One of the “flyover state Derbies” for 3-year-olds held during the summer months, Sunday’s Grade 3 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Race Track and Casino has been drawing big-league trainers and their prospects over the past 20 years or so ever since casino money inflated the race’s purse into the $500,000 range where it currently stands.
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Opera Singer wins Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood
Opera Singer withstands a late challenge to claim victory in the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood.
Opera Singer wins Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood
Opera Singer withstands a late challenge to claim victory in the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood.
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Story: Buckeye Warrior, Holly’s Dream Dressage Horse
Holly Zecchin was in the market for a horse with the potential to compete in Western Dressage when she found Buckeye Warrior on the New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program website. Buckeye Warrior, a 2016 bay gelding, had run from 2018 to 2021, earning a total of $43,819. Unfortunately, at the time he was listed on the website, Buckeye Warrior was rehabilitating from a stress fracture in his left tibia. Consequently, there were no videos of him, only photos showcasing his conformation.
