A fan-favorite on the U.S. steeplechase racing circuit, Danielle Hodsdon is known to give the boys a run for their money, routinely ending high in the standings in a male-dominated sport.
By Daniela Snyder
First Published (20 October 2010 - Issue Number: 18)
Calvin Borel’s portrayal on the mural of Kentucky Derby-winning jockeys at Churchill Downs, painted by the renowned artist Pierre “Peb” Bellocq, had already undergone minor surgery in 2009, when the jockey followed up a 2007 Derby on Street Sense with a win aboard Mine That Bird. His caricature was modified to hold up two fingers, but in 2010, after Super Saver charged up the rail to give Borel his third Derby, Peb rearranged his left hand to show three fingers.
By Frances Karon
First Published (21 July 2010 - Issue Number: 17)
If you win the training title at Saratoga, people will notice you. Linda Rice, catapulted into national recognition when she became the first woman to achieve this coveted honor in 2009, has been turning the heads of those in the know for many years now.
By Kathleen Donovan
FIrst Published (21 July 2010 - Issue Number: 17)
His parents were heavily involved in racing and it rubbed off on their son, who started training in 1993and 11 years later won his first Breeders’ Cup event with Better Talk Now in the Turf. That win threw the mild-mannered Englishman into the limelight and he hasn’t looked back.
By Frances J. Karon
First Published (20 April 2011 - Issue Number: Issue 20)
By Frances J Karon
First Published (14 April 2010 - Issue Number: 16)
Carl and Wanda Nafzger stand trackside with Ian Wilkes, monitoring the horses training under the white saddlecloths with a red border. That some of these are marked with a plain “N” and others a “W” comprised of two boomerangs is irrelevant. It may be four years since Australian Wilkes officially took over as trainer for the bulk of Nafzger’s stable, but little has changed around their barn, where Wilkes has, for a while, been the more hands-on of the two.
