Three-day Horse Event

Check out festivals and events in October across the state. View events this coming weekend, or view the whole month's offerings by region below: Coming up this week Through Nov. 12: Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, Walt Disney World. The...

British horse lovers and royal watchers alike on Monday rooted for Olympic rider Zara Phillips, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. Phillips and her aptly named horse, High Kingdom, powered round a grueling cross country course in Greenwich Park....

Despite strong performances in her last two full major events, equestrian Allison Springer of Barrington Hills wound up only as a disappointed alternate to the five-member U.S. eventing team at the London Olympics. The team was named after the Barbary...

A plan to bring competitve automobile racing to streets around the Inner Harbor is expected to win city approval on Wednesday, potentially bringing Baltimore in league with Sao Paulo, Brazil, Long Beach, Calif., and other spots that host world-class...

Gov. Martin O'Malley and Mayor Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake announced Wednesday the long-anticipated deal to transform downtown Baltimore into a high-speed raceway for Indy-style cars. Flanked by racing stars Al Unser Jr. and Graham Rahal, officials...

I once heard a horse described as "1,000 pounds of muscle balancing on glass legs." That's not far from the truth, and recent tragedies have forced leaders in two sports — horse racing and eventing — to focus on making their competitions...

As the Olympic equestrian team prepares for competition next week, riders in Connecticut will have a chance to compete in their own version of a three-day event at the Lord Creek Horse Trials in Lyme next Sunday. Marianne "Mickey" Lorenzen, a member of...

Is it too late to add a 51st state? In perhaps the most stunning upset in Olympic basketball history, Puerto Rico beat the United States' latest incarnation of the "Dream Team," 92-73. It was only the third U.S. loss in Olympic history and the first...