He had the misfortune to watch Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro take a horrible misstep in the early strides of last year's Preakness Stakes and suffer a catastrophic injury to his right hind leg. If history is an indication, that will leave him approximately $50,000 shy of qualifying for the Kentucky Derby's 20-horse field. And he might long lament the Florida Derby outcome, for Chelokee's third-place finish accounts for all $100,000 of his graded stakes earnings. In testing stakes company...

An early practitioner of equine physical therapy, her real passion was rehabilitating injured horses. The cause was cancer, according to a close family friend. During her lifetime she was a jockey, trainer and breeder of Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses. She was a longtime member of the Texas Thoroughbred Breeders' Association and raced horses as a trainer at River Downs and smaller tracks from the late 1960s to early 1980s. Her husband, Zak, is deceased. She is survived by a daughter,...

Although all three candidates in Kentucky's May 22 Republican gubernatorial primary oppose expanding gambling, most of the seven Democrats seeking their party's nod have said they'd support a referendum to allow freestanding casinos and slot machines at racetracks. Although all three candidates in Kentucky's May 22 Republican gubernatorial primary oppose expanding gambling, most of the seven Democrats seeking their party's nod have said they'd support a referendum to allow freestanding...

Georgia (default) Verdana Times New Roman Arial The ancient practice of voyeurism, already hijacked by Internet provocateurs, has taken a peculiar turn as hundreds of thousands of people worldwide tune into a Webcam featuring the mundane activities of a very pregnant Petaluma horse. Georgia (default) Verdana Times New Roman Arial The ancient practice of voyeurism, already hijacked by Internet provocateurs, has taken a peculiar turn as hundreds of thousands of people worldwide tune into a...

The 1896 two-story farmhouse is surrounded by meadows, willow trees, blooming heather, fruit trees and in the summer a garden that provides mint, basil, oregano, tomatoes, squash and other just-picked produce for the table. A renovated barn on the grounds once housed a horse breeding and fertility center. Guests walk by farm implements and horse shoes hanging on the barn wall to reach the Bunk Room. A separate cottage sits near the outdoor pool, a Jacuzzi and a pond where guests can join...