Under the rule, DelPark stewards can approve a "bona fide transfer" of horses from a suspended trainer to another registered horseman and allow those horses to enter races. Owners must sign a sworn affidavit that the trainer to whom a horse is transferred has no ties to the suspended trainer. The intent is to end the practice of "program trainer," in which the suspended trainer isn't listed in the DelPark program but remains in charge of the operation, including receiving a share of purse...

He's the minister of a church whose congregation is composed of about 2,500 members, and has authored a number of books, but several years ago. Famous reverend makes time for horses. I grew up with horses, and just love them. It's been a stressful year, and it's nice to come out here, and it's always fun to see the kids who are riding. Everytime spring rolls around. John Yates returned to Aiken this past week. A minister at The Falls Church, in Falls Church, Va. John Yates, the senior...

Should horse owners be exempt from the latest tax rise for band G vehicles? We will be looking after our ponies, putting their war-paint on before each show and also helping the younger children with their ponies the youngest rider in the team is only seven-years old. The event offers the biggest single indoor show jumping prize in Britain and this year the total prize money on offer is over 150,000 with the British Open Champion receiving 25,000. Barrel Racing is a timed rodeo discipline...

He had the misfortune to watch Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro take a horrible misstep in the early strides of last year's Preakness Stakes and suffer a catastrophic injury to his right hind leg. If history is an indication, that will leave him approximately $50,000 shy of qualifying for the Kentucky Derby's 20-horse field. And he might long lament the Florida Derby outcome, for Chelokee's third-place finish accounts for all $100,000 of his graded stakes earnings. In testing stakes company...

An early practitioner of equine physical therapy, her real passion was rehabilitating injured horses. The cause was cancer, according to a close family friend. During her lifetime she was a jockey, trainer and breeder of Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses. She was a longtime member of the Texas Thoroughbred Breeders' Association and raced horses as a trainer at River Downs and smaller tracks from the late 1960s to early 1980s. Her husband, Zak, is deceased. She is survived by a daughter,...

Although all three candidates in Kentucky's May 22 Republican gubernatorial primary oppose expanding gambling, most of the seven Democrats seeking their party's nod have said they'd support a referendum to allow freestanding casinos and slot machines at racetracks. Although all three candidates in Kentucky's May 22 Republican gubernatorial primary oppose expanding gambling, most of the seven Democrats seeking their party's nod have said they'd support a referendum to allow freestanding...

Georgia (default) Verdana Times New Roman Arial The ancient practice of voyeurism, already hijacked by Internet provocateurs, has taken a peculiar turn as hundreds of thousands of people worldwide tune into a Webcam featuring the mundane activities of a very pregnant Petaluma horse. Georgia (default) Verdana Times New Roman Arial The ancient practice of voyeurism, already hijacked by Internet provocateurs, has taken a peculiar turn as hundreds of thousands of people worldwide tune into a...

The 1896 two-story farmhouse is surrounded by meadows, willow trees, blooming heather, fruit trees and in the summer a garden that provides mint, basil, oregano, tomatoes, squash and other just-picked produce for the table. A renovated barn on the grounds once housed a horse breeding and fertility center. Guests walk by farm implements and horse shoes hanging on the barn wall to reach the Bunk Room. A separate cottage sits near the outdoor pool, a Jacuzzi and a pond where guests can join...

But Kopatz, who developed her love for horses as a teen in North Canton, hearing stories about riding in fox hunts in Philadelphia from her grandparents, has produced the very thing that all the monied interests and powerful syndicates of the horse-racing industry crave every year: A Kentucky Derby contender. Beacon Journal . 03/30/2007 . Don't need Kentucky to breed a contender Subscriber Services Complete Forecast Search Recent News Archives Web for Jobs Cars Real Estate Apartments Local...