Reiley Higgins is one of five members of the Boat Racing, LLC partnership that owns a significant financial stake in Hot Rod Charlie, the third horse they ever owned who posted a front-running, two-length victory in the $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby on March 20 at Fair Grounds and later finished third in the
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Patrick O’Neill Diary: Bye-Bye Haskell, Hello Pennsylvania Derby for Hot Rod Charlie
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.
Man O’ War Project Study Finds Equine-Assisted Therapy Helps Veterans with PTSD
The Columbia University Irving Medical Center has published the third and final paper detailing the clinical findings and results of the Man O’ War Project, the groundbreaking research on equine-assisted therapy (EAT) as an effective treatment for veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
JJ Pletcher Diary: Todd Pletcher’s Father Reflects on Raising, Encouraging a Hall of Famer
No one has made a greater impact on Todd Pletcher’s Hall of Fame career than his father, Jake, who is better known as JJ. Todd developed a keen eye for horses at his father’s side when he was a boy. JJ, a trainer for more than 50 years, later arranged for Todd to spend summers at the barns of such renowned horsemen as D.
