A Dedicated Horsewoman Leaves No Thoroughbred Behind

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Jessica Paquette has built a busy life as a handicapper, an analyst, an equestrian and a friend to retired racehorses.https://nyti.ms/2Y1rwor

Fans Find Joy in a Long-Delayed Season of Bets and Feasts

By BY JOE DRAPE AND AMANDA PICOTTE from NYT Sports A day at the track begins with a race to the picnic tables.https://nyti.ms/3CZ8tva

What Exactly Is Modern Pentathlon?

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports The women's modern pentathlon took place Friday. Here's what you need to knowhttps://https://nyti.ms/3lGelDo

Running for the Roses, the Record Books and His Father

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Kendrick Carmouche has a chance to become the first Black jockey in 119 years to win the Kentucky Derby. But mostly he would like to win for his “Pops.”https://nyti.ms/2RZ1YVZ

Photo of Trainer on Dead Horse Causes Outcry in Britain

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports Gordon Elliott, a prominent trainer, was temporarily barred from British racing after a photograph emerged showing him sitting on a dead horse, talking on his cellphone.https://nyti.ms/3dZEjxB

A Top Equestrian Paralyzed in an Accident Sees Hope in a Coming Treatment

By BY JULIET MACUR from NYT Sports Kevin Babington was a go-to coach in the sport of show jumping, but an accident at a prime event left him paralyzed from the chest down and threatened his livelihood.https://nyti.ms/3pEmmHx

Estate’s Racially Divisive Name Threatens Future of Premier Equestrian Event

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports The Olympic equestrian sport of eventing will no longer be held at a Pennsylvania estate that has resisted calls to change its name, which some say evokes slavery.https://nyti.ms/2ZV1IIE

Two Horses Trained by Baffert Test Positive for Banned Substances

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The horses failed tests of a second sample, confirming the presence of an unauthorized local numbing agent.https://nyti.ms/2O2XDMu

Charlatan, a Belmont Stakes Contender, Tests Positive for a Banned Substance

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Charlatan was one of two horses trained by Bob Baffert that tested positive for a banned numbing agent at a recent meet in Arkansas.https://nyti.ms/3eqyohZ

Hank Steinbrenner, the Yankees Owner Who Kept a Guitar in His Office

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports After George Steinbrenner’s older son died on Tuesday, people in baseball remembered him as a free-spirited character who once stepped aside from the Yankees to run the family’s horse farm.https://nyti.ms/2Ry76gT

The Wild West, on Skis

By BY SHAUNA FARNELL from NYT Sports Skijoring enthusiasts described the craziness and allure of their niche sport during its 72nd year in Leadville, Colo.https://nyti.ms/3dfoEHO

Vino Rosso Wins Breeders’ Cup as Another Horse Sustains a ‘Serious Injury’

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Santa Anita, which hosted the race, has seen 36 horses die this year. On Saturday, the 4-year-old Mongolian Groom was taken away by ambulance with a leg injury.https://nyti.ms/2NbFEDV

‘Preparation Trumps Youth’: 70-Year-Old Man Wins Longest Multi-Horse Race

By EMILY S. RUEB from NYT Sports The winner, Bob Long, “hated” to think that he couldn’t complete the Mongol Derby, a grueling 1,000-kilometer competition across the steppes of Mongolia.https://nyti.ms/2Z71EHp

Americans Storm the Gates of Royal Ascot

By TOM PEDULLA from NYT Sports The U.S. trainer Wesley Ward has won 10 times, and more of his countrymen are now competing. All 14 starters from outside Europe came from the U.S. in 2017https://nyti.ms/2Xk29fG

Newsom, Citing 29 Horse Deaths, Calls for Hold on Racing at Santa Anita Park

By JACEY FORTIN and KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports The California governor said no horse should race at the park until it is examined by an independent veterinarian and found fit to compete.https://nyti.ms/2IE7THG

Adding More Competitive Spice to Show Jumping

By LISA COWAN from NYT Sports The Riders Masters Cup is trying to do for equestrian events what the Ryder Cup has done for golf, pitting Americans against Europeans.https://nyti.ms/2GG4EQr

Beezie Madden, the U.S. Star, Tries for a Repeat

By LISA COWAN from NYT Sports Madden, who has four Olympic medals, and her horse Breitling LS won the World Cup show jumping finals last year. They are back again.https://nyti.ms/2uEP68z

Santa Anita to Impose New Safety Rules for Horses

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports The changes follow the deaths of 21 horses at the track since Dec. 26. It has been closed since Tuesday.https://nyti.ms/2Cb2ANG

Japanese Breeders Discover a Need for Speed

By TOM PEDULLA from NYT Sports Breeders and owners of thoroughbreds in Japan have long prized turf horses with stamina, but now are also turning to horses with acceleration.https://nyti.ms/2BpCgzb

How to Prepare a Horse for the Preakness

By DAVID GENDELMAN from NYT Sports “He was a horse who wants to be a little king,” the trainer Rodolphe Brisset said about his bay colt Quip.https://nyti.ms/2IDbb02