Horse Racing News

Untapable will have her work cut out for her when she breaks from post 13 in the Longines Kentucky Oaks.

He'd never been on an airplane before, so California Chrome didn't necessarily know how to get off one, either.

Embellishing Bob, stepping up into graded stakes company off a maiden win, won the $176,700 Derby Trial on the disqualification of Bayern under the lights on the opening night of the Churchill Downs spring meet April 26.

Chilean-bred Quick Casablanca landed his first North American win when he overcame a slow start to nip Fire With Fire and favored Rookie Sensation in the $100,000 Last Tycoon Stakes on the Santa Anita Park turf April 25.

After plodding along near the back of the field, Unitarian unleashed an energetic burst of speed down the Keeneland turf course and wore down War Dancer to win the $250,000 Dixiana Elkhorn Stakes April 25.

The National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame announced April 25 that jockey Alex Solis, trainer Gary Jones, and champion racehorses Ashado and Curlin will be inducted this year in the contemporary category.

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Doug O'Neill's stable says Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino has bought a percentage of Kentucky Oaks starter Empress of Midway.

The Breeders' Cup Challenge series this year will consist of 73 automatic qualifying races into the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup World Championships, with 46 challenge races to be held in the U.S. and Canada, it was announced April 24.

Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin reports that Miller Lite Holy Bull Stakes winner Cairo Prince is slated to undergo surgery for an ankle chip April 25 in Lexington and could return for a late summer/early autumn campaign.