Tag Archives: History

Nearly every athlete, young or old, dreams of winning an Olympic medal. Considered the highest achievement an athlete can attain, a medal from The Games signifies sacrifice, prowess and above...

I don’t know how I got here, but here I am.  Every now and then a word springs to mind that’s just odd enough that I’m compelled to look into...

To Dr. David Ramey, a mystery is something that is begging to be solved. And he happens to have one sitting in on his desk at home: a very old...

Kathy Kusner is celebrated in American history for her show jumping prowess. Born in 1940 to a family of modest means and zero horse connections, she was an unlikely candidate...

After mounting pressure from nations and athletes, Japan and the International Olympic Committee have postponed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. And while COVID-19 is...

The elephants lumber toward us up the hill. They come ever so slowly, swinging their heads from side to side, their ears flapping occasionally at flies. Behind them, their mahouts...

In London, 2012, Ian Millar set the record for being the first athlete from any sport, in any nation, to compete in 10 Olympic Games. He capped off the honor...

He arrived 30 years ago today. Undersized and bow-legged, no one could have predicted back then this charcoal son of Halo would soon reach the pinnacle of his sport. That...

Picture this: you are on an expanse of green grass nine times the size of a football field. Beneath you an athletic thoroughbred stands poised, ready to leap into a...

The Kentucky Derby is like a tattoo on Uncle Sam—it's loud, proud, and permanently American. What's so unique about the Kentucky Derby is how little has changed since the inaugural Run...

War Admiral's owner, Sam Riddle, initially disliked the foal for being too small—certainly not like his majestic father, Man o' War. The colt, however, proved to be the best of...