Horsemen's Atokad Downs

08/13/2012

Sunday August 12 Atokad closed its doors for the last time. Thank you everyone for the memories!

08/12/2012

Yesterday's answer was Chris McCarron.

He played Charlie Kurtsinger, the jockey of War Admiral, in the movie "Seabiscuit".

08/11/2012

Kelso was Horse of the Year from 1960-1964. How about this one? During my career as a jockey, I rode many champions including Kentucky Derby winner Alysheba, and Belmont Stakes winner Danzig Connection. Who am I?

08/10/2012

I passed away in 1983 at the ripe old age of 26, but in my racing career I was voted Horse of the Year an amazing 5 times. Who am I?

08/09/2012

I gave my owner, a ninety-two year-old woman, her first Kentucky Derby win in 1990. Who am I?

08/08/2012

An old man lives in a small village. He is very poor and his only property is his humble house. One day, the man hears a voice saying, "George, if you want to be rich, sell your house, rent an apartment in the city and play the rest of your money at the track." The old man initially is very surprised, but he finally decides to do what the strange voice commands. He sells his house, and he rents an apartment in the city. When he is ready to play all of his money at the track, the voice comes again and says, "Bet all your money on horse number seven in the fourth race." The old man does exactly as directed, but his horse comes in last and the old man loses all of his money. "What is the meaning of this?!" cries george to the heavens. The strange voice says, "George, you know, I've just never been very lucky...but I sure do love to play!"

08/07/2012

Can you think of a caption for this photo?

08/06/2012

08/02/2012

The amount of money that is bet on any particular horse determines "the odds" on that horse; the lower the amount bet, the higher the odds. The odds are constantly changing until post time. The actual amount that is paid out to the winners is determined by a mathematical algorithm. What is this type of betting called at American tracks?

08/02/2012

This jockey rode such greats as, Unbridled, Wild Again, and Easy Goer to victories. Originally he was based in Arkansas at Oaklawn Park but now does most of his racing at Churchill Downs.

08/01/2012

What did Latonia Race Course have its name changed to in 1986?

07/31/2012

Monarchos