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Two Horses Fatally Injured After Colliding At Del Mar

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...

“Unprecedented Reforms” Instituted at Santa Anita Park in Wake of Calls for Track Closure

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

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...

Kelly Rubley Gets Her Shot At History

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...

West To Sue, Country House To Miss Preakness

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...

Plus Que Parfait Hopes to Be Posse Compose on Saturday

"Toss" It's a derisive word used by racing handicappers to suggest a horse has no chance. Plus Que Parfait, the horse with the French name (it refers to the past...

The 2019 Dubai World Cup in Photos

At day at the races, Dubai style. [caption id="attachment_28334" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Training begins early for horse and rider. ©Richard R. Gross[/caption] [caption id="attachment_28332" align="alignnone" width="1200"] The Dubai World Cup day...

Thunder Snow Nose Victory In The Dubai World Cup

Thunder Snow overcame a wide number 12 gate position, a fast pace set by North America and eventual runner up Gronkowski—and history—to win the 24th Dubai World Cup by a...

John Henry, The People’s Champion

In his most famous poem cycle, T.S. Eliot writes: "The naming of cats is a difficult matter…" So, too, with the naming of a Thoroughbred foal who someday may carry...

“Championship Saturday” Was All That…and More!

The Breeders' Cup increasingly is becoming as anticipated an event as the Kentucky Derby. This edition had the added benefit of taking place at Churchill Downs, and that site's historic...

Championship Saturday brings Quality, Diversity and Uncertainty to Churchill Downs

Horseracing is commonly referred to as "The Sport of Kings." But Breeders' Cup Championship Saturday at Churchill Downs features more diversity than the current British Royal Family in both its...

The Breeders’ Cup Preview to End All Previews: “Future Stars Friday” Edition

After five days of countless early morning exercise rides, media events, Louisville partying rivaled only by Kentucky Derby Week, a mint julep (or two if you wisely designated a driver),...

The “Head” That Made The Modern Thoroughbred

To understand modern Thoroughbred racing and particularly breeding industries in the U.S. as they extend their reach abroad, you have to start with—Canada, and a head. Much of the entire...

No Need To Justify A Loaded Travers Stakes

Fans who feared this year's Travers Stakes at Saratoga, also called "The Midsummer Derby," would be diminished by the absence of retired Triple Crown Champion Justify need not fear. This...

Justify May Never Race Again

Little new information is known about the medical condition of Champion Justify following the announcement earlier this week that the 13th winner of the American Triple Crown has been taken...

…And Poof! Reynaldothewizard Vanishes from the Racetrack UPDATED

Swans glide across a large lake while a central fountain continuously sprays water. Spring grass is green as the eye can see in all directions. A peacock struts across a...

Justifiably Great! The Short History of Triple Crown Contender, Justify

If you’ve just tuned into racing this Triple Crown season after taking a post-Breeders’ Cup break, you may have heard a new name on the scene—Justify. The Kentucky Derby and...

Preakness 143 May Be a Messy Affair

It's very possible the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes will be in conditions as messy as the Kentucky Derby. Rain is forecast through most of the week and on...

Thunder Snow Steals the Show in Dubai

On a night when five track records were broken, a French horse not named Goldikova won a third straight championship-level turf race and a European-based first-time-on-dirt runner pulverized a quality...

North America Dominant in the Desert

Super Saturday at Meydan is meant to separate Dubai World Cup contenders from the pretenders and it certainly did that as North America gobbled a gate-to-wire 5 1/4-length victory over Thunder...

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