One minute she was a rising star on the apprentice jockey circuit with 19 wins under her saddle; the next she was confronted with life in a wheelchair. Photos taken at a recent dressage tournament show a relaxed Christine, her racing silks exchanged for formal dressage regalia but looking as comfortable on a horse as she ever did. Christine has been riding on pony pads, which are flat and spongy, because regular saddles are too hard, but a recent ride on an English dressage saddle padded...

Unsubstantiated reports about the welfare of Teofilo, the unbeaten favourite, saw his price drift out from 13-8 to 10-1 on Betfair, though late last night he was back at 7-2, fully two points longer than his odds in the morning. It is very rare for something like this to happen and for the horse to turn up in the race. With the rumours going around, we decided to suspend the market until the situation becomes clearer. Ladbrokes were the one exception as they reopened for trading on the...

Despite tree-bending wind and snow and rain flurries, a handful of determined cowboys and cowgirls gathered at the Tejon Ranch equestrian center early Sunday morning, ready to herd 200 steers to a fresh pasture area. The cattle drive was open to the public, and the dozen-or-so riders who turned out for the cattle drive were ready to go looking for cattle-handling experience. But the spring storm that passed over Kern County on Sunday pushed the cattle into tight areas on the ranch, and...

by PokerPages.com Wed, Apr 11th, 2007 @ 12:00am An editorial opinion published in the Los Angeles Times over the weekend criticized the United States for discriminating against foreign online gambling companies, including online poker, online gaming, online sports betting and online horse betting, and overall recommends getting rid of online gambling restrictions. PokerPages News: Get Rid of Online Poker & Online Gambling Restrictions Says LA Times Search Site. by PokerPages.com Wed, Apr...

Canada-based Magna Entertainment corp. has proposed building a 260-acre horse racing track, entertainment complex and retail project in the farming town along Interstate 80, which has seen rapid suburban growth in recent years. Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to rescind a city council decision last fall that allowed the race track. To help win public approval, the company has offered concessions that include banning slot machines and casino-style gambling, building...