Casinos may offer path to revive Nebraska horse racing

Sunday, June 30, 2024 7:54 PM
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  • Joe Dejka, Omaha World-Herald

The pint-sized Thoroughbred with the white star on her forehead already knew how to run. Only a month and a half old, she pumped her legs gracefully down the stretch and into the turn on the indoor track at Judy Pryor’s horse-breeding ranch north of Omaha.

At her breakneck pace, however, the little filly ran wide on the turn and headed for a collision with the arena fence.

She slammed on the brakes, bracing her long legs against the ground, kicking up dust and sliding awkwardly into a blue water tub, sloshing a wave into the fence.

For a moment, her big bright eyes flashed a look as if to say: “I’m fine, Mom.”