Karen Johannsen, a 66-year-old American horseback tour operator living in Antigua, was fatally attacked by her ex-boyfriend on December 19 while leading a horseback riding tour on Runaway Beach. She suffered severe head injuries, broken bones, and a fractured...
Santa Anita plans to resume thoroughbred racing Friday through Sunday after rain cancellations earlier in the week, with an added program on Thursday, January 8. Highlighted is Saturday’s Santa Ynez Stakes featuring the return of Explora, a Bob Baffert-trained...
Jason Weaver offers his all-weather horse racing tips with two selections for Chelmsford and four for Wolverhampton. At Chelmsford, he favors Urban Law in the 14:42 race, noting the horse’s promising handicap mark and suitable step up in distance,...
Explora, the favorite and runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar, is set to begin her 3-year-old season in the $100,000 Santa Ynez Stakes at Santa Anita Park on January 3. This 7-furlong race for...
In 2025, the RSPCA carried out numerous animal rescues, including freeing a gull trapped in a football net in Ramsgate and saving Albert, a horse stuck in mud in Edenbridge. The gull was found with a rope tightly wound...
Paul Alan Leslie, 59, of East Fallowfield Township, PA, passed away on December 27, 2025. A lifelong resident of the West Chester area, Paul proudly served in the U.S. Army in Germany and most recently worked as a grinder...
