From Triple Crown contender to winning Prelim horse - Icabad Crane. Photo via Icabad Crane's Facebook page, by Maggie Kimmitt
One of these days, when I have enough vacation time saved up I plan on making a multi week vacation to Kentucky to see Rolex and then the Kentucky Derby. Yesterday’s race was highly entertaining and I already have non-horsey friends calling me to ask whether or not we’ll have a Triple Crown winner this year. While I quite like American Pharoah, I’m not sure he has what it takes to go all the way. That said, if someone sent him my way to go play as an eventer? I’d totally take him. After all, we’ve seen what they can do after being a superstar at the track. Icabad Crane won his first Prelim this weekend!
U.S. Weekend Action:
MCTA H.T. [Website] [Live Scores]
Heart of the Carolinas Three-Day & H.T. [Website] [3-Day Live Scores] [HT Live Scores]
Poplar Place Farm May H.T. [Website] [Live Scores]
Greenwood Farm CIC/CCI & H.T. [Website] [Live Scores]
Penny Oaks H.T. [Website] [Live Scores]
Sunday Links:
It’s time to vote for this year’s Rolex Top Dog! We’ve teamed up with World Equestrian Brands to offer this year’s winner a Mattes Gold Half Pad with rear trim. Our finalists are as adorable as ever this year, so get to voting! The poll will close on Monday, May 3 at 5 p.m. EST. [Rolex Top Dog Voting]
A crash course in horse anatomy
Mounted patrol officers expand their horse sense
Tips for managing horses on spring pastures
Ocean Breeze horse-riding arena set to open in the fall
Horse OK after being pulled from ditch in Abbotsford
The horse that will generate $35 million this year
Sunday Video:
