Laura King

1 month ago | thoroughbredracing.com | Jay Hovdey |James Burn |Tom Pedulla |Laura King

In a major interview, Jay Hovdey speaks to the president of the hugely successful partnership group behind the Derby favoriteOther than its racetrack and sprawling fairgrounds, there’s not much to the Southern California village of Del Mar. At last count, the population was less than 4,000. Two traffic lights and a few stop signs give pause to travelers along the main drag, better known as the Pacific Coast Highway.

1 month ago | thoroughbredracing.com | James Burn |Tom Pedulla |Laura King |Graham Dench

Interview with 20-year-old from a famous Yorkshire racing family seeking to build her fledgling career across the pondIt was probably odds-on Mia Nicholls would become a jockey. But if there is one absolute certainty about the Yorkshire apprentice's fledgling riding career, it is how smitten she is with her new life Stateside.

1 month ago | thoroughbredracing.com | Tom Pedulla |Laura King |Graham Dench

As worries continue over the future of racing at the South Florida track amid the prospect of ‘decoupling’, Gustavo Delgado, Saffie Joseph, Eddie Plesa and Antonio Sano talk to Tom PedullaThe outlook appears to be grim as horsemen continue efforts to convince Florida lawmakers not to pass decoupling legislation.

2 months ago | thoroughbredracing.com | Laura King |Ken Snyder |Nicholas Godfrey

Interview with 13-time champion trainer in Scandinavia whose star filly qualified for the Kentucky Oaks with her success in the UAE Oaks at MeydanThe Scandinavian racing scene may be regarded as something of a backwater on the international stage. Not if the region’s 13-time champion trainer Niels Petersen has anything to do about it. however.

Dec 11, 2024 | thoroughbredracing.com | Laura King |Ken Snyder |Nicholas Godfrey

Laura King speaks to the leading rider, who has been riding out for UAE champion trainer Bhupat Seemar ahead of her return to race-riding after a career-threatening injuryMarch 2012: around 100 journalists and photographers are at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, their eyes and lenses trained on the horses on the track. Then a girl arrives, wearing a bright pink body protector and helmet with a pink bobble. Suddenly, all the focus is on her.