Horse Racing News

Carpe Diem figures to face a stiff challenge as he makes his highly-anticipated 2015 bow in Saturday's $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby.

Dortmund, who many consider among the leading Kentucky Derby contenders, will take his next step toward the Louisville classic on Saturday when he faces a field of nine in the $400,000 San Felipe S.

Despite beating Horse of the Year California Chrome convincingly in the February 7 San Antonio, the once-beaten champion Shared Belief did not scare away many rivals for Saturday's $1 million Santa Anita H.

Hall of Fame trainer Allen Jerkens remained in the intensive care unit March 3 at Aventura Hospital in South Florida, fighting a severe infection that set in last week. His condition is stable, according to his son, trainer Jimmy Jerkens.

The Texas Racing Commission has suspended jockey Roman Chapa five years and fined him $25,000 after stewards determined he carried an electrical shocking device while riding Quiet Acceleration to victory in a stakes at Sam Houston Race Park.

Defending winner and two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan and 2014 champion turf male Main Sequence are among 74 horses on the list of early nominees to the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic at Churchill Downs.

Four jockeys, four Thoroughbreds, and two trainers comprise the 10 finalists on the ballot, as selected by the Museum's Hall of Fame nominating committee.

Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort, which began its 2015 race meet the evening of March 1, has canceled its second program March 2 because of track conditions.

After torrential rain washed away the $200,000 Fasig-Tipton Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park Feb. 28, Grade 1 winner Daredevil looks set to remain in the field when the rescheduled race runs March 7.

The Great War, who was last of 10 in the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes Feb. 28 at Turfway Park after bleeding during the race, is no longer a candidate for the Kentucky Derby.