Videos tagged with "shopping"

National Racing License -- USTA harness racing standrdbred [02:03]
Horsemen often complain about the hassle of multistate state licensing, but many may not know that the process can be made simple by contacting the National Racing Compact -- which offers "one stop shopping" for those who race in more than one jurisdiction.
Tags: USTA, harness, racing, standardbred, Hoof, Beats, horse, equine

Mayor's Pantomime Horse Race at Sandown Park - August 2010 [06:21]
Run in August 2010, local companies take part in the Annual Mayor's Pantomime Horse race. This year, a secret task from the final Big Brother series took part to win shopping money in the house. 1st place - Fit Boys (Cargill). 2nd place - Neigh Chance (Elmbridge Council). 3rd place - Coming to Get You (Bob Righter aka Big Brother)

New York Watch: Stopspendingmaria [01:28]
What do you do after you lose a horse you named after a loved one to a claim? If you are Mike Repole, you buy another horse and also name it after that person. Stopspendingmaria, whom Repole named in honor of his wife, drew off in hand to break her maiden by seven lengths on Thursday at Belmont Park and become the first 2-year-old featured in the New York Watch Series, which shines the spotlight on promising colts and fillies that have recently cleared the maiden and allowance ranks at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, or Saratoga Race Course. Repole had already named a different horse, No Shopping Maria, after his wife, but was forced to part ways with the 5-year-old mare after she was claimed for $5000 at Laurel Park in January. "My wife doesn't know as much about racing, and she couldn't understand how I could sell her horse," said Repole. "I promised her I'd name another horse after her. She thought I'd name it 'Go Shopping Maria,' but I'd never do that. She thinks [the name is] hysterical. She won't stop shopping, but she thinks it's funny." Repole chose a 2-year-old filly he purchased at this year's OBS February Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training to be the second horse whose name was inspired by his wife's spending habits. "I've got to give the credit to my racing manager Jim Martin and Todd Pletcher," said Repole. "I wasn't at the sale as I was vacationing in the Caribbean. I was really looking for colts who could possibly go long, and I asked Todd if there ...
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