The Ellet family — Tom, Cindy, and daughter Mary — are well known in the horse racing industry with decades of riding experience between them. For this year’s Breeders’ Cup, they will be ponying many of the Thoroughbred superstars. To keep order, horses known as “ponies” are escorts for the hot and often excitable Thoroughbreds.
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Patrick O’Neill Diary: Hot Rod Charlie Goes for Breeders’ Cup Classic Glory
Patrick O’Neill, nephew to two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Doug O’Neill and bloodstock agent Dennis O’Neill, had a different interest from most college kids when he was an undergraduate student and a member of Brown University’s football team. He insisted on adding TVG to the fraternity house’s cable television package; he was the one who watched horse racing at every opportunity, including in class, and in film study prior to practice.
Split-Second Decision Opened Breeders’ Cup Door for 2-Year-Old Dakota Gold and His Owners
Sometimes you just look at a horse and you know. That’s it. In the horse racing business, one must often trust their gut instinct. In 2010, Dean Reeves was reviewing a race and his instinct told him to invest not in the horse who won but in the horse who came in second. That horse was Mucho Macho Man, who had a very exciting career and won the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Classic in a dramatic photo finish.
Ten Things to Know Before You Go: 2021 Far Hills Race Meeting
This year the Far Hills Race Meeting will celebrate its milestone centennial anniversary as New Jersey’s premier social and sporting event hosts its 100th running. What should I wear to the Far Hills Race Meeitiing? Can I bet? What’s good to eat? You have questions, we have answers! Here’s what you need to know before you go to the famed New Jersey jump races on Saturday, Oct. 16. 1. Know which races are being run.
