by Milton C. Toby
“First Drug Czar Targeted Illegal Narcotics in Racing,” my longform piece about an early attempt by the federal government to rein in illegal drugs on the backstretch almost a century ago, took first place in the Equine Magazine Article: Horse Racing...
by Milton C. Toby
It was a cold and foggy February night in 1983 when a group of armed thieves crept onto Ballymany Stud, near The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland, to steal Shergar, one of the Thoroughbred industry’s most renowned stallions. Bred and raced by the Aga Khan IV...
by Milton C. Toby
In the near future you will find events listed here that Milt will attend. Check back...
by Milton C. Toby
Ever wonder what happened to Hall of Fame trainer Tom Smith after Seabiscuit? He had a successful career training for Mrs. Elizabeth Arden Graham’s Maine Chance Farm, winning the 1947 Kentucky Derby when Jet Pilot held off juvenile champion Phalanx to win by a...
by Milton C. Toby
Award-winning author Milton Toby was named recipient of a national writing award presented annually by the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) for Taking Shergar: Horse Racing’s Most Famous Cold Case. Appearing at www.bloodhorse.com, Taking Shergar was...
by Milton C. Toby
Noor: A Champon Thoroughbred’s Unlikely Journey from California to New Yorkwas judged the best non-fiction book about horse racing at the EQUUS Film Festival in New York. The EQUUS award was the second honor for Noor, which also won an American Horse...
by Milton C. Toby
Noor may be the best horse no one remembers! Racing for Seabiscuit’s owner, Charles Howard, Noor defeated Triple Crown winner Citation four times in 1950, setting a batch of world records in the process. He was named handicap champion that year, and likely...
by Milton C. Toby
I received a bit of good news a few days ago. My article Taking Shergar: Horse racing’s most famous cold case, a longform piece published at www.bloodhorse.com in February, has been selected for the“Literary Corner” at this year’s EQUUS Film Festival in New York....
by Milton C. Toby
His Highness Prince Karin Aga Khan IV recorded his fifth victory in the Epson Derby earlier this month when homebred Harzand held off a charge from US Army Ranger. The victory marked the most recent highlight in a long history of success in the classic for the current...
by Milton C. Toby
Late in the evening on February 8, 1983, Epsom Derby winner and European Horse of the Year Shegar was taken from his stall at Ballymany Stud near The Curragh in Ireland. Although conventional wisdom at the time–and still today–implicated the Irish...
