Posts Tagged ‘horse racing’

My Saturday at Sagamore Farm

Native Dancer won 21 of his 22 lifetime starts.

Saturday, April 28th was Friends and Family of Under Armour Day at Sagamore Farm.  I was lucky enough to score entrance thanks to a friend of a friend! Of course, I took my two best horse friends with me, my mom and my sister.  The farm was open from 8 am until 10, so we [...]


A day in the life of a racehorse

Racehorses spend the vast majority of their day hanging out in their stalls.

If you’re thinking about adopting an OTTB, it will be helpful to know a little about his typical day.  If there’s one thing a racehorse is used to, it’s a routine. It’s important to keep in mind that a racehorse is not a pet.  He is an athlete bred for one thing – to win [...]


OTTBs – Let Them Write

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So it’s the Year of the Thoroughbred…more specifically, the Year of the Off-the-Track Thoroughbred (OTTB), so I wouldn’t feel right unless I put my two cents out there.  (And for the record, this will be the last time I spell out the OTTB acronym in any post.  Moving forward, you should know it)! It won’t [...]