Olympic Eventing Gold to Jung, France
France claimed team gold and Germany's Michael Jung took his second successive individual title as Olympic Eventing drew to a close at Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro Aug. 9.
Keyword: Olympics
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Martin, Blackfoot Mystery in Medal Range
On a cross country course that proved too much for many of the world's top eventing riders and horses Aug. 8 at the Rio Olympics, U.S. rider Boyd Martin and his off-track Thoroughbred Blackfoot Mystery thrived.
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Fox-Pitt Leads Early in Olympic Eventing
Great Britain's William Fox-Pitt defied all odds to take the early lead as Olympic Eventing got underway at Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro Aug. 6.
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Martin, Blackfoot Mystery Set for Olympics
In his second Olympic competition in eventing, rider Boyd Martin will pair with off-track Thoroughbred Blackfoot Mystery for the competition set to begin Saturday, Aug. 6.
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Bode Miller Hopes to Strike Gold at Fair Hill
Gold medal winner Bode Miller has a new base for his horse racing aspirations as the celebrated alpine skier tries to bring some of the modern training techniques that helped him to the top of his sport to the Sport of Kings.
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Olympian Phelps Has Derby in His Sights
After rewriting the Olympic record books for swimming, Michael Phelps and his longtime coach may have the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) in their sights with a 3-year-old colt named Cerro.
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Olympics Faced Same Integrity Issue as Racing
Head of the U.S. Olympics anti-doping agency told Thoroughbred industry leaders how the Olympic committee tackled doping issues and began restoring the Games' integrity.
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RCI President Calls for Olympics Drug List
The president of the Association of Racing Commissioners International is calling upon the Olympic Games to release the names of athletes who will be performing in London with performing-enhancing drugs in their systems.
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Miracle at Keeneland: Craig Visits Sale
Jim Craig, the goalie for the United States' 1980 "Miracle on Ice" hockey team at the Winter Olympics, stopped by the Keeneland September yearling sale Sept. 11.
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Hammond Named TCA Honor Guest
Sportscaster Tom Hammond has been named honor guest of the Thoroughbred Club of America's 77th Annual Testimonial Dinner, club president Mike Barnett. The dinner will be held at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington Nov. 16.
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Commentary: Detox
<i> By Dan Liebman</i> - Imagine using something in your profession for 25 years because you believe it to be beneficial, and then having regulators take it away from you.
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Who's Bad?
<i> By Lenny Shulman</i> -- When compared with the transgressions in other professional and amateur sports, maybe racing isn't so bad.
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Palatable Solutions
<i>By John W. Russell</i> -- When top trainers are accused of running horses on illegal medication, racing is inviting the same negative publicity as the Olympics, and it can't afford to be regarded with the same skepticism.
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Horse With Classic Background Helps Aussie's Win Gold
Jeepster had help in providing a third straight Olympic gold medal for Australia's Equestrian team in the three-day event. Yet the failed Thoroughbred upstaged his more vaunted equine team members to be an unlikely hero for Stuart Tinney, who had narrowly missed selection on the winning team at Barcelona.
