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Visit Horse Country: Darby Dan a Pillar of Kentucky’s Horse Heritage

Lexington’s Darby Dan Farm has been a constant leader in Thoroughbred racing and breeding ever since John Galbreath purchased the former Idle Hour Farm owned by legendary figure Colonel E.R. Bradley in the 1950s.

Situated off of Old Frankfort Pike just east of Lexington, Darby Dan’s beautiful landscape houses stallion barns, boarding and quarantine areas, and plenty of pastures. The farm is a full-service operation, providing breeding and sales consultation in addition to the above services.

Santa Anita Park at a Glance: What You Need to Know

They call Santa Anita Park “the Great Race Place,” and they’re not lying: A Left Coast answer to Churchill Downs, the Los Angeles-area track is easily the finest large-capacity horse-racing venue west of the Mississippi, if not the entire United States, and it opens for the season on Dec. 26.

How Horses Taught Texas Country Starlet Jamie Lin Wilson About Life

Country music's geographic underpinnings are right there in the title: country. But while many a country crooner sings about rural life, small towns and livestock, not a whole lot of them actually grew up in such a setting.

Jamie Lin Wilson sure did. Raised in tiny Sealy, Texas, she slept atop her horse, learned to play basketball atop her horse and, perhaps most critically, managed to avoid having an uncomfortable conversation with her parents about where babies come from when one of her family's horses topped another horse.

Top Five Reasons to Get Your Pegasus World Cup Tickets Now

For the third consecutive year, Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., will play host to one of the biggest sporting events in the world — and one of the largest parties at a racetrack. The Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 26, will feature star-studded entertainment and an expanded racing lineup highlighted by a new $7-million turf race.

Get to Know 26-Year-Old Trainer Anna Meah

She’s only 26 years old and she’s only been training on her own for a few months, but Anna Meah is destined for big things. In her first eight races as a professional trainer, five of her horses have finished in the top three. Even more remarkable, one of her very first starters, named Excellent Sunset, crossed the finish line first in the Kathryn Crosby Stakes at Del Mar.

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