Author Archives: John Wilkinson

We regret to report that earlier this week, Donald Trump disrupted our perfectly peaceful world—the horse world—by taking an apparent swipe at none other than Secretariat during a campaign rally...

We can all enjoy the following clip with the assurance that the horse was uninjured, and thank goodness for that, because this valiant pony deserves a standing ovation. [fb-video src='https://www.facebook.com/anythinghorse/videos/679198615514830/']...

Hall of Fame horseman John Nerud passed away yesterday at the age of 102. He will forever be remembered as the trainer of the great Dr. Fager, who in 1968...

This ad was recently posted in a Kentucky-area "Horses for Sale" facebook group. It appears this pony made quite an impression: [copied and pasted] Pony Available at your own risk......

The mood is right, the pose is perfect and the lighting is ideal…go ahead, snap that photo and go share it with the world! Show everyone that your hard work...

The horse who could not lose strutted onto the track at Belmont Park on a hot July day, 40 years ago. The eyes of all 50,000 in attendance, and tens...

This story begins in a stall. It was deep into the Texas night in April of 2009 where on a ranch outside of Austin, new life was on its way....

Saturday, 6:30am. Belmont Park. A muddy tack and lingering rain greet the morning’s athletes and the backside is soupy. It appears business as usual until golf carts filled with Big...

Twenty years from now, Lord willing, someone will ask you about the 2015 Belmont Stakes and its champion, American Pharoah. And you will of course remember exactly where you were,...

[caption id="attachment_422" align="alignnone" width="640"] Smokey leads American Pharoah onto the track for a jog on Friday morning.[/caption] “He’s my favorite horse in the barn,” Baffert boasted. “He’s such a cool...

From his first wobbly steps over the Kentucky bluegrass, much has been expected of the bay colt they call American Pharoah, who will attempt to become just the 12th Triple Crown...

It was late April, 2013, and eventer Allie Knowles was still trying to adapt to the frozen winters and volatile springs of her New Kentucky Home. Just over a year before...

On May 8, 1936, jockey Ralph Neves was thrown from his horse in an ugly chain-reaction spill during a race at Bay Meadows. His horse, Fannikins, landed on top of...

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...

It was a thrilling photo-finish in the $50,000 Richard King Stakes at Sam Houston Park on January 17, as the defending stakes champion Quiet Acceleration got up on the outside just in...

There is nothing wrong with your horse barn. It does everything a barn should: provides adequate shelter for your horses, keeps the hay dry and look, you even got a...

Some people will go to great lengths to get out of work. Perhaps you are one of them. Perhaps you are supposed to be working right now but you “came...

Thoroughbred legend Cigar passed away last night at the age of 24. According to the Kentucky Horse Park, Cigar died "from complications following surgery for severe osteoarthritis in some of...

His name is Wise Dan, a 7-year-old chestnut gelding with a humble pedigree who just so happens to be the two-time reigning Horse of the Year. Wise Dan loves to...

Yesterday we showed you this incredible picture: [caption id="attachment_3309" align="alignnone" width="466"] Jockey Johnny King hangs on as his mount Arbritrageur went airborne before a race at Ireland’s Laytown Racecourse. Both...