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Pets, pedis and peppermints: When the diva is a donkey
AFP, Published on 22/12/2025
» NEW YORK - Traffic stops and hallways clear as the diva arrives, her attendants escorting her backstage ahead of her rendition of the role she's perfected over years of delighting audiences.
Galopin des Champs bids to join Gold Cup legends
AFP, Published on 13/03/2025
» CHELTENHAM, England - Galopin des Champs bids to join the legends of jump racing Arkle, Best Mate, Cottage Rake and Golden Miller as a three-time winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.
Breeders' Cup horse dies, Belmont winner Arcangelo out
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» LOS ANGELES - A horse due to take part in this week's Breeders' Cup in California died suddenly on Tuesday shortly before Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo scratched from the meeting's $6 million Classic.
Churchill Downs adopts new safety measures after horse deaths
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - Churchill Downs, home racetrack of the Kentucky Derby, announced new safety measures on Thursday following 12 recent equine deaths, including limiting horses to four starts in eight weeks.
Horse safety in spotlight as Derby-winner Mage goes for Preakness
AFP, Published on 19/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - The horse deaths at Churchill Downs that cast a pall over the Kentucky Derby continue to raise concerns as Mage vies for the second leg of US racing's coveted Triple Crown in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.
Beijing kids with autism get help from horses
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» BEIJING - On a crisp spring day at a Beijing equestrian club, 14-year-old Victor Liu climbs into the saddle of a dark-haired horse, starting the latest session of a sport that has changed his life.
End of the road for New York's horse-drawn carriages?
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» NEW YORK - A charming, must-do tourist attraction or a cruel, outdated commercial activity? New York's horse-drawn carriages have operated since the 1800s, but lawmakers now want to replace them with electric vehicles.
Wyoming cowboys open up about addiction and suicide
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» BOSLER, US: Jonn Beer's ashes rise in a cloud of dust from the saddle of a rodeo horse, the final journey for a young Wyoming cowboy killed by his addiction to opioids.
Knicks Go wins Breeders' Cup Classic and Yibir takes Turf
AFP, Published on 07/11/2021
» LOS ANGELES - South Korea-owned Knicks Go won the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday while British-based Yibir took the Turf title at the 38th annual thoroughbred showdown.
Work dries up for Jordan's donkeys as coronavirus cripples tourism
AFP, Published on 10/06/2021
» PETRA, Jordan: Herds of hard-working donkeys once carried hordes of tourists on the rocky paths of Jordan's Petra, but visitor numbers crashed amid the pandemic and the loyal animals are left without a job.