Horse Racing News

Jockey John Velazquez broke his right collarbone and will require surgery, Churchill Downs officials confirmed Saturday, after the 40-year-old rider was injured in a three-horse spill during the ninth race at the Louisville oval.

Jockey John Velazquez was transported to Audubon Hospital after injuring a shoulder Saturday in a spill in the ninth race at Churchill Downs.

Centre Court made her stakes debut a winning one June 16 at Churchill Downs, taking the $114,200 Regret Stakes by a length off a maiden win over the track May 19 .

Love Theway Youare pulled off a stunning upset of Saturday's Grade 1, $250,000 Vanity Handicap, wearing down the heavily favored Include Me Out in the final sixteenth and drawing away to win by 2 1/2 lengths under Garrett Gomez.

Waterford Stable's Summer Front found room late and exploded in the final yards to defeat Howe Great in the $150,000 Hill Prince Stakes for 3-year-olds at Belmont Park June 16.

Ron the Greek, charging through the stretch along the inside, came from off the pace to nip odds-on favorite Wise Dan at the wire in the Stephen Foster Handicap under the lights at Churchill Downs June 16.

Champion Royal Delta returned to the scene of her Breeders' Cup triumph last fall and cruised to an easy eight-length victory against five older fillies and mares in the June 16 Fleur de Lis Handicap at Churchill Downs.

Federal agents were forced to seize a dozen horses in New Mexico that are part of a racing operation allegedly laundering money for one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels, after their trainers refused to continue caring for them, prosecutors said in c

While Game on Dude sits safely atop the West Coast's handicap division, a stellar field will vie for supremacy among those based in the eastern half of the country Saturday night in the Grade 1, $400,000 Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs.

Grade 1 winner and reigning New York-bred Horse of the Year Giant Ryan was euthanized at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center due to the onset of laminitis, Shivananda Parbhoo confirmed late Thursday afternoon.