#Penny Chenery

PARIS, Kentucky (InvestigateTV/Gray News) - Long before a string of catastrophic horse deaths at a racetrack in California made headlines and a federal indictment of more than two dozen horseracing insiders rocked the sport, the owner of one of the most famed thoroughbreds was advocating for change. In 1982, Penny Chenery, the owner of Triple Crown…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A lost coin toss. A failed mating. Terrible post-position draws to the extreme inside or outside in a 20-horse field. Sudden weather changes that turn an already-quirky dirt surface into goo, leading some thoroughbreds to skip over it while others trudge home. As fans await the 143rd Kentucky Derby on Saturday, history suggests…

March 30, 1970. Racing champion Secretariat was born. After Citation in 1948, Secretariat became the first U.S. Triple Crown winner in 25 years and became the stuff of legend. New York Post columnist Larry Merchant said: "Secretariat is the kind of Big Horse that makes grown men weep, even when they are flint-hearted bettors, even when he goes off…

Horse racing is one of the most popular sports in the world, with millions betting on the action on a daily basis. However, research is a huge part of the sport, with bettors needing to put hours of work into finding winners and broadening their knowledge of racing, enjoying profitable horse betting promotions. But, one of the most enjoyable ways…

We all love sports movies where the underdog is going against all odds and managing to become one of the best. Since horse racing has a rich history, we've seen this situation on plenty of occasions. Throughout the years, there have been many horse legends that managed to reach incredible success and times that are still unbeatable even by modern…

Starring Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor, this 1944 film tells the story of a young girl from a small town in England who wins a special gelding in a raffle and decides to take him all the way to the famed Grand National steeplechase. Based on the 1935 novel of the same name by Enid Bagnold, National Velvet is a heartwarming and bittersweet…