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A little horse play to go with your matza
Israeli jockeys Doron Ben Menashe and Sallem El-Oqbi will raise their 20-year-old rivalry to new levels at the Gilboa Festival on Tuesday when they battle it out at the course's annual horse racing festival. A total of NIS 40,000 in prize money will be at stake over the seven races to be held at the Pessah event which is expected to attract between 8,000 and 10,000 people. Races begin at 3 p.m. (26/04) Read
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A Child Jockey's Rise on the Steppes of Mongolia

The New York Times | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
The boy rode the stallion in a trot around the camp, cooling it down after a long gallop across the steppe. He was humming his favorite Mongolian hip-hop ... More

For a Jockey, Thrill of Win or Heartbreak

The New York Times | 09/06/08 iMontacheval
TURNING for home in the seventh race on a filly named Don't Stop Dreamin, gaining wide on the outside, Joe Bravo made his move. Charging up the stretch ... More

Bolger's fortuitous mistake turns into Epsom Derby glory

AFP | 09/06/08 iMontacheval
Irish raider New Approach who was left in the race by mistake won the Epsom Derby here on Saturday to give trainer Jim Bolger and jockey Kevin Manning ... More

Horse performs somersault on race track

Telegraph | 19/05/08 iMontacheval
Jockey Anna-Katharina Bromann and her mount Schattenlady were racing in an event in Hanover when the horse's saddle began slipping down its flank. Clearly ... More

Horse, Fashion Sense Reign At Race for Gold

The Washington Post | 11/05/08 iMontacheval
Some 50,000 people lined Great Meadow in The Plains on Saturday to take in the spectacle of the 83rd Virginia Gold Cup Races, watching Bubble Economy and ... More

Corruption case bans for trainer and jockeys

Guardian | 20/04/07
Jockey Shane Kelly was yesterday banned from riding for a year at the conclusion of the latest Horseracing Regulatory Authority's investigation into corruption ... Read

12 people accused in British horse racing probe

International Herald Tribune | 24/11/06
Four jockeys, a trainer, a former owner and six others were charged with various corruption offenses Friday by British horse racing's governing body. ... Read

Jockeys may be getting a bad ride carrying the blame

The Sydney Morning Herald | 14/10/06
BAD rides? Can they be defined as when a horse which should have won is beaten? Maybe that's too simplistic. But to what degree should the jockey be held ... Read

We're here to take your Cup and money

The Sydney Morning Herald | 20/10/06
THE world's most controversial jockey is adamant the Melbourne Cup is heading back to Ireland. Kieren Fallon may be banned from racing in the UK but the ... Read

Race stable staff to wear body protectors

Horsetalk.co.nz | 11/11/06
Britain's racing chiefs have ruled that stable staff must wear body protectors while mounted. The Horseracing Regulatory Authority made the decision on ... Read

Palio 2006

YouTube | 02/09/06
A horserace in the middle of the old italian town siena on piazza del campo. the jockeys are riding without a saddle, they don´t know the horse before ... Read

Munce charged over `tips for bets'

The Standard | 15/09/06
Australian jockey Christopher Munce was Thursday charged by the Independent Commission Against Corruption with alleged involvement in a HK$1.6 million ... Read

G1 Jockey for Nintendo Wii Announced by Koei

Gameguru.in | 06/04/07
Koei has announced the hugely successful G1 Jockey series for the Nintendo Wii. The Wiimote will be used as the whip and the nunchuck used to steer and ... Read

Dubai princes accused of masterminding trade in jockey slaves

The Independent | 15/09/06
Dubai's ruling family has been served with a class-action lawsuit in the United States accusing them of masterminding an international child slave trade ... Read

Jockey suspended for 'overriding' horse

Independent online | 06/10/06
Cape Town jockey Christopher Puller has been suspended from riding for two months after he failed to pull up and dismount a racehorse with a broken leg. ... Read

Quarter Horse Jockey Under Investigation

Thehorse.com | 29/09/06
A quarter horse jockey is under investigation for allegedly using an electronic buzzer on his horse during the second race at Fairplex Park last Sunday. ... Read

Horse racing in China not a good bet

The Barrie Examiner | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
This year's Summer Olympics in Beijing China promise to showcase the growing power and international influence of the largest populated country in the ... More

