In 1978 by a horse named Affirmed.While that's all well and good, we here at CBS Local Sports have taken an interest in the names ofhorses who have won the Preakness Stakes. While most names are pretty stately (
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The purchase included the one stallion standing there at the time – Great Nephew, sire of that year’s Derby hero Shergar – and ten mares, among them Oh So Fair, who was in foal carrying a filly subsequently named Oh So Sharp. Oh So Sharp went on to win the Fillies’ Triple Crown...
Led by Citizen Bull, last year’s 2-year-old champion male, each of the horses was nominated through a $600 payment to compete in the Kentucky Derby on May 3, Preakness on May 17 and Belmont Stakes at Saratoga on June 7.
The Thoroughbred horse head is delicate with large, intelligent eyes and nostrils. They have a regal appearance, with long, clean lines that smoothly connect their wide chest to short back and hindquarters. An athletic body is one of the key Thoroughbred horse characteristics. Although their legs...
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Now that you know horses can sleep standing up, you might wonder how horses doze off this way without falling over. Great question! Horses have joints in their legs called the “stay apparatus” that allow them to remain upright while their muscles relax. By locking the passive stay and rec...
There have been 13 Triple Crown winners, who won all three races within the same year. The most recent Triple Crown winners were Justify in 2018 and American Pharoah in 2015. Before that, Affirmed won the Triple Crown in 1978, and Seattle Slew won in 1977. ...
Horse Racing Rules Horse racing is an equestrian sport that involves two or more horses ridden by jockeys racing on a course in a bid to finish first. It is one of the world’s most ancient sports and was practiced in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Sy...
“People won’t understand injuries with death.” The industry was rocked in 2019, when more than 40 horses died at Santa Anita in California. As a result, a raft of safety reforms were enacted that have spread around the country. “The horses get great care and we do our best to ...