According to track officials, and shown in video provided by the track, at the start of the race three horses "broke stride," or started to gallop instead of continuing to pace. Because the buggies were so close, a horse named Patty Sue M caught one of her legs on the wheel of another buggy, and flipped onto the ground. McNeight was also thrown into the air, landing face down, while the horse he was driving continued around the track without him. When that happens, drivers are trained to...

Rivers, 14, of Waterloo, won seven of the 13 main event races at the Salem Indoor dirt track, making him the champion of the open division for the winter season. When you round a corner and slide sideways toward the wall, the driver has to turn into the direction he s sliding to get the car moving back in the opposite direction. Rivers hopes kart racing could lead to a future career in sprint car racing. He races in the open outlaw adult division in Salem because there aren t enough...

He exhausted $2 million to win re-election to his seat. In the three months ending March 31, Salazar took in the largest contributions -- of $5,000 each -- from political action committees of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Englewood-based CH2M Hill Companies, and the American Association for Justice. The congressional seat filled by Salazar, D-Manassa, is considered one of the more competitive in the state. House members from Colorado, behind Reps. Marilyn Musgrave,...

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Kathryn Miller was one of six children riding in a horse-drawn buggy with their parents on the night of Oct. The crash destroyed the buggy, killed the horse and threw several members of her family to the ground. He had been charged with counts of drunken driving causing death and being a second-time habitual offender. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but judges treat it as such for sentencing purposes. Two sisters, an infant and a 9-year-old, were seriously injured, while...

One minute she was a rising star on the apprentice jockey circuit with 19 wins under her saddle; the next she was confronted with life in a wheelchair. Photos taken at a recent dressage tournament show a relaxed Christine, her racing silks exchanged for formal dressage regalia but looking as comfortable on a horse as she ever did. Christine has been riding on pony pads, which are flat and spongy, because regular saddles are too hard, but a recent ride on an English dressage saddle padded...

Unsubstantiated reports about the welfare of Teofilo, the unbeaten favourite, saw his price drift out from 13-8 to 10-1 on Betfair, though late last night he was back at 7-2, fully two points longer than his odds in the morning. It is very rare for something like this to happen and for the horse to turn up in the race. With the rumours going around, we decided to suspend the market until the situation becomes clearer. Ladbrokes were the one exception as they reopened for trading on the...

Despite tree-bending wind and snow and rain flurries, a handful of determined cowboys and cowgirls gathered at the Tejon Ranch equestrian center early Sunday morning, ready to herd 200 steers to a fresh pasture area. The cattle drive was open to the public, and the dozen-or-so riders who turned out for the cattle drive were ready to go looking for cattle-handling experience. But the spring storm that passed over Kern County on Sunday pushed the cattle into tight areas on the ranch, and...

by PokerPages.com Wed, Apr 11th, 2007 @ 12:00am An editorial opinion published in the Los Angeles Times over the weekend criticized the United States for discriminating against foreign online gambling companies, including online poker, online gaming, online sports betting and online horse betting, and overall recommends getting rid of online gambling restrictions. PokerPages News: Get Rid of Online Poker & Online Gambling Restrictions Says LA Times Search Site. by PokerPages.com Wed, Apr...