Author Archives: Richard R. Gross

Princess Dorian, injured while running as an $8,000 claimer in the second race Sunday, Nov. 10 at Del Mar on the third day of its Autumn meet, was humanely euthanized...

The bad luck that visited Santa Anita Park the past year resulting in 37 horse deaths and culminating in the fatal breakdown of four-year-old gelding Mongolian Groom during this year’s...

Santa Anita Park almost escaped unscathed.  Almost. Then the worst thing that could have happened, happened. Two days of wonderful weather and great racing featuring several upsets and a likely...

A turbulent year for horseracing that began with the still not fully understood deaths of now 36 horses at Santa Anita and the controversial disqualification of apparent Kentucky Derby winner...

Fresh from her disappointing runnerup finish to Waldgeist Oct. 6 in her bid for a third consecutive Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe victory, owner Prince Khalid Abdullah announced Tuesday that...

The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France, held at Longchamp on the first Sunday in October, is the richest Thoroughbred race in all of Europe. Here's a glimpse at the race...

Seven other horses had tried and failed, most recently Treve in 2015. But as the group of 12 elite Thoroughbreds turned for home at Longchamp Sunday, it appeared five-year-old British...

The highly anticipated Oct. 6 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (FR-1) rematch between King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner and two-time Arc Champion Enable and her runner-up competitor...

In a lengthy prepared statement, Justify trainer Bob Baffert denied that he or his stable staff intentionally administered the then-banned drug scopolamine to subsequent Triple Crown winner Justify that resulted...

Geologists estimate that, given the extreme temperatures and pressure needed, it takes between one and three billion years for a diamond to fully form. That's an estimated 25 to 75...

The Jockey Club concluded its 67th Annual Round Table Sunday in Saratoga, NY by recommending the American Thoroughbred industry unite on several measures from banning the use of the whip...

If you want to start a (mostly) friendly debate among horseracing devotees on opposite sides, just ask: "Name the greatest racehorse of all time." "Big Red!" will say one. "No,...

The New York Racing Association (NYRA), in conjunction with the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (NYTHA) and the state Gaming Commission (NYSGC) have announced cancellation of Saturday racing at Saratoga...

The bad luck haunting California horse racing that began with a Santa Anita winter meet resulting in 30 horse deaths between Dec. 26 and June 23—and a flood of outrage...

Following its Thursday, June 27 meeting, The Breeders' Cup Board reaffirmed its commitment to hold this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California on Nov....

With only six live race days left until the end of a troubled racing season on June 23, ownership and  officials at Santa Anita Park continued to resist calls from...

Belmont's Biggest Race Isn't Its Biggest Race Two-time consecutive Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Thunder Snow will be there, as will McKinzie, winner of the 2018 Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and...

The usual conversation during Preakness week is all about the Kentucky Derby winner and whether that horse can capture the second jewel in racing's Triple Crown. But Preakness 144 at...

In the ongoing controversy over Saturday's Kentucky Derby 145 result, Gary West, owner of Maximum Security, said on Fox News he will file a lawsuit to overturn the disqualification of...

It's post Kentucky Derby Day plus two days, perhaps what will be remembered as the most famous, or infamously famous, running of the most famous horserace in America. Let me...