Champion race horse Phar Lap died of arsenic poisoning, scientists find

The Canadian Press | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
Forensic scientists have proved the champion Australian gelding Phar Lap died of arsenic poisoning, solving a mystery which has intrigued the horse racing ... More

Big Brown has the final say

Los Angeles Times | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
The mystery surrounding Big Brown and his failure to win the Triple Crown continues. It didn't help that his trainer, Rick Dutrow Jr., snubbed Congress ... More

Ascot Takes Some Sexy Out Of Horse Racing

CBS News | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
Ladies and gentlemen, if you please. Fearful of slipping standards, officials at Royal Ascot, whose five-day horse racing carnival began this week, ... More

Fashion: Ascot gets on its high horse

Independent | 15/06/08 iMontacheval
So much for the "death of the dress code". As the racing world descends on Ascot on Tuesday, the organisers are keener than ever to raise the stakes ... More

Big hype, big flop, so what!

The Republican | 09/06/08 iMontacheval
Much has been written about the nation's disappointment over Big Brown's big flop. Horse racing needed him to win, we were told, to galvanize a proud ... More

Virtual horse racing coming to NZ?

The Stuff NZ | 09/06/08 iMontacheval
Odds are being displayed on a television monitor and the TAB is taking bets. The field is dispatched, the race is run and dividends are paid on the ... More

Racing industry should allow horses to mature

pressconnects.com | 09/06/08 iMontacheval
As a horseman for nearly 40 years, I looked forward with eager anticipation to this year's running of the Kentucky Derby. But my excitement was tempered ... More

Who's in your five?: Five best horse racing movies

USA Today | 09/06/08 iMontacheval
It is almost post time for the Belmont Stakes and Big Brown's pusuit of history. While we are waiting, here are five favorite movies about horse racing. 1. ... More

A dandy story

Minneapolis Star Tribune | 09/06/08 iMontacheval
In his new book, "Crazy Good,'' Charles Leerhsen describes wading into the Credit River in Scott County, looking for a legend. He had been given, in ... More

Horse forced to change profane name

UPI | 01/06/08 iMontacheval
Australian racing officials have forced a name change for a horse whose previous moniker was an Arabic phrase that translates to a popular profanity. Racing ... More

Early retirement steals horse racing's stars

Kentucky.com | 01/06/08 iMontacheval
Win or lose the Triple Crown, Big Brown is probably gone from racing after the Belmont Stakes. That's the belief of many, including those connected ... More

Horse-racing braces for new anti-doping rules

Vancouver Sun | 26/05/08 iMontacheval
Give a racing thoroughbred a pinch of baking soda or a shot of caffeine and chances are the stimulants will not only help it beat records but also break ... More

In horse racing, there's no consensus on track surfaces

Los Angeles Times | 19/05/08 iMontacheval
In the fractious sport of horse racing, even dirt can create controversy. The issue is dirt tracks versus synthetic surfaces, a debate that has come ... More

Horse performs somersault on race track

Telegraph | 19/05/08 iMontacheval
Jockey Anna-Katharina Bromann and her mount Schattenlady were racing in an event in Hanover when the horse's saddle began slipping down its flank. Clearly ... More

Toast to a 'beer-money horse'

Louisville Courier-Journal | 19/05/08 iMontacheval
John and Beau Greely originally called Tres Borrachos their "beer-money horse," one who didn't represent a big investment but might have provided some ... More

Remembering the great Dexter

US Trotting | 11/05/08 iMontacheval
The Dexter Cup is an annual tribute to the great trotter Dexter, who dominated harness racing in the mid-to-late 1860s and twice lowered the world record ... More

Changes in horse racing landscape cause more breakdowns

Chicago Sports | 11/05/08 iMontacheval
n one respect, less has become more during the 30 years since Affirmed became the last of racing's 11 Triple Crown winners, with Alydar battling him every ... More

Synthetic tracks are reducing horse fatalities

Newsday | 11/05/08 iMontacheval
Just as eight bells would signal, in maritime tradition, the end of one watch and the beginning of another, so did Eight Belles render a clarion call for ... More

Calorie count at horse weigh day

BBC | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
The event on 19 July, at the centre in Whitchurch, will check the animal's weight using specialist equipment. Veterinary surgeon Janet Harrison will ... More

