Opinion
For months the political press has been grappling with the greased-pig problem that is Donald Trump, trying to pin down the Republican front-runner as he defies establishment expectations and rejects basic standards of decorum.
Dec. 3, 2015
World & Nation
A fire that broke out in a barn before dawn today killed 24 Standardbred racehorses at the Buffalo Raceway harness-racing track on the Erie County Fairgrounds near Buffalo, officials said.
Feb. 11, 1988
Fourteen racehorses were burned to death overnight when fire swept through the stables of the Club Hipico, Santiago’s premier race track, club officials said today.
April 9, 1986
Twenty-three racehorses, worth more than $760,000 were killed overnight in two separate stable fires in Australia, police said today.
Oct. 17, 1989
Twenty thoroughbred racehorses, valued at about a half-million dollars, burned to death Wednesday when fire destroyed a stable about 20 miles from Louisiana Downs racetrack, authorities said.
Jan. 3, 1985
Sports
Bold and Bossy, an Ellis Park horse, escaped from the track Saturday; Sunday morning, a track barn burned to the ground. There were no serious injuries.
Aug. 22, 2021
Obituaries
Houston lawyer Richard “Racehorse” Haynes, famed for his flamboyant but successful trial defenses of millionaire and billionaire clients in some of Texas’ most notorious murder cases, has died.
May 2, 2017
California
A bill to encourage Arabian horse racing in California was criticized Tuesday by breeders of other racehorses, who contended that it could hamper their efforts to gain a larger share of the state’s lucrative race market.
Dec. 10, 1987
A fire raced through the wooden stables of a horse farm near this historic horse-breeding town, killing 27 young thoroughbred racehorses worth an average of $1 million each, authorities said today.
March 26, 1986
Four racehorses and a show horse, valued at about $100,000, were killed early today by a fire that swept through an animal hospital near Los Alamitos race track in Cypress, Orange County firemen said.
April 18, 1986