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...
It isn’t supposed to end this way. You win a prep race in Florida, the Feb. 13 Pelican Stakes. You’re invited to travel 8,000 miles to a new racetrack in...
On the 2021 silver anniversary night of the Dubai World Cup, Godolphin’s favored Mystic Guide was all gold. The four-year-old son of Ghostzapper (out of Music Note by A.P. Indy)...
The near-mile-long Meydan Grandstand will be near-vacant, filled only with horses’ connections and few invited guests. Even media will be relatively sparse for one of Thoroughbred racing’s most significant annual...
Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, owner and breeder of Shadwell Stud, deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and older brother of Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin...
After a surprising 2020, it was no surprise that pandemic-altered Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Authentic claimed dual crowns as Champion Three-Year-Old Male and Horse of the Year...
“Greatness,” summed up Brad Cox when asked to reflect on Knicks Go’s sublime performance, a gate-to-wire 2 3/4 length victory over a competitive field in the fifth running of the...
Juddmonte Farms has announced the Jan. 12 death of founder Prince Khalid bin Abdullah. No cause of death was announced though a statement says Prince Khalid passed peacefully. He was...
Happy soon-to-be New Year’s 2021! Before we let 2020 out of the barn, there are a few important stories and updates from this year you may have missed. Horse Racing...
The complex rules governing enactment of American law worked to horses’ benefit late Sunday night when President Trump signed the $2.3 trillion dollar COVID-19 relief bill into law. Included in...
The Longines Hong Kong International Races are four year-end Grade 1 contests billed as the “Turf World Championships.” They are the last of the year’s significant worldwide race meets and...
For the first time in history, three winners of all three Japanese Triple Crown races squared off against each other in the 40th running of the Longines Japan Cup at...
If you are in the news business, particularly sports and politics since the two seem co-mingled these days, you’re familiar with the term “horse race.” In politics, the “horse race”...
In moves that may pre-sage others, Spendthrift owner B. Wayne Hughes dug deep into his pockets as the hammer at Keeneland’s Fasig-Tipton November mixed sale came down—very gently—for $9.5 million...
He had just tied legendary trainer Ben Jones with his sixth Kentucky Derby win saddling Authentic at a spectator-less Churchill Downs Sept. 5, but Bob Baffert seemed more surprised than...
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships return to Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, KY later today and Saturday for the first time since their inaugural running at U.S. racing’s most picturesque...
