It was the summer of 2015 and Boyd Martin needed a new horse. With the Rio Olympics on the horizon and the retirement of four-star veterans Otis Barbotiere and Trading...
One is an outspoken musical mastermind. The other is an outspoken equestrian mastermind. Just a couple of high-powered alphas out there doing big things and occasionally pissing people off with...
Contrary to popular belief, Triple Crown winners do not grow on trees. While it's true great horses can come from just about anywhere, in the thoroughbred industry there are but...
The fabulous and freakish freight train filly better known as Songbird will miss the Kentucky Oaks after spiking a low grade fever, her owner Rick Porter announced via facebook. This...
Call the hogs, batter the okra and pour ya a glass cause it's Arkansas Derby day, y'all. As the final major prep on the road to Churchill Downs, the Ar-Kansas...
The sky was clear, the temp perfectly tepid and all eyes were fixed on Nyquist as the 3-year-old colt hit the track for a 5 furlong breeze at Keeneland early...
The name Barbaro will forever conjure a sharp sense of tragedy. The image of the champion colt pulled up just a few strides from the starting gate in the Preakness...
It's one thing to earn the status of prohibitive Kentucky Derby out on the track, as Nyquist has dutifully done in his brief but brilliant career. This is a fast,...
The 2016 colt foaled by beloved mare Zenyatta has passed away, Lane's End Farm announced via the Team Zenyatta website. The colt, by War Front, was born on April 10th....
The paint is dry, the grass is mowed, the mood in turnt and the entry list is live for the 2016 Rolex Kentucky 3-Day Event. Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Fugitive...
What is the origin of horsepower? Does it begin with a push of the hooves? Is it ignited in the hindquarters? Could it be the crest of the neck shooting...
The Grand National is much more than a horse race. Like the Kentucky Derby, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Melbourne Cup, it's an all-out institution. A cultural celebration with a folklore...
Today is an embarrassment of riches for racing fans. The Kentucky Derby and Oaks fields will begin to crystalize after today's slate of preps with the Wood Memorial, Bluegrass Stakes,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6r0ufRf3Ug As Secretariat approached the turn for home, still picking up speed, Belmont Park race announcer Chic Anderson uttered the most memorable and perfectly accurate line in racing history: "He is...
I once asked a jockey, many years ago, what it was like to ride racehorses for a living. "Imagine straddling a balance beam on top of a freight train," he...
The dynamite duel that was supposed to decide the Florida Derby turned out to be a one-horse show. Nyquist set the pace and drew away in the stretch for his...
On paper, it's not even close. Of all blooming 3-year-olds with Kentucky Derby dreams, a pair of undefeated colts stand well above the rest: Mohaymen and Nyquist. Saturday, the two...
WELLINGTON, FL—With seemingly record crowds, a record number of horses and exhibitors representing a record number of countries competing for record prizes every year, you could say that the Winter...
Venerable jockey Calvin Borel is retiring from racing, his agent Larry Melancon confirmed to the Daily Racing Form on Wednesday. The 49-year-old is one of only 26 North American based...
We're taking you around the world for a glimpse at some of the planet's rarest breeds of horse in our new video series, Unusual Horses. Watch and learn! Hailing from...
