The upcoming weekend in horse racing is highlighted by a stakes-packed slate that begins on Friday evening, May 29, with Penn National’s signature race, the Penn Mile Stakes.
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Women in Racing: Perseverance Under Pressure Led Daisy Phipps Pulito to Kentucky Derby Winner’s Circle
Daisy Phipps Pulito knows what greatness looks like. She observed it, petted it, and fed it peppermints many times as a member of one of racing’s most distinguished families.
The Magic of Saratoga Springs: A Local’s Guide to the Area for Belmont Stakes Week
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people make the pilgrimage to Saratoga Springs, N.Y., for one of the most celebrated meets in the world of horse racing. This year, instead of heading to Saratoga Race Course in mid-July, fans will start pouring into town much earlier for an historic running of the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets on June 6.
The Story of Sergeant Reckless: Korean War Horse Served with Valor
The recoilless rifle was six feet long and weighed over a hundred pounds. It often required three or four Marines to carry it across the battlefields during the Korean War. Lugging it was dangerous, but it was necessary, because that rifle, which the soldiers nicknamed “reckless,” could fire a 75mm shell thousands of yards with surgical-like precision. It was one of the U.S. Marine Corps’ finest munitions. But the commander of the Recoilless Rifle Platoon, Eric Pedersen, knew there had to be a better way to use it on the battlefield in Korea.
