"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...
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...
"Catching a bad break" is North American slang for having poor luck. That's exactly what happened to North America, the horse, when he completely missed leaving at the start from...
Gaining first choice in the random draw, trainer Satish Seemar chose post position 3 for North America, winner of the Maktoum Challenge Rounds 1 and 2 and a favorite in...
Recently, the horse racing track at Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, CA, was closed after 22 horses died in racing and training-related injuries. A rather constant question that I’ve gotten...
Stronach Group chairman and president Belinda Stronach announced Thursday that all race-day medication will be banned for horses at its two owned California tracks, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gates...
It is being reported that three-year-old maiden filly Princess Lili B broke both forelegs following the end of a half-mile workout Thursday morning at Santa Anita Park and was euthanized,...
Racing has been cancelled indefinitely at Santa Anita Park following the fatal injury sustained by four-year-old filly Lets Light the Way during training on the main track Tuesday morning. This...
It's the West Coast Cathedral of racing, as Belmont is to the East Coast and Churchill Downs is to Kentucky. It has hosted racing legends historic and recent, male and...
Just a week after a triumphant staging of the 2018 Breeders' Cup, the Churchill Downs community and racing fans nationwide were reminded the sport can deal tragedy in equal measure...
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...
A full field of 14 horses will enter the gates at Churchill Downs at approximately 6:05 pm EDT to compete in the 35th running of the Breeders' Cup Classic. The...
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...
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),...
It would be a pretty exciting day at the races if... Hronis Racing's Accelerate, current two-time consecutive Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) Champion filly Enable, Qatar Racing Limited's Roaring...
With his four-length Travers Stakes win over Mendelssohn Saturday, Catholic Boy reaffirmed Saratoga's reputation as The Graveyard of Champions. The first three choices, 7-5 Good Magic, 3-1 Gronkowski and 5-1...
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...
American Triple Crown winner Justify has been retired from racing. The announcement came Wednesday following several weeks of speculation about his racing future after disclosure the three-year-old son of Scat...
Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza is expected to fully recover after suffering a fracture of his C-3 neck vertebra and what his agent Brian Beach described as a "stinger"...