City gals could use a little more horse sense

Calgary Herald | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
I'm not sure Rose likes me. When I smile and try to chat her up, she flutters her oversized brown eyelashes then tosses her head in the other direction. ... More

Horse parade blighted by drink shame

Sunday Mail | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
A HORSEBACK "Good Neighbours" parade ground to a halt when drunken riders stopped to buy more drink and use public toilets. They brought the grand ... More

1959 Bucking Horse of the Year Trail's End was previously a packhorse

Missoulian | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
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Warning for wild horse buyers

WhP;cbS | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
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Legal battle divides horse industry

Weatherford Democrat | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
Lawsuits fought in the halls of Austin could play in to the working world of Weatherford. The issue in debate is equine dentistry, and it has pitted horse ... More

The killing fields

Economist | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
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'It's a lot like ballet on a horse'

New River Valley Current, | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
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Heavy horse foal delight for Banham

The Wymondham and Attleborough M | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
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Pay the Source of the Horse, By Force, By Force

TMZ | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
Wilbuuuur, what has the world come to? The estate of the widow of the creator of "Mr. Ed" has filed a lawsuit, claiming when it comes to paying up, MGM ... More

Ringside at the world's most political horse race

Ottawa Citizen | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
So there I was with Tom Hanks and his family, just hanging out. We were all of us in Siena, Italy, for the July 2 running of the Palio race, an event that ... More

Modern Jousting Sees Renaissance

Wall Street Journal | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
Fred Piraux has been grooming his horse Thorgal three hours a day, polishing replica 15th-century armor and taking lessons in medieval dancing. Next ... More

Is the horse the 'new golf'?

The Globe and Mail | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
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Hungry for horse meat

International Herald Tribune | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse," I thought to myself as I sat down to dinner the other night. If I hadn't picked out the steak myself I would ... More

Horse racing in China not a good bet

The Barrie Examiner | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
This year's Summer Olympics in Beijing China promise to showcase the growing power and international influence of the largest populated country in the ... More

Historic equine reverse vasectomy reported

UPI | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
U.S. veterinarians at the Smithsonian's National Zoo say they have performed the first reverse vasectomy on an endangered equine species. The procedure ... More

Champion race horse Phar Lap died of arsenic poisoning, scientists find

The Canadian Press | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
Forensic scientists have proved the champion Australian gelding Phar Lap died of arsenic poisoning, solving a mystery which has intrigued the horse racing ... More

Big Brown has the final say

Los Angeles Times | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
The mystery surrounding Big Brown and his failure to win the Triple Crown continues. It didn't help that his trainer, Rick Dutrow Jr., snubbed Congress ... More

No horsin' around: politicians and horses have a lot in common

NewsoftheNorth.Net | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
In his 1919 book, The American Language, H.L. Mencken described 12,000 terms particular to American "English." These words grew out of the American experience ... More

Ascot Takes Some Sexy Out Of Horse Racing

CBS News | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
Ladies and gentlemen, if you please. Fearful of slipping standards, officials at Royal Ascot, whose five-day horse racing carnival began this week, ... More

Ever wondered why horses sleep standing up?

Washington post | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
It wouldn't be terribly comfortable for you to snooze standing up, but the opposite is true for horses. That's because of the way their bodies are built. Horses ... More

Calorie count at horse weigh day

BBC | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
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City gals could use a little more horse sense

Calgary Herald | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
I'm not sure Rose likes me. When I smile and try to chat her up, she flutters her oversized brown eyelashes then tosses her head in the other direction. ... More

Horse parade blighted by drink shame

Sunday Mail | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
A HORSEBACK "Good Neighbours" parade ground to a halt when drunken riders stopped to buy more drink and use public toilets. They brought the grand ... More

1959 Bucking Horse of the Year Trail's End was previously a packhorse

Missoulian | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
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Feds Plan to Kill Thousands of Wild Horses

Environment News Service | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
The federal Bureau of Land Management, which oversees management of wild horses and burros on public lands, said sharply rising energy costs are driving ... More

Warning for wild horse buyers

WhP;cbS | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
$25 might only buy you a couple of gallons of gas. But, it can get you a different kind of horse power too. In the world of horses, some people are ... More

