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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Rillito Park Racetrack, the dark horse of Quarter Horse racing

Rillito Park Racetrack, the dark horse of Quarter Horse racing

Haley Ford February 13, 2017

Each time the jockeys and horses line up at the starting gates of Rillito Park Racetrack for the 2017 winter meet, the anticipation of the starting bell stirs excitement. In many cultures, the chime...

One of Monica Ortega's ponies in the new barns on the west side of the Rillito racetrack. Photo by Alexa Portillo/ Arizona Sonora News Service

Quarter horse trainers get back into routine for Rillito racing

Alexa Portillo February 23, 2016

  Phil Pinedo and his brother Jesus have trained horses for over 50 years. Out of the 35 races they participate in a year, the races at Rillito are not only a yearly tradition for them but...

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