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One of the miniature horses at TRAK getting its photo taken after breakfast.

Kids on TRAK

December 15, 2019

Chelsea works on training a horse while she teaches one of her riding lessons. By Taylor Gleeson/Arizona Sonora News Chelsea Menke has always had a passion for two things: horses and kids. At Therapeutic...

Amelia Hauschild, age 16, greets her horse before her first professional race.

Out of the Gates: A short documentary

Jordan Glenn May 3, 2017

In this short documentary, follow Amelia Hauschild, a 16-year-old jockey, as she prepares for her first race as a professional and deals with the challenges of being a female in a male dominated sport.

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...

Amelia Hauschild, age 16, greets her horse before her race.

Out of the Gates: Youngest female jockey in the West off to good start

Jordan Glenn February 10, 2017

PHOENIX — As the Sunday morning sunshine illuminates the turf at one of America’s oldest horse racetracks, jockeys of all ages walk their horses along the rows of stables and prepare for the completion...

Bonded by Blood, Sweat and Soil

Bonded by Blood, Sweat and Soil

Sara Cline April 14, 2016

The sun hangs high in the mid-afternoon sky as the smell of hay and beer wafts through the air at the Rillito Park Race Track and Jesus Osuna settles in at the starting gate. Osuna braces himself...

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