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Created on Sunday, 11 March 2001
In 1993, Frank Monteleone had 45 Quarter Horses, including the great mare Corona Chick, in training at Los Alamitos with long-time assistant, Linda Mikus, while he was conditioning six Thoroughbreds at Santa Anita. His distinctive black and gold colors were gracing the winner's circle at both tracks with regularity and everything was coming up roses. But Monteleone was close to "pushin' up daisies."In 1993, Frank Monteleone had 45 Quarter Horses, including the great mare Corona Chick, in training at Los Alamitos with long-time assistant, Linda Mikus, while he was conditioning six Thoroughbreds at Santa Anita. His distinctive black and gold colors were gracing the winner's circle at both tracks with regularity and everything was coming up roses. But Monteleone was close to "pushin' up daisies."
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For the fourth year the Bayer-United States Equestrian Team (USET) Festival of Champions, presented by State Line Tack will host dressage competition for elite riders with disabilities.For the fourth year the Bayer-United States Equestrian Team (USET) Festival of Champions, presented by State Line Tack will host dressage competition for elite riders with disabilities.
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The sport of steeplechasing traces its roots to a two-horse "race" between Irish foxhunters Mr. Blake and Mr. O'Callaghan in 1752 from Buttevant Church to St. Mary's (hence the sport's name) in Doneraile, County Cork.The sport of steeplechasing traces its roots to a two-horse "race" between Irish foxhunters Mr. Blake and Mr. O'Callaghan in 1752 from Buttevant Church to St. Mary's (hence the sport's name) in Doneraile, County Cork.
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If horses are the wheels that make racing go, then owners are the oil that keep the wheels running.If horses are the wheels that make racing go, then owners are the oil that keep the wheels running.
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The outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease has affected racing in England, Ireland and France but the fallout reached the U.S. when Segregation Lane was withdrawn from the Elite Racing Club Triumph Hurdle, an £80,000 race at England's Cheltenham Festival.The outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease has affected racing in England, Ireland and France but the fallout reached the U.S. when Segregation Lane was withdrawn from the Elite Racing Club Triumph Hurdle, an £80,000 race at England's Cheltenham Festival.
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Created on Sunday, 04 March 2001
People in the horse business seem to have a better grasp on the fragility of life than the rest of the population. Because our lives are so intertwined with the animals in our care, we are aware that, although today we may be in the spotlight, one bad step can send our stable star to retirement. This is a lesson Tim Pinfield learned long ago, but was forced to remember when his "big horse," Big Jag, was injured while preparing for the Dubai Golden Shaheen.People in the horse business seem to have a better grasp on the fragility of life than the rest of the population. Because our lives are so intertwined with the animals in our care, we are aware that, although today we may be in the spotlight, one bad step can send our stable star to retirement. This is a lesson Tim Pinfield learned long ago, but was forced to remember when his "big horse," Big Jag, was injured while preparing for the Dubai Golden Shaheen.
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The frames on the license plates of Cliff Sise Jr.'s car read, "I PAID MY DUES." Sise is like countless blue-collar trainers who, despite long hours and more failures than successes, stay the course with dedication and hope.The frames on the license plates of Cliff Sise Jr.'s car read, "I PAID MY DUES." Sise is like countless blue-collar trainers who, despite long hours and more failures than successes, stay the course with dedication and hope.
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Jerry Bailey and Chris McCarron are considered the smartest jockeys in racing. Laffit Pincay Jr. broke the all-time win record because of his dedication and work ethic, not to mention his tremendous ability.Jerry Bailey and Chris McCarron are considered the smartest jockeys in racing. Laffit Pincay Jr. broke the all-time win record because of his dedication and work ethic, not to mention his tremendous ability.
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Emerging as a dominant force in Thoroughbred racing over the past decade, Jenine Sahadi has trained two Breeders' Cup champions, as well a plethora of other notable stakes winners. Her current stable roster includes the sensational filly Golden Ballet and a host of other bright stars in the making. Sahadi is one of racing's most articulate spokespersons and like Clark Kent, she is a champion of "Truth, Justice and the American Way."Emerging as a dominant force in Thoroughbred racing over the past decade, Jenine Sahadi has trained two Breeders' Cup champions, as well a plethora of other notable stakes winners. Her current stable roster includes the sensational filly Golden Ballet and a host of other bright stars in the making. Sahadi is one of racing's most articulate spokespersons and like Clark Kent, she is a champion of "Truth, Justice and the American Way."
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Doug Peterson's life is an open book. And what a book it is!Doug Peterson's life is an open book. And what a book it is!
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