Karri Casner

Horses long ago tutored Eoin Harty in the kind of coincidences that defy rational explanation, as we'll discover when reaching the story of Well Armed. But losing both parents inside a week, in February, was maybe not quite as bewildering as it may seem. As Harty says himself, after 66 happy years together, perhaps the reason his father followed his mother so quickly was not so much a heart attack, as a broken heart. As a fifth-generation trainer, Harty owed not just personal but professional formation to his Irish genes....

Thoroughbred owner Bill Casner joins Dr. Ferrin Peterson on this week's edition of the Boundless Podcast. Casner talks about the many roles he has played in the industry, from being a 15-year-old looking for freelance gallops for $1 apiece at Sunland Park wearing a $5 motorcycle helmet he bought at a hock shop, to his victories in the world's biggest races. The Boundless Podcast sets out to tell stories of heartbreak and resilience, and at the heart of the conversation between the two, Casner talks about the devastating loss of...

Former jockey Aaron Gryder and five-time Eclipse Award-winning writer Jay Hovdey will be on hand at the upcoming Global Symposium on Racing to sign copies of Well Armed: A Thoroughbred of Destiny. The signing will take place on the afternoon of Dec. 10, at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona. The just-published book is a story about the son of Tiznow, bred and raced by WinStar Farm, who overcame many physical setbacks to win the 2009 G1 Dubai World Cup by a whopping 14 lengths. The story is...