Horse Racing

Kieran Shoemark can bide his time as Frankie Dettori’s successor – just stay off social media

Rule number one for jockeys should be never, ever look at social media. Aside from being the insidious invention of the devil, it is...

Sun Stakes Saturday marks Pennsylvania’s biggest day in harness racing

Aug. 14—WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Association (PHRA) will be at the biggest harness race in Pennsylvania at Mohegan Pennsylvania's Pocono Downs on...

Former champion jockey Oisin Murphy blames haemorrhoids for missing breathalyser test

Oisin Murphy, the three-time champion Flat jockey, has blamed missing a British Horseracing Authority breath test on a bout of “haemorrhoids”.The 28-year-old missed five...

Horses and healing: equine therapy comes to Menomonie

MENOMONIE — One of Patty Strand’s favorite breeds of horses is the standardbred, and they have been in her life since she was young.“I’ve...

Horses in Olympics Games events suffering pain from too-tight nosebands, says expert

Olympic horses are showing signs they are being deprived of oxygen and subjected to pain as their nosebands are pulled too tight, experts say.Olympics...

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