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The national championship-winning USC Aiken eventing team received another honor Thursday morning. The South Carolina Senate and South Carolina House of Representatives recognized the team and approved a concurrent resolution in their honor during their sessions. 

Before the USEA Intercollegiate Championship, USC Aiken eventing team president Carson Langenberg was hopeful but cautious about the possibility of winning. She believed in the team but knew nothing was certain, especially when playing against much larger schools. Now that she is on top, th…

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USC Aiken was the only college Carson Langenberg applied to, despite the fact she had never even stepped foot in Aiken prior to touring the school. Originally from San Diego, Aiken was far from home, but she said it was the only college she wanted to attend.

The Aiken Technical College Foundation has announced its 2023-2024 academic year scholarship recipients for the Class of 2023 graduating high school seniors.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — He was the closest thing to Pegasus that followers of the sport of thoroughbred horse racing had seen, at least during the half century since the exploits of the mighty Man o’ War. A gleaming chestnut with white markings on his face and lower legs, he bore the name Secretariat.

The Aiken Triple Crown features three equine-related events happening on three consecutive weekends in March: the Aiken Trials, the Aiken Spring Steeplechase and Pacers & Polo.

In the wake of a result that was certainly the Kentucky Derby’s biggest upset in the modern era, the announcement that Real Strike – the winner at 80 to 1 odds – would not seek this season’s Triple Crown and would bypass the Preakness Stakes has created a shock wave that still lingers.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As has become the custom, a full field of 20 three-year-old thoroughbreds will greet Churchill Downs’ starter Scott Jordan at about 6:57 p.m. this afternoon, carrying with them the hopes of owners, trainers, jockeys, bettors and fans of the sport in the 148th running of the…

Saturday mornings for the past several months have included some extra challenges for Ida Sankey and Kahla Onetto, with New Bridge Polo Club as the host site for Aiken Peewee Polo, offering the chance for some of Aiken's youngest equestrians to learn the basics of the sport.   

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