RIDING A THOROUGHBRED is like sitting on a coiled spring charged with an odd mix of raw electricity and gentle fragility. Like birds, their very bones seem almost hollow. So much the better for a ...
RIDING A THOROUGHBRED is like sitting on a coiled spring charged with an odd mix of raw electricity and gentle fragility. Like birds, their very bones seem almost hollow. So much the better for a ...
Thoroughbred racing suffered its most ignominious, industry-deflating moment 50 years ago today with the breakdown of Ruffian, an undefeated filly running against Foolish Pleasure in a highly promoted ...