Horse Racing News

The biggest day on the Australian racing calendar is finally here! Not sure who to back? Not to worry, as we take you through the best selections and some value runners in Tuesday's 10-race card at the glorious Flemington racecourse.

Undefeated Flightline and Rich Strike, upset winner of the Kentucky Derby, head an impressive field of nine for the Breeders' Cup Classic at Kenneland.

Taiba won the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby by three lengths on Saturday for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, and will be pointed toward the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic in November.

Churchill Downs has modified paths to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks, awarding points to the top five finishers in qualifying races and increasing significance for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and late prep season events.

Churchill Downs Inc. has agreed to buy Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky, for $79 million in cash, and includes Churchill Downs assuming Ellis Park's opportunity to build a track extension facility in Owensboro.

Play has been suspended for the rest of Thursday and for Friday at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth after the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.

John Velazquez, already the leading career rider at Saratoga, had his 1,000th winner Thursday at the historic track.

A prominent New York-based horse trainer whose Early Voting won this year's Preakness Stakes is facing a domestic violence charge for allegedly pushing a woman down a flight of stairs and trying to choke her.

Cool Papa Bell scored the biggest upset in the history of the Hambletonian, charging late to edge filly Joviality S by three-quarters of a length on Saturday.

Belmont Park will hold its fall meet at Aqueduct during construction of vehicle and pedestrian tunnels that will allow access to the track's 45-acre infield.