Secret Oath had barely cooled out following an 8 ¼-length rout of talented Materaya in a New Year’s Eve allowance race at Oaklawn Park when Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas called Robert Mitchell, her breeder and owner.
Tag: The Life
Meet the Jockeys for the 2022 Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is the second leg of the prestigious Triple Crown series and almost always features a surprise or two.
Sherman So Much More Than Lovable Tank for Moquett Barn, Donna Brothers
Sometimes in life you just need one look to know. In 2012, Laura Main-Moquett was moving jumpers from Delaware. “I stashed them at my friend’s place. As I was driving out, I just saw this big, gorgeous black horse out in the field. He was on a hill grazing, with the sunlight beaming down on him just like God’s rays.” “I sent a picture to my friend and said, ‘Who the Hell is this? Where has he been all my life?’
High Hopes for Connections of Kentucky Derby Longshot Happy Jack
It’s called “The fastest two minutes in Sports.” Twenty horses gather in the starting gate on the first Saturday in May for the Kentucky Derby. Time seems to freeze as jockeys, horses, and everyone else waits with bated breath for the gates to open. Each horse represents a journey. A triumph over the odds. The result of midnight dreams. The culmination of a selected breeding program. The completion of schooling and training. The consequence of careful daily care.
