A horse once headed for slaughter surged through traffic, scaffolding and parked cars on a Manhattan street, carrying a New York City mounted police officer in pursuit of a woman accused of stealing a purse.
The horse was Kelly, formerly known as EP Great Drive, a registered Standardbred rescued in 2020 by the Standardbred Retirement Foundation.
That moment, captured on video April 19, showed exactly what Judy Bokman has spent decades trying to prove: Retired Standardbreds are not throwaway horses. They are smart, steady and capable of remarkable second acts…