“No individual has any right to come into the world and leave without leaving clear and legitimate reasons for passing through it.”—George Washington Carver The size 42 Ariat sanding boots were neatly grouped together under the practical metal desk. Stored in a corner were their companion Hilfiger duck boots, caked with mud from the most […]
John Shirreffs, who trained Zenyatta to a Hall of Fame career and saddled Giacomo to win the 2005 Kentucky Derby (G1), died in his sleep on February 12 at his home in Arcadia, California. He was 80. “The industry lost a great man today,” said Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, who rode these horses […]
This is one for the realistic running horse, not a four -legged fantasy by Walter Farley: he has the same record in the Santa Anita Handicap (G1) as Hall of Famers Seabiscuit and Cougar II, that is, a victory and two seconds. He participated in 23 Stakes events, 22 of them rated 1 or degree […]
Baeza #8 with Hector Isaac Berrios Riding won the $ 1,000,000 grade I Pennsylvania Derby on Parx Racing in Bensalem, PA on Saturday 20 September 2025. Photo by Taylor Ejdys/Equi-Photo. Taylor Ejdys/Equi-PHOTO One of the great things of sport can be the conversation that it creates when measuring one competitor against another in philosophical terms. […]
The Biz September 21, 2025 The 1 Pennsylvania derby grade on Parx Racing changed to the long-awaited breakthrough for Baeza, who finally took the spotlight after a series of near-miss against the best of his generation. The 3-year-old Colt of McKinzie, trained by John Shirreffs for CRK Stable LLC and Grandview Equine, had finished second […]