Quarter horse

Rillito Park Racetrack, the dark horse of Quarter Horse racing

All StoriesHaley Ford02/13/20170

Each time the jockeys and horses line up at the starting gates of Rillito Park Racetrack for the 2017 winter meet, the anticipation of the starting bell stirs excitement. In many cultures, the chime of a bell can symbolize death or an end of a chapter, but for Rillito Park Racetrack and Tucson horse racing…

Quarter horse trainers get back into routine for Rillito racing

All StoriesAlexa Portillo02/23/20160

Phil Pinedo and his brother Jesus have trained horses for over 50 years. Out of the 35 races they participate in a year, the races at Rillito are not only a yearly tradition for them but something they love to do in their hometown. The Pinedo brothers are Southern Arizonan natives and grew up…