Prep season for the 152nd Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is picking up steam as we head into mid-January, and starting with the Lecomte Stakes this Saturday, there’ll be little letup over the next three-plus months until the first leg of the Triple Crown is run May 2 at
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Frankie Dettori unable to pay £765,000 tax debt after being made bankrupt – despite raking in £20m as the world’s most famous jockey
DOMINIC KING: The three-time champion jockey has been involved in a long-running wrangle with HMRC and in December 2024 said he had been 'working hard to unravel the mess'.
How One Princess Reigned Supreme in the Sport of Kings: Princess Rooney
The career of Princess Rooney was not unlike a sandwich. Hold the laughter – it’s true. During her three seasons on the track, she packaged a thin layer of disappointment between two sensational winning streaks that stamped her as one of the greatest fillies to every grace the sport of kings. Bred in Kentucky by Ben and Tom Roach, Princess Rooney wasn’t exactly a hot commodity as a yearling. Her pedigree wasn’t the most fashionable; her sire, Verbatim, was a respectable though not outstanding racehorse and stallion, while her dam and damsire both were unraced.
Horse Racing Tests Trading Card Market With Limited Legends Autograph Set Benefiting PDJF
Sports cards and collectibles were down and out after what is referred to as the “junk wax” era of overproduction from the late 1980s into the mid-1990s. As someone who lived through it, nothing was more discouraging than pulling out the old dusty collection from the closet only to find out the rookies and stars you chased as a kid were worth less than the paper they were printed on. Nobody wants a Barry Bonds rookie card that looks like it made a trip through the washing machine!
