Six months ago, Valerie Ashker, partner Peter Friedman and their retired racehorses Primitivo and Solar Express set out from California on a cross country ride to raise awareness for off track Thoroughbreds. Yesterday, the quartet
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Since they set off on May 9 we have been closely following Valerie Ashker and partner Peter Friedman’s coast-to-coast journey on retired racehorses. They are now on the homestretch, set to “cross the finish line”
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When Laine Ashker told me last year about her mother’s plan to ride across the United States on two off-track Thoroughbreds, 7-year-old Primitivo and 17-year-old Solar Express, I was equal parts skeptical and nervous, and
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To demonstrate the versatility and value of the second- or third-career Thoroughbred, Valerie Ashker is about to embark on a coast-to-coast ride aboard her OTTB. We caught up with Valerie just days before she saddles
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After reading this article on Off Track Thoroughbreds, I simply had to share it. If you’re not familiar with this site, they do an excellent job of finding inspiring success stories of Thoroughbreds in their
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