Why Did Winning Horse Get Disqualified?

On Monday, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stripped Medina Spirit of his Medina Spirit title in wake of the colt testing positive for the banned race-day substance betamethasone. Was the 2022 Derby winner disqualified? Rich Strike becomes the first Kentucky Derby winner to not compete in the Preakness since 2019, Read more…

Do Horse Jockeys Have To Be Men?

“This study strongly indicates that female jockeys are every bit as good as their male counterparts. I hope it helps to provide more opportunities for female jockeys, and also encourages more women to further their careers as race riders,” says Cashmore, author of the study referenced in this article. Are Read more…

Why Are There No Black Horse Jockeys?

Perhaps because they did not want to manage the chances of their riders being targeted during a race, white owners began rejecting Black jockeys. Black jockeys continued to be systemically barred from the sport by not receiving promotions and opportunities to ride top horses. Eventually, they were not selected at Read more…

Did Aragorn Buy His Horse?

Get our The Life Cinematic email for free The American-Danish star – who famously portrayed Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s trilogy – revealed to NME that he had purchased the horse that his character rode in the film, as well as two other horses used in the film. Where did Aragorn Read more…