Thoroughbred Connection

08/28/2024

Australia's "Red Terror", Phar Lap, with his huge measurements as a three-year-old

12/15/2023

06/11/2023

Today marks a historic moment in horse racing! 🐎 Jena Antonucci has become the first female trainer to win the !

Join us in celebrating this groundbreaking accomplishment!🐴

05/10/2023

05/03/2023

04/20/2023

Beautiful totes

Hot off the Press! Introducing the OTTB Tote! This is my OTTB logo- that will be used to showcase all of your OTTBs! Colors can be changed and lineage added or racing stable or farm.

If you’re looking for one before Derby Day or Rolex, don’t wait! Send me a PM to place your order!

01/24/2023

Racehorses learn to do flying lead changes from an early age

09/20/2022

Make no mistake. This is a story about a dream: a fairy tale come true. It is also a magical story that anyone who has ever owned a race horse or has hoped to get one can understand. It is about a horse, Stevie Wonder Girl, that nobody other than Todd Kettleson wanted. It is about that horse winning...

09/09/2022

When he was just a yearling, All Star jumped out of his paddock, and Amanda Gomez turned to her mother and said, “Oh my gosh, that’s going to be my grand prix horse some day, you watch.” Amanda’s mother, Pam, scoffed at the idea; All Star ...

06/10/2022

49 years ago today: The official finish line photo of the June 9, 1973 Belmont Stakes shows Secretariat in full powerful stride, all four feet off the ground as his nose hits the wire. Jockey Ron Turcotte at that very instant is looking to his left towards the infield timer clock knowing he is a part of a special ride -- one that would shatter the track record and world record in a mind-boggling time of 2:24 for the mile-and-a-half distance.

Even more extraordinary is the full field view of the finish, with the next closest contender, Twice A Prince, a distant 31 lengths behind Secretariat. Take a look at the eye-popping full perspective of the race finish: https://tinyurl.com/BelmontFinish-FullFieldView

Official finish line photos are unique in that they show the mirror image of the horse for maximum viewing perspective. See more finish line image crops from this unforgettable day in Thoroughbred horse racing history: https://tinyurl.com/BelmontFinishLine

06/03/2022

06/02/2022

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