Horse

Potential Outbreak Of Horse Virus Traced To Colorado Horse

Ali Budner

An outbreak of an untreatable viral disease in horses is being blamed on one horse from Colorado. Other horses across the country may have been exposed.

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American Pharoah Makes A Run At History

Joel Rose

The Triple Crown hopeful could beat the odds and win at Belmont Park on Saturday, but like so many other Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners, he'll have to beat a field of better-rested rivals.

American Pharoah and trainer Bob Baffert at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. American Pharoah will try to become horse racing's first Triple Crown winner since 1978.

For Thoroughbreds, The Big Payout Can Come Long After The Race

Elliot Hannon

American Pharoah will race for the Triple Crown on Saturday. A Belmont victory would make horse-racing history, and his owner will get a nice payday. But the real financial windfall comes later.

Serena Williams serves the ball to Andrea Hlavackova during the first round of the French Open in Paris.

For Sports Immortality, The 3rd Or 4th Time's The Charm

Frank Deford

Tennis players Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic both have the potential to win Grand Slams, one of the rarest achievements in sports. But it's not an easy feat.

Environment

Visicular Stomatitis Outbreak Over 8 Months And 4 States Later

An outbreak of a livestock virus has finally come to an end. Colorado officials announced the last remaining properties under quarantine for vesicular鈥�

Environment

A Warm Colorado Fall Aids Vesicular Stomatitis' Southern Movement

Sixty properties along the Front Range are currently under quarantine because of a virus mainly affecting horses. An outbreak of vesicular stomatitis鈥�

Business

As Vesicular Stomatitis Spreads, What's The Impact On Colorado's Livestock Industry?

Over 320 properties have been quarantined in 14 counties along Colorado's Front Range and eastern plains since the start of an outbreak of a virus mainly鈥�

Even if California Chrome wins Saturday's Belmont Stakes, most Americans are too disconnected from horses to flock to the race track, says commentator Frank Deford.

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Will A Triple Crown Win Save Horse Racing? Don't Bet On It

Frank Deford

Many in the horse racing industry are looking to Triple Crown hopeful California Chrome to revive interest in the sport. He wants to believe it, but commentator Frank Deford says that's a fantasy.

Birdstone (right), ridden by Edgar Prado, upsets horse Smarty Jones to win the Belmont Stakes in 2004. Smarty Jones was one of a dozen horses since 1978 to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown, only to lose at the Belmont.

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Why Is It So Hard For A Horse To Win The Triple Crown?

Joel Rose

It's been 36 years since a horse won racing's ultimate trifecta. For California Chrome to break the drought Saturday, the colt must contend with challenges that have stymied a dozen horses before him.

Americans may recoil at the thought of eating horse meat, but other countries feel quite differently, as the sign above this butcher shop in Paris attests.

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Congress Blocks Slaughtering Horses For Meat In U.S.

Allison Aubrey

The omnibus spending bill approved by the Senate on Thursday night contains language banning funding for USDA inspections of slaughterhouses for horses. That effectively stops plans to restart the slaughter of horses in the U.S. to export meat abroad.