women in horse racing

The Horse Racing Women's Summit has added a limited number of tickets to their previously sold-out July 23 event at the National Racing Museum and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York, according to a Friday press release. The event will include a day of speakers, networking and connecting as the topic of safety of racehorses during and following their race careers takes center stage. Participants will enjoy a light continental breakfast and full buffet lunch from PDT Catering, and two complimentary drinks from Old Tavern Farms's Barrel Bar...

Tickets are now on sale as the Horse Racing Women's Summit returns to Saratoga Springs, New York, for an educational networking event to be held Tuesday, July 23 at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, the volunteer organization said in release on Friday. The proceedings include a keynote conversation with Lisa Lazarus, CEO of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), hosted by NBC Sports's Donna Barton Brothers. Following the keynote, two panels focused on horse safety and aftercare are scheduled. Finally, Jane Lyon, owner of Summer...

They talk about the glass ceiling, though back in 1992 Shelley Riley ran into something more like a glass wall. For a few strides, it looked as though she was going to make history as she watched Casual Lies--a Lear Fan colt she had found as a short yearling for $7,500--lead into the stretch with most of the Kentucky Derby field in trouble. But then that invisible barrier came down, and Lil E. Tee ran by to win by a length. Her reward? Later that year, somebody claiming to represent...