What do one of the NBA’s all-time greats and a promising racehorse have in common? It sounds like a silly anecdote, but the answer is simply a name: Ewing. Patrick Ewing played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association after winning the Naismith Award as men’s college basketball’s player of the year in 1984-’85 for the Georgetown Hoyas. The Kingston, Jamaica native was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1985-’86 after being selected No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.
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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage July 30-Aug. 5
The upcoming seven days in the Thoroughbred industry mark one of the high points on the annual calendar, with most of the top-of-the-marquee activity occurring in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. On Saturday, Aug.
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Story: Whats in It for Me Finds What He Needed Most
Whats in It for Me, a 2017 gray gelding, had nine starts and earned $11,007 before retiring from racing in 2021. He arrived at Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga in September of that year, but something wasn’t quite right. After sustaining a sesamoid fracture on the track, he had spent nearly a year on stall rest at the organization. “Erin Sisk, co-founder of Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga, asked me to come and look at Grey [Whats in It for Me] because he didn't fit their program. He didn't seem happy,” said Anna Hollander.
The Greatest Racehorse? Shrager’s Book Takes a Shot at an Age-Old Debate
Sit on the track apron on a given race day and conversation is bound to turn to the merits of one particular horse versus another. Easy Goer versus Sunday Silence? Affirmed or Alydar?
