Articles
In Defense of Horse Racing
With the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby set for Saturday, the writer vouches for a beleaguered sport
Orb Wins the 139th Kentucky Derby
(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Orb has won the Kentucky Derby. (PHOTOS: The 139th Kentucky Derby, In Pictures) (MORE: In Defense of Horse Racing) (PHOTOS: The End of...
Frog Juice: Horse Racing’s New Doping Scandal
More than 30 horses have now tested positive for an illegal performance-enhancing substance that makes even the grossest doping scandal of human athletes pale in...
Horse Racing: Born to Run
Mixing the ancient and the hypermodern is what Dubai is all about. But nowhere in the sheikdom is the meeting of past and present more thrilling than at the Nad...
Horse Racing: Laurels for Arts and Letters
HORSE RACING For the first half of the season, it looked as if Arts and Letters was destined to become one of history's great also rans. Paul Mellon's wiry...
Photo Essays
Photographer Spotlight: Michael Rougier
Born in England on June 16, 1925, Michael Rougier began his career as a photographer for the Montreal Standard newspaper. His big break came when he was assigned...
Johnny Longden: Forgotten Giant of Horse Racing
On the eve of the Belmont Stakes and as yet another horse tries to win the elusive Triple Crown, LIFE remembers the great Johnny Longden's life and his career as...
