All Blog Posts Tagged 'kentucky derby' (6)

Horse racing both past and present

Have you ever noticed that when ever a horse wins the derby and/or preakness, it is usually a horse that starts in the back or middle of the group, and then comes to the outside , once it is on the outside it comes to the front and no horse can ever catch up? Secretariat always started in the back, came to the side, and…

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Added by Horsing Around is Fun on May 29, 2013 at 1:48am — 2 Comments

Collage Art Introduction and Summer Shows

Hello everyone!

It is a pleasure to be a part of the Barn Mice forum. This summer, I am pleased to announce that I have been chosen as the 'featured artist' at this year's 40th annual Menlo

Charity Horse Show in Atherton, CA.

These past few I have been very busy preparing for the show at the Menlo Circus Club which will

feature my newest equestrian collection of collage artwork. The show

begins in the second week of August and runs for a week filled with…
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Added by Samuel Price on July 15, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

This Week in Horse History - May 3rd Through May 9th

This Week in Horse History - May 3rd Through May 9th

May 3, 1952 - The Kentucky Derby first received nation-wide television coverage. The Derby is held annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The first Kentucky Derby was held on May 17, 1875. The field for that race consisted of fifteen horses, though today the field has been increased…

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Added by Paige Cerulli on May 3, 2010 at 7:00am — No Comments

This Week in Horse History - January 11th Through January 17th

This Week in Horse History - January 11th Through January 17th



January 12, 1998 - 
Zippo Pine Bar, a hugely influential Quarter Horse sire, was euthanized on January 12, 1998 after suffering a stroke. Zippo was bought as a yearling in 1969 for $1,000 and went on to become a top Western pleasure horse. He had a tremendous career as a stallion, siring 1,636 registered foals. Among his foals are 14 World Champions and 29 Reserve World Champions. Zippo was the leading Western…

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Added by Paige Cerulli on January 11, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Alberta On My Mind .... Mind the Wind

Last week Evie and I spent our time “toiling” in beautiful Edmonton, Alberta, home of the Northlands Horse Show. Edmonton Northlands Horse Show has become one of the premier events in Western Canada under the stewardship of the Edmonton Hunter – Jumper Association and the direction of Show Manager Caroline Jones. The event is unique in the fact that it is held on the infield of Northlands Race Track, who along with Hastings Park in Vancouver is the location for all of western Canada’s Grade… Continue

Added by Evie Frisque on June 4, 2009 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

Rachel Alexandra wins Preakness Stakes, Canadian champ Mine That Bird second

Rachel Alexandra wins Preakness Stakes, Canadian champ Mine That Bird second

Lee-Anne Goodman, THE CANADIAN PRESS



BALTIMORE- Canadian champ Mine That Bird stunned naysayers on Saturday to come within a length of repeating his jaw-dropping Kentucky Derby victory at the Preakness Stakes, proving he's far from a one-hit racehorse wonder.



Rachel Alexandra became the first filly to win the Preakness since 1924, but she did it with a feisty Mine That Bird nipping at her… Continue

Added by Sarah at HorseJobs.ca on May 16, 2009 at 9:57pm — No Comments

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