Channel Archives: Racing

Today in England, the first Saturday in June is Derby Day. The race has been run since 1780, and takes place on Epsom Downs, near London over 14 furlongs (2,420 metres)....

Okay, so in the Belmont Stakes (G1), Irad Ortiz, Jr. is out and off Known Agenda after a Thursday spill, Flavien Prat moved over from his Preakness-winning ride Rombauer to...

Three-time consecutive Eclipse Award-winning jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. will miss his ride on Known Agenda in Saturday's Belmont Stakes (G1) and will not ride for an estimated two weeks after...

With the Preakness (G1) in the rear-view mirror and the Kentucky Derby still to be decided, Saturday’s 153rd Belmont Stakes (G1), the “Test of Champions,” will test only eight entries...

As important and intriguing as is Saturday’s Belmont 153, the undercard also features the Ogden Phipps (G1). That race comes with a “Win and You’re In” automatic berth in the...

Officials at Churchill Downs have announced that trainer Bob Baffert will be suspended immediately for a period of two years. The suspension comes in the aftermath of reports earlier today...

Following a COVID-induced decline in 2020 entries and stakes races, Monmouth Park by the Atlantic coast in Oceanport, NJ will open its 53-day $6.15 million horseracing season Friday with…horseracing. That...

WinStar Farm announced this morning that Laoban, a leading second-crop sire, passed away unexpectedly at age eight. No cause of death was given. Bred in Kentucky by Respite Farm, the...

So much of the chatter leading up to Preakness 146 at Baltimore’s Pimlico Saturday focused on the big trainer names in racing: Asmussen, Baffert, Lukas, Pletcher. But a little-regarded horse...

As storm clouds continue to circle around current Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, and while online and industry conversations argue over appropriate medications and the rules regulating their use, the...

Current Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit, will be allowed to run in Saturday's Preakness according to an agreement reached between trainer Bob Baffert and the Maryland Jockey Club. Claiming his...

For the second time in three years, the winner of America’s most prestigious race may be disqualified. Churchill officials notified winning trainer Bob Baffert that Medina Spirit tested positive for...

Soooo, a guy walks into an airport... Following the first running of the Saudi Cup in Riyadh, horse owner Amr Zedan was awaiting a flight to Dubai when he met...

Friday’s Oaks, the female counterpart of the Derby, was the definition of bittersweet. The sweet was the victory of favored Malathaat, overcoming a slow start to engage leader Search Results...

King Fury has been scratched by trainer Ken McPeek from Saturday's Kentucky Derby after spiking a 104 degree fever and a heightened white cell count following an early morning workout...

So the 147th Kentucky Derby, America’s greatest Thoroughbred horserace is back to its historic place on the calendar: The First Saturday In May (the title of what I think is the...

What today is the most revered site in British racing, Newmarket, was established in 1636 and was, for a time, part of the Royal palace during Charles II’s reign. Enter...

“I bought the best in the world,Her name is Monomoy Girl,I’m sure Swiss Sky-div-er’s gonn-a fail,Can do,Can do,I’m sure that the mare can do,…”…with apologies to songwriter Frank Loesser, lyricist...

In the world of Thoroughbred racing, famous jockeys are commonplace in every horsehousehold. In the U.S., there’s “Big Money” Mike Smith of Zenyatta and Arrogate fame. There’s three-time consecutive Eclipse...

1944 was a far different time. The world was in the midst of a war that would determine the fate of nations and their millions of people, and of the...