Videos tagged with "racehorses"

2013 PP #3: Where Are They Now? Mel and Al & Seattle Shoofly [06:25]
We catch up with two retired racehorses who are enjoying new careers, surroundings and families.

Standardbred Canada Video Feature - Horse Names [13:20]
Harness racing participants share some of their favourite names for racehorses in this week's Standardbred Canada video feature -- the ones that were sentimental, powerful or just good for a laugh. What's your favourite horse name?

2013 PP #2: Where Are They Now? Snackbasket & Starbird Road [06:29]
Retired racehorses find a second career and new homes.

On the Job: Palm Meadows Clocker [01:30]
Bryan Walls, a clocker at Palm Meadows Training Center in South Florida, takes the viewer through a day in the life of a clocker at a training center that stables many of the best racehorses in the country.

Teen Horse Racing Jockey Angel Suarez - Incredible Rookie Year [01:14]
At the age of 17, high school sophomore Angel Suarez told his mother he wanted to drop out of school and ride racehorses for a living, shocking his mother who thought that with his good grades he might one day become a doctor. Following his dream, Suarez moved to Bensalem, Pennsylvania in January 2012 after attending a jockey training school in his native Puerto Rico. A year later, Suarez -- who races primarily at Parx and Penn National Racetracks -- has $3.4 million in purse earnings, the most of any apprentice jockey in the country, and has been named one of the three finalists for the prestigious Eclipse Award as Apprentice Jockey of the Year.