Racehorse ownership dreams of winning the Breedger’s Cup or the Kentucky Derby

After all, there was no reason to think that I could actually get a horse, at least not at that point. For most of my life, in fact, horses weren’t a big deal to me. Unlike a lot of children, I did not grow up a horse fanatic. I never read the books of famous authors like Walter Farley or Marguerite Henry, wishing I were the one in the middle of the action. I never drew horse pictures, never begged my parents for riding lessons and never spent my days dreaming of the moment I’d finally have one to call my very own.

Cousin Nick Zito | Dialed in

Lucky To See Secretariat In Saratoga | A Legendary Horse Story

By: Bill Heller

We had no idea that the Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga was the premier race for two-years-olds in the country, or that it’s name was derived from owners hoping their two-year-olds would challenge in the Triple Crown Classics the following spring.
We were just four friends with nothing to do on a Saturday afternoon on the weekend before our classes started at Albany State University in 1972.

One of us, Mike, had a car. And somebody said, “Let’s go to Saratoga.”

Calvin Borel rides to his third Kentucky Derby win on Super Saver by staying right on the rail where he likes it. Ice Box almost catches him coming on the outside with an impressive second place finish after being jammed on the quarter pole. Will Ice Box be Nick Zito’s Triple Crown spoiler this year?

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It is the dream of every owner and trainer to get a horse into the Kentucky Derby. Our very own horsewoman Lisa Rodriguez’s cousin Nick Zito has two horses in this year’s Kentuck Derby. It has been 16 years since Nick Zito has had a Kentucky Derby winner with Go For Gin.

Nick Zito thinks his odds are good this year with Ice Box, who is a powerhouse come from behind closer who came up from last place to win the Florida Derby and Jackson Bend who has placed second in the last three straight graded preps.

This horseracing story is about two standardbred racehorses and their friendship. You would be amazed to know the relationship between these two horse. They are intelligent and really special…

Jake and Digger| An Amazing Horseracing Story About two Standardbred Racehorses

By: Mary Ann Molnar

Some people believe that horses aren’t as smart as people. I believe you can look into a horses eyes and see all the way into their souls. They are quite intelligent, have families, make friends, and mourn the loss of any of these things. The following story is about two standardbred  horses that are special. Some people believe they know these animals but there are many horses whose memories are rolled up into two. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did writing it. Jake and Digger first encountered each other  when they were both purchased as yearlings at the fall sale. Both colts were purchased for a reasonable amount, although Digger was smaller the conformation was decent and the breeding acceptable. After being purchased by the same owner the boys were thrown out in the same pasture with 20 other youngsters to grow.

This horseracing story depicts the true spirit and willpower of a racehorse when he participated in the  Triple Crown series. The story is geared up with true emotion between the horse and his rider…

A True Champion| A Special Horseracing Story

By: Noreen Evans

This was the moment. He was sure that no other horse felt the same way he did. Nervous excitement charged through him like an electric shock. He could feel his Jockey Balancing tensely upon his back. He could hear the other horses snorting, their Jockeys whispering encouraging words to their mounts. Breathing in deeply he could smell the sweat that was surfacing upon the other horses shoulders and flanks as well as his own. The smell of the Jockeys’ boot polish also filled his nostrils and he exhaled to rid himself of the unpleasant odor. In the work of a few seconds he noticed these things while the crowd became silent.