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US Pony racing, Joe Sharp, Rosie Napravnik, Brian Hernandez Jr., America's Best Racing, ABR, horse racing, Triple Crown

Little Horses, Big Dreams: Pony Racing Aims to Inspire Next Generation of Riders

Many a young racing fan has dreamed of flying down the stretch in the saddle of a fleet Thoroughbred, flashing past the finish line a winner of a big race. Those flights of imagination feed the dreams that bring people from all over the world to the racetrack in search of the joy of victory astride a powerful equine athlete.

Evie Clare, intern, America’s Best Racing, horses, equine, OTTB, mutuel, Keeneland, betting, longshot, Google, research, Midway University, equine studies, student, career, education, horse racing, ABR, Kentucky Derby

Turning a 'Horse Phase' Into a Career Path in the Industry

Most kids eventually grow out of their “horse phase.” I am in the process of turning mine into a career.

Elizabeth Talamo, Joe Talamo, Everywon, Ron Ellis, horse racing, America's Best Racing, ABR

On the Rise: Elizabeth Talamo

Elizabeth Talamo always desired to be a storyteller. The backdrop for those stories began organically, while growing up as the daughter of trainer Ron Ellis, a mainstay on the Southern California racing circuit.

Luckily for Talamo, there is no shortage of stories to be told in the racing industry. Her eagerness to shape and share those stories was rewarded early on, with an internship at TVG — later known as FanDuel TV — when she was still in high school.

Yedsit Hazlewood, Scott Serio, Laurel Park, Ellis Park, John DiNatale, Jose Corrales, horse racing, America's Best Racing, ABR

Hazlewood Heads to Kentucky On High Note After Five Straight Wins on Final Day as Apprentice

Yedsit Hazlewood walked out of Laurel Park Sunday evening a journeyman jockey, having ridden his last race as an apprentice and ending a tumultuous 16 months that saw him nearly die in a car crash, be named an Eclipse Awards finalist, and rise to the top of jockey standings by wins.

Talliyah Timentwa, Turf Paradise, Emerald Downs, horse racing, America's Best Racing, ABR

Talented Native American Apprentice Jockey Talliyah Timentwa Determined to Succeed

Talliyah Timentwa (pronounced TUH-lee-yuh TYM-en-TWAH) is a force of nature with undeniable equestrian talent that belies her size and stature. She is described as fearless, capable, determined, focused, and goal-oriented. The daughter of Trisha and Ernest “Rocky” Timentwa, she learned to ride before she could walk. Her father was a former jockey who competed in Canada. Her mother recalls her first outing on a horse when she was 2 weeks old at the Okanogan racetrack, where they trained their horses for Indian Relay races.

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