Legal battle divides horse industry

Weatherford Democrat | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
Lawsuits fought in the halls of Austin could play in to the working world of Weatherford. The issue in debate is equine dentistry, and it has pitted horse ... More

The killing fields

Economist | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
IN 1964 a new car was launched at the New York World's Fair: the Ford Mustang. Both its name and its galloping horse logo, adapted from Frederic Remington's ... More

'It's a lot like ballet on a horse'

New River Valley Current, | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
Lynn Jendrowski's dream of competing in the Beijing Olympics never quite materialized. But in the true spirit of competition, she hasn't given up ... More

Heavy horse foal delight for Banham

The Wymondham and Attleborough M | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
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Pay the Source of the Horse, By Force, By Force

TMZ | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
Wilbuuuur, what has the world come to? The estate of the widow of the creator of "Mr. Ed" has filed a lawsuit, claiming when it comes to paying up, MGM ... More

Ringside at the world's most political horse race

Ottawa Citizen | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
So there I was with Tom Hanks and his family, just hanging out. We were all of us in Siena, Italy, for the July 2 running of the Palio race, an event that ... More

Modern Jousting Sees Renaissance

Wall Street Journal | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
Fred Piraux has been grooming his horse Thorgal three hours a day, polishing replica 15th-century armor and taking lessons in medieval dancing. Next ... More

Is the horse the 'new golf'?

The Globe and Mail | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
There was a time when the horsy set brought to mind pampered gentry who wore jodhpurs and attended things like coming out balls. Tracy Lord in The Philadelphia ... More

Hungry for horse meat

International Herald Tribune | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse," I thought to myself as I sat down to dinner the other night. If I hadn't picked out the steak myself I would ... More

Horse racing in China not a good bet

The Barrie Examiner | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
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Historic equine reverse vasectomy reported

UPI | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
U.S. veterinarians at the Smithsonian's National Zoo say they have performed the first reverse vasectomy on an endangered equine species. The procedure ... More

Champion race horse Phar Lap died of arsenic poisoning, scientists find

The Canadian Press | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
Forensic scientists have proved the champion Australian gelding Phar Lap died of arsenic poisoning, solving a mystery which has intrigued the horse racing ... More

Big Brown has the final say

Los Angeles Times | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
The mystery surrounding Big Brown and his failure to win the Triple Crown continues. It didn't help that his trainer, Rick Dutrow Jr., snubbed Congress ... More

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Washington post | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
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BBC | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
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Calgary Herald | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
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Horse parade blighted by drink shame

Sunday Mail | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
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Missoulian | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
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WhP;cbS | 14/07/08 iMontacheval
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Legal battle divides horse industry

Weatherford Democrat | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
Lawsuits fought in the halls of Austin could play in to the working world of Weatherford. The issue in debate is equine dentistry, and it has pitted horse ... More

The killing fields

Economist | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
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'It's a lot like ballet on a horse'

New River Valley Current, | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
Lynn Jendrowski's dream of competing in the Beijing Olympics never quite materialized. But in the true spirit of competition, she hasn't given up ... More

Heavy horse foal delight for Banham

The Wymondham and Attleborough M | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
The future of Great Britain's oldest breed of heavy horse has received a welcome boost with the birth of a new foal at Banham Zoo. Cute colt Ufford ... More

Pay the Source of the Horse, By Force, By Force

TMZ | 29/06/08 iMontacheval
Wilbuuuur, what has the world come to? The estate of the widow of the creator of "Mr. Ed" has filed a lawsuit, claiming when it comes to paying up, MGM ... More

Ringside at the world's most political horse race

Ottawa Citizen | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
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Modern Jousting Sees Renaissance

Wall Street Journal | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
Fred Piraux has been grooming his horse Thorgal three hours a day, polishing replica 15th-century armor and taking lessons in medieval dancing. Next ... More

Is the horse the 'new golf'?

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Hungry for horse meat

International Herald Tribune | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
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The Barrie Examiner | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
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Big Brown has the final say

Los Angeles Times | 23/06/08 iMontacheval
The mystery surrounding Big Brown and his failure to win the Triple Crown continues. It didn't help that his trainer, Rick Dutrow Jr., snubbed Congress ... More

Horse, Fashion Sense Reign At Race for Gold

The Washington Post | 11/05/08 iMontacheval
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