Breeder Jane Lyon’s Summer Wind Farm boasts two high-powered producers, mares whose progeny have left their mark on the sport’s history in their own ways. Littleprincessemma, purchased by Lyon when her Pioneerof the Nile colt was 2, is part of an elite sorority that currently boasts only two members: that Pioneerof the Nile colt, named American Pharoah, won the Triple Crown in 2015.
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The miracle of how a heroic jockey saved his horse from death as he reveals his first thought following horror fall that says everything about his character
Collett, 33, has also lifted the lid on what first went through his mind after the shock fall, with the jockey being seen immediately rushing to the aid of his horse Think About It.
Incredible moment quick-thinking jockey risks his safety to help his horse after it collapses mid-race
Champion horse Think About It suffered a catastrophic internal haemorrhage during the running of the Sydney Stakes in Australia on Saturday
‘He Just Keeps Finding More’: Turf Star Carl Spackler on a Roll Heading Into Breeders’ Cup
With the Nov. 1 and 2 Breeders’ Cup World Championships coming toward the end of a long and challenging season, success at Del Mar will have everything to do with timing. Some horses will show the wear and tear of the campaign and be unable to fire their best shot. For others, everything will come together at the precise moment when it is needed most.
