He co-owned a horse ring in the 1970s where barrel races and other equestrian events were held. He was an avid horseman, owned quarter horses, and frequented horse shows. He loved to coon hunt, deer hunt, fish, and he loved horses. Although he left farming behind as an adult, he never lost his appreciation for those childhood memories. He grew up with horses and buggies and loved all that stuff, Jeanna said. They were building blocks for his life and something he shared with all who knew...

For the past several weeks everything has been pointing up at Arlington Park attendance, handle, field sizes but an incident in Friday s sixth race, a $5,000 claiming race, proved to be a real downer. Ocampo, realizing his mount was in distress, tried to pull up Tricker Quicker but couldn t and eventually dismounted and could only watch as she continued off toward the finish line where she was eventually corralled and vanned off. Last year, 22 horses suffered catastrophic breakdowns on...

By Ed Hinton South Florida Sun-Sentinel Posted May 27 2007 INDIANAPOLIS -- From paved-over farmland in hardscrabble Indiana and North Carolina to the opulent streets of Monte Carlo, this was once the most wondrous weekend of the year for automobile racing. By Ed Hinton South Florida Sun-Sentinel Posted May 27 2007 INDIANAPOLIS -- From paved-over farmland in hardscrabble Indiana and North Carolina to the opulent streets of Monte Carlo, this was once the most wondrous weekend of the year for...

A touch more fuel and time's opaque curtains were torn to shreds as the bike accelerated aggressively away through the evening mist and I was transported back almost exactly 100 years to Rem Fowler's victory in the first ever Isle Of Man TT, on this very machine. A touch more fuel and time's opaque curtains were torn to shreds as the bike accelerated aggressively away through the evening mist and I was transported back almost exactly 100 years to Rem Fowler's victory in the first ever Isle...

The starter Haleigh s grandfather Marvin Teixeira waved his orange flag signaling that it was time for her to go and she was off, racing to get around the three-barrel course as quickly as possible. She s on a horse at least three days a week, said Marcey Teixeira, who has already started coaching Haleigh on the fine points of riding and roping. Today s top finishers will be back for championship runs in front of a huge crowd of children many of them have never seen a rodeo before. These...