Horse Racing News

Co-favorite Noble Indy settled near the front and held off a late charge by Lone Sailor to win the $1 million Louisiana Derby by a head at the Fair Grounds Race Course on Saturday.

Rosehill Gardens is the place to be on Saturday as the Sydney Autumn Carnival's showpiece, the Golden Slipper, is run. Mitchell Lamb has analysed the form for the Sydney card and also Mooney Valley's Friday night meeting.

A renowned jockey who was among the best in Pennsylvania history has died of injuries suffered in a racing accident.

Gosford and Sandown provide the best of the midweek racing action and tab.com.au form analyst Mitchell Lamb believes Tye Angland has a good thing on the New South Wales Central Coast.

Native River delivered an exhibition in front-running to outlast favorite Might Bite in a thrilling duel to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Britain's most prestigious jumps race, on Friday.

Ronnie Franklin, who rode Spectacular Bid to victory in the 1979 Kentucky Derby and Preakness before their Triple Crown try was derailed in the Belmont, has died. He was 58.

The opening day of the prestigious Cheltenham Festival was marred by the death of a horse in each of the final two races on Tuesday.

Wednesday's best racing comes from Warwick Farm and Sandown, tab.com.au form analyst Mitchell Lamb identifying some quality early on in at the Sydney circuit.

Flemington and Randwick take centre stage for the weekend's racing, and tab.com.au form analyst Mitchell Lamb has singled out Merchant Navy as one to watch at Flemington.

A horse named Gronkowski after Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski won the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stake in London on Wednesday, earning 20 qualification points towards earning a berth in May's Kentucky Derby.