Miscellenous | 2013 Kentucky Derby Guide

Mental Toughness: The Role of Sports Psychology on Jockeys

Apr

2013

With the huge amounts of money invested in equestrian events such as horse racing, polo matches and even dressage events, it should be no surprise that sports psychology is an important aspect of a successful equestrian’s career. For many horse racing fans watching an event like the Kentucky derby racing live, it’s easy to forget ...

2013 Cheltenham Festival Fever

Feb

2013

With your ear to the ground, the faint sound of the Cheltenham roar begins to grow louder and louder, as one by one the days begin to tick by with the Cheltenham Festival drawing ever nearer. There may be no Kauto Star or Denman figure this year, but instead a plethora of new blood floods ...

Lookin At Lucky back to work after spiking temperature; Mine That Bird to Firecracker Handicap

Jul

2010

It appears that bad luck is back for Lookin At Lucky, but this time the luck didn’t happen on the race track. The Preakness Stakes winning son of Smart Strike missed eight days of training after a slight fever. Trainer Bob Baffert is still hopeful that his colt will make it to the Haskell Invitational ...