Category Archives: Racing

Coolmore has announced Champion Galileo, a son of Sadler's Wells responsible for siring over a record 90 Group One and Grade 1 winners, was humanely euthanized earlier today at 23...

There are singular announcer calls in racing that have come to define the glory of the sport. Who can forget “He’s moving like a tremendous machine!” Chic Anderson’s unforgettable analogy...

With Saturday’s win in the Stephen Foster, Godolphin’s four-year-old Maxfield upped his record to a stellar seven wins in eight starts. The son of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Street...

Spend any time around Thoroughbred racehorse breeders and owners and you will learn that some are among the most passionate and generous of all participants in any sport. Aside from...

As the United States begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans find themselves gripped by a wave of inflation. Home and gasoline prices are at their highest levels since...

According to a recent economic study, female jockeys who race modern Thoroughbreds could fare just as well on the racetrack if given the identical chance. The study appearing in the...

Following a glorious close to the Triple Crown season after Saturday's heart-pounding Belmont Stakes won by Essential Quality over Hot Rod Charlie, racing is being dragged back to compounding issues...

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)....

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...