Archive for July 2025

“What They Were Meant to Be” By Steve Haskin / June 9th, 2025 “The 2025 triple Crown is over, leaving us with indelible memories and countless storylines. Attempting to summarize it and capture the true meaning of what we witnessed was a daunting task until a short seemingly innocuous quote hit a nerve and put […]

By Patricia McQueen Maritime Traveler, who had been the last living offspring of the the legendary Triple Crown winner, was laid to rest on Sunday [July 27] at the cemetery at Bridlewood Farm in Ocala, his home for the vast majority of his life. It was inevitable, but it’s still hard to accept. The very […]

June 20, 2025 Beloved Thoroughbred of Lowell Correctional Second Chances Program Passes Peacefully Ocala, FL — The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) is deeply saddened to share the passing of Forbidden Apple, a cherished 30-year-old member of the TRF herd. Forbidden Apple was humanely euthanized on Monday, June 16th, due to the infirmities of old age. […]

By Bob Ehalt | July 19, 2025 After the sounds of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” melted away into the cool breezes from the Jersey Shore, the field thundered into the stretch for the $1,017,500 Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park.  It was Gosger  on the lead with Journalism  trying to catch him in the final yards. […]