Pop Culture

all in Pop Culture

Bram’s Kentucky Derby Take: Asking for Spiritual Guidance

Show me the person who projected Donald Trump to be the presumptive Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2015. I’d like to ask that person some questions, like: what is the meaning of life? Or more importantly, can you tell me, oh, great oracle, who is going to win the 2016 Kentucky Derby?

Q&A with Eliza McGraw, author of ‘Here Comes Exterminator!’

Eliza McGraw’s “Here Comes Exterminator!” was released on April 26, and chronicles the amazing story of a longshot Kentucky Derby winner who became one of Thoroughbred racing’s all-time great runners.

McGraw took some time to chat with Dave Hill about the new book, horse racing in the early 20th Century and this year’s Kentucky Derby.

Best March Madness Horse Names

Midnight Lute, shown here after winning his second Breeders' Cup Sprint, was named after a legendary University of Arizona basketball coach. (Photos by Eclipse Sportswire unless otherwise noted)

March Madness reaches its conclusion on Monday when the 2016 NCAA Tournament Championship game tales place. This year's tournament again had the the buzzer-beaters, upsets, heartbreak and Cinderella stories that are synonymous with college basketball.

Racehorses Star Off-Stage for Toby Keith

Toby Keith has been breeding and racing Thoroughbreds for nearly two decades. (Photos by Eclipse Sportswire)

For over two decades, Toby Keith has been a powerhouse in country music with twenty songs topping the Billboard Hot Country charts. Songs like “I Love This Bar” and “Red Solo Cup” have transcended country music and have infiltrated pop culture. He's sold over 40 million albums worldwide, been inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame and collaborated with icons like Willie Nelson.

Meet the Rare White Foal at Rockridge Stud

Located just two hours north of New York City and east of the Hudson River, Rockridge Stud is an idyllic Thoroughbred farm that celebrated a remarkable new arrival on January 24 when Pincesspatseattle foaled a rare white Thoroughbred colt. The leggy son of Honorable Dillon became an instant internet phenomenon when the farm released photos of the colt days after he was born.

all in Pop Culture

newsletter sign-up