Local Hero

Stephanie Cowser of New Canaan has loved Thoroughbred horses since she bought one off the track in Saratoga, N.Y., as a junior rider. In 2006, Cowser learned about tens of thousands of race horses ...

Some consider it rude to ask a woman about her age. But New Canaan’s Erin Cortright, 54, is happy to answer the question, largely because she’s two years past her “expiration date” and is going strong.

“I ...