by MHHS | Mar 15, 2026
Little known trivia about the Grand Prix of Minnesota! Rider with the Most Grand Prix Wins: Donald Cheska’s record stands as of the last show in 2024! He won 7 Grand Prix’s in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1996, 2012 Horse with the Most Grand Prix...
by MHHS | Oct 24, 2024
Arcturus, barn name of Tommy, was named the 2024 “This Old Horse”. A Chestnut Thoroughbred foaled April 21, 1994, in Florida and in May, 2003, Greg and Sue Novak purchased Tommy for Sue to enjoy and compete in the Adult Amateur Hunter Division. He was 9 years old at...
by MHHS | Oct 25, 2023
The Nancy Allison Perkins Foundation (NAPF) is a Private Family Foundation based on the south side of Chicago which supports a variety of non-profit organizations throughout the world. Their areas of interest include education, global health, military support,...
by MHHS | Oct 2, 2023
In 2009, trainer Heather Parish and Mary Jo Cody of Spring Meadow Farms were persuaded to take on an unsuccessful three-year-old off-track Thoroughbred and help him change course. His Jockey Club name is Good Idea but with his four white socks and big blaze, he...
by MHHS | Oct 8, 2022
Romario, “Romeo” as we call in our barn, came into our lives 14 years ago. My wife Kim and trainer Nick Novak saw the recently imported beautiful grey gelding at a St. Louis horse show. Nick trotted him three steps and he smiled ear-to-ear, knowing he was special and...
