Horse Racing News

Favorite Epicenter took a big step toward the Kentucky Derby, surging past leader Zozos and Pioneer of Medina entering the stretch and pulling away to a 2 1/2-length victory Saturday in the $1 million Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds.

Country Grammer provided Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert with victory in the $12 million Dubai World Cup on Saturday.

Bob Baffert has transferred four Kentucky Derby hopefuls to other trainers while the embattled trainer appeals his 90-day suspension.

Twenty-six people were arrested in relation to a suspected doping ring in horse racing, prosecutors in France said Wednesday.

A Kentucky judge has denied Bob Baffert's request to stay his 90-day suspension but delayed it until April 4 to allow his representatives to seek emergency relief through the state's Court of Appeals.

Attorneys for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert argued in a Kentucky court Thursday that a 90-day suspension imposed by the state's racing commission would essentially end his career.

Kentucky racing officials denied trainer Bob Baffert's request to stay his suspension for a failed postrace drug test by Medina Spirit.

Bob Baffert has sued Churchill Downs and track leadership, seeking to overturn the embattled Hall of Fame trainer's two-year suspension.

Emblem Road, which entered Saturday's Saudi Cup at 99-1 odds, pulled off a stunning upset by finishing a half-length ahead of Bob Baffert-trained Country Grammer at the world's richest horse race in Riyadh.

Kentucky's racing director has denied trainer Bob Baffert's request to stay his suspension by stewards in their ruling that also disqualified Medina Spirit as Kentucky Derby winner.