Udall pushes for national horse racing standards - March 26, 2012
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Tom Udall on Monday revived his push for uniform federal standards aimed at making the horse racing ...
Wood Memorial is next for Derby hopeful Alpha - March 26, 2012
It's a hectic yet hopeful time for Kiaran McLaughlin in his pursuit of the Kentucky Derby...The trainer of Alpha just couldn't seem to ...
Trainer Bob Baffert has heart attack in Dubai - March 26, 2012
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has had heart attack in Dubai where he was preparing to run Game On...
Risky Rachel wins Big A's Broadway Stakes - March 24, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Risky Rachel, returning from a five-month layoff, scored an easy win Saturday as the 6-5 favorite, beating Big Brownie ...
At Santa Anita, horses suffer higher fatality rate - March 24, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Horses at Santa Anita Park suffered fatal racing injuries at more than twice the rate of horses competing at Cal...
Former Hollywood Park chair Marje Everett dies - March 24, 2012
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Marje Everett, a longtime chairwoman of Hollywood Park from a prestigious racing family, has died at her West ...
Chips All In wins Pasadena Stakes at Santa Anita - March 23, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Chips All In beat Tones by a neck to win the $74,260 Pasadena Stakes for 3-year-olds on Friday at Santa Anita......
Horse infections shut down Saratoga harness racing - March 23, 2012
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - New York regulators say Saratoga Raceway has suspended live racing until April 11 after several horses we...
Ky. horse racing fades, boosters yearn for casinos - March 23, 2012
FLORENCE, Ky. (AP) - The sport of horse racing is in danger of falling off the pace in its old Kentