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Updated: 12:23 PM CST March 12, 2021 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – President and General Manager Marty Schack announced this week that longtime THV11 storyteller and investigative reporter Rolly Hoyt is joining the evening anchor team.  Rolly, a native of Massachusetts, has lived in Arkansas for more than a decade.  He is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston and has worked in journalism for more than 20 years.   When Rolly started at THV11, he produced newscasts before beginning to appear on air, offering his unique storytelling style. He has since become the station’s ...

Flashback: Ranking the 5 greatest Rebel Stakes winners By Keeler Johnson / Special to HRN March 9, 2021 3:02pm Oaklawn Park’s Grade 2 Rebel Stakes dates back to 1961, but it wasn’t until the 2000s that the 1 1/16-mile Kentucky Derby prep race truly rose to prominence. The roster of recent winners reads like a who’s who of Triple Crown stars, champions and Grade 1 winners, and the 2020 renewal carried a purse of $1 million — 10 times higher than the $100,000 pot up for grabs as recently as 2002. If you attempt to rank the best Rebel winners since 1961, the Rebel’s rece...

Todd Pletcher, American Pharoah Headline 2021 Hall Of Fame Ballot Sponsored by: Trainer Todd Pletcher Six racehorses, three trainers, and one jockey account for the 10 finalists that will comprise the National Museum of Racing's 2021 Hall of Fame ballot, as chosen by the Museum's Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The finalists are racehorses American Pharoah (first year of eligibility), Blind Luck, Game On Dude, Havre de Grace, Kona Gold, and Rags to Riches; trainers Christophe Clement, Doug O'Neill, and Todd Pletcher (first year of eligibility); and jockey Corey Nakatani. Hall of ...

Pletcher, American Pharoah are Racing Hall of Fame finalists | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Trainer Todd Pletcher speaks to the media in the winner's circle at Saratoga Race Course in 2015. Shares0 SARATOGA SPRINGS — There supposedly is no such thing as a sure thing in horse racing, but this sure looks like one. Trainer Todd Pletcher was named Wednesday as a finalist, along with American Pharoah, for induction into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame, and perhaps the only question about the upcoming voting process is whether Pletcher will get in unanimously. That’...

Sam-Son Farm To Be Recognized With Special Sovereign Award Sponsored by: The Sovereign Award Sam-Son Farm will be presented with the Special Sovereign Award during the 46th Annual Sovereign Awards Virtual Ceremony, which will be held in April. Selected by the Jockey Club of Canada's Stewards, the Special Sovereign Award honors those who have accomplished outstanding achievements and made a significant contribution to the Thoroughbred Industry in Canada. Over the past five decades, Sam-Son Farm, a Canadian Thoroughbred breeding and racing operation founded in 1972 by Ernie and Liza S...