individual counties. Hinkins, who has horses in other states, points out breeders are…
Amy Reimer is the general manager of International House, a boutique hotel in downtown New Orleans. International House overlooks the French Quarter and the Mississippi River and is featured in the ongoing Bourbon, Bets, and Stories contest presented by America’s Best Racing and NewOrleans.com. The giveaway offers two VIP tickets to the 2019 Louisiana Derby on March…
You want to bet on a long shot? Here’s one for you: Sen. David Hinkins is sponsoring a bill to legalize wagering on horse races. Hinkins, who himself owns race horses, including First Down Illusion, winner of a $1 million prize in 2010, says the state prohibition on playing the ponies drives horse breeders, trainers…
Jefferson County — Jefferson County commissioners are not leaving it up to chance, but letting the voters decide the future of horse racing. Monday afternoon, they passed a resolution to put pari-mutuel wagering on the November 5th ballot, If approved, that would clear the way for an interested group to bring a horse racing track…
