Horse Racing News
Posted 2/25/24 10:44 PM by
Confederate, who last year won 13 of 15 races and became the fastest 3-year-old pacer in history, was named 2023 Horse of the Year at the U.S. Harness Writers Association banquet Sunday.
Posted 2/1/24 3:18 PM by
Churchill Downs is moving the post draw for the 150th Kentucky Derby and Oaks to one full week before the race to provide better handicapping information.
Posted 1/31/24 2:34 PM by
A harness racing trainer in New York is facing two charges after allegedly striking a race horse and fracturing its skull, requiring the animal to be euthanized.
Posted 1/28/24 3:38 PM by
Bob Baffert won his third Pegasus World Cup Invitational after favorite National Treasure won the race at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
Posted 1/25/24 10:06 PM by
Cody's Wish was named horse of the year at the 53rd annual Eclipse Awards and also earned older dirt male honors Thursday night.
Posted 1/24/24 5:41 PM by
The New York Racing Association says the four-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival that will be held at Saratoga from June 6-9 will feature 23 stakes worth $10.1 million.
Posted 1/22/24 9:33 PM by
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert says he has asked attorneys to end his appeal of Medina Spirit's disqualification as the 2021 Kentucky Derby winner.
Posted 1/10/24 2:45 PM by
The Kentucky Derby has increased its purse by 67% to a record $5 million for this year's race, with $3.1 million going to the winner.
Posted 12/14/23 6:08 AM by
John Shear, who began as an exercise rider and later worked in the paddock where he was run over by a horse while saving a child during a 67-year career at Santa Anita, has died. He was 102.
Posted 12/6/23 11:52 AM by
The third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, will be run at Saratoga Race Course because of the renovation of Belmont Park.