Updated Oct 10, 2026

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Horse Care

Hurricane Horse Evacuation Checklist: Evacuate or Stay as Isaias Nears

Hurricane Isaias is bearing down on the northern Gulf Coast. Here is the calm, practical plan for deciding whether your horses leave or stay, and what to do before and after the wind.

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Racing

Cesarewitch 2026: Newmarket's 2¼-Mile Marathon Handicap Explained

A £175,000 heritage handicap over 2 miles 2 furlongs, with last year's winner Beylerbeyi back. Here is how a long-distance handicap works.

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Horse Culture

ExpoGan Chihuahua 2026: Opening Cabalgata, Dates and What to See

Chihuahua's livestock fair opens with a horseback parade on Thursday, Oct 22. Here is what a cabalgata means in the ranching north, what to expect and how to behave around the horses.

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Racing

Fillies' Mile 2026: Musical Times, Rogue Passion and the Road to the 1000 Guineas

Charlie Appleby's unbeaten Godolphin filly goes for the Group 1 prize at Newmarket today. Here is what the race is and what to watch in two-year-old fillies.

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Competitions

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Horse Care

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Health & Alerts

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Training

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