Paige Cerulli's Blog – August 2010 Archive (5)

This Week in Horse History - August 30th Through September 5th

Week of August 30th Through September 5th

August 31st, 1955 - Thoroughbred racehorse Swaps faced Nashua in a match race. The race was held at Washington Park. The race was held before a crowd of 35,262 racing fans. Swaps, suffering from a sore foot, lost to Nashua by six and a half lengths. Nashua would go on to be nominated as the 1955 Horse of the…

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Added by Paige Cerulli on August 30, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

This Week in Horse History - August 23rd Through August 29th

Week of August 23rd Through August 29th

 

August 22nd, 1974 - Famous Thoroughbred racehorse Ruffian won the Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga Racecourse. It is said that when a reporter asked Ruffian's groom, Minnor Massey, by what margin she would win the Spinaway Stakes, Massey replied…

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Added by Paige Cerulli on August 23, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

This Week in Horse History - August 16th Through August 22nd

Week of August 16th Through August 22nd

August 16th - The Palio horse race is held annually on August 16th and July 2nd in Siena, Italy. Before the race the horses are blessed and there is a parade through the

center. The horses line up behind a rope and the race begins, with the horses

circling through the city three times. The whole race lasts for about a minute

and a half, and…

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Added by Paige Cerulli on August 16, 2010 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

This Week in Horse History - August 9th Through August 15th

This Week in Horse History - August 9th Through August 15th

August 11th, 1962 - Rebecca Tyler Lockhart, founder of the American Paint Stock Horse Association, recorded the pedigree of the first American Paint Horse. Rebecca acted as secretary for the association, published a newsletter and was responsible for the correspondence of the Association. The first horse registered was the tobiano…

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Added by Paige Cerulli on August 9, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

This Week in Horse History - August 2nd Through August 8th

This Week in Horse History - August 2nd Through August 8th

August 3rd, 1863 - Saratoga Racecourse opened in Saratoga Springs, New York. The opening meet was organized by John Morrisey, John Hunter, William Travers, and Leonard Jerome. Because it was so successful, it was repeated the following year, and was moved across a street so that the track could be…

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Added by Paige Cerulli on August 2, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

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