First hosted in 2017, the Real Rider Cup is back this week to support aftercare with 28 riders signed up to take part in the first part of the show hosted in Lexington, Ky. on June 28, with the second leg of the event hosted in Maryland during the Mars Maryland 5 Star event at Fair Hill on Oct. 18.
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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Story: Noni’s Journey to Love and Safety
When Leslie and Anthony Arcuri lost their beloved horse Ghazi in October, the grief was intense. Ghazi had been part of their family for 30 years and had been through life’s highest highs and lowest lows with the couple. Gucci, a 30-year-old Thoroughbred that the Arcuris adopted in 2004 from the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) in Montpelier, Va., was grieving, too. Ghazi had been Gucci’s best friend for two decades. It quickly became clear that Gucci needed a new friend. Gucci was TRF’s first successful adoption from their Montpelier location.
Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage June 17-22
This week, TV and streaming coverage of horse racing expands to an international scale, as NBC Sports will stream races all five days of the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting in England starting Tuesday, June 17, and ending Saturday, June 21, providing television coverage of the event on the final day as well.
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Story: Home at Last for Galerio
“Galerio is a very special horse to me,” Ashley Nelson said. “I galloped and groomed him as a coming 2-year-old.” Nelson groomed and rode him until he was claimed during a race in November of 2019. She had had a special bond with the horse and one day hoped to retire him.
