Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon has had his contract as first retained rider in France for Aga Khan Studs terminated, effective immediately. The decision follows an incident in which the French-based...
Like his 2021 first-place finish in the Kentucky Derby, the results of the necropsy performed on Medina Spirit remain inconclusive. The three-year-old colt died suddenly Dec. 6 after finishing a...
Though his career-ending loss to Life Is Good in the Pegasus World Cup (G1) may have disappointed fans, Knicks Go ended his racing career by taking home Eclipse Award honors...
This year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, Medina Spirit, collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack following a five-furlong training workout earlier today at Santa Anita Park. The announcement came...
Darley America has announced 2006 Preakness winner (G1), Eclipse Award Three-Year-Old Champion and leading sire Bernardini was euthanized earlier today at its Jonabell Farm at age 18 due to complications...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The international racing world turns its attention to Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, KY this week for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Friday and Saturday. The iconic course in the heart...
Superstar European mare Enable will be retired from racing effective immediately. The decision by Juddmonte Farms and Enable owner Prince Khalid Abdullah follows her unsuccessful attempt to win a historic...
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA), H.R. 1754, passed the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday following nearly six years of futile attempts. The bill passed the House on a...
