Horse racing’s spring fever season is upon us, as the 200-point prep races for the May 3 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve start this upcoming weekend with two on the schedule for Saturday, March 22.
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Rare Twin Fillies by Oscar Performance Head Home Healthy and Playful
What looked like a typical day for Lori Hendrickson, who manages her family’s Meadowbrook Farm in Shelbyville, Ky., was anything but as she discovered around 2:30 in the afternoon of March 10. Hendrickson spied one of the farm’s broodmares lying down in a paddock on a day that hinted spring is around the corner. She knew the mare, Kona Kai, owned by Surfside Stables and in foal to four-time Grade 1 and Breeders’ Cup winner Oscar Performance, was due to give birth any day so she went to check on her.
Six Fabulous Ideas for Your Visit to Hot Springs for the Oaklawn Park Meet
“Someone suggested that there's an incomplete part of our chromosomes that gets repaired or found when we hit New Orleans. Some of us just belong here.” —actor John Goodman While the Big Easy is uniquely grand (and boasts Fair Grounds), for many years I have felt this way about Hot Springs, Ark. I relax a bit when we exit I-30 and merge onto the wooded Highway 70, with Spa City 27 miles away. I fully exhale when my feet touch Central Avenue.
Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Dec. 4-8
After an exciting Thanksgiving holiday weekend of horse racing that saw the conclusion of fall meets at Churchill Downs and Del Mar, the calendar turns to December, and on cue, two popular race meets are scheduled to kick off for lengthy runs into early spring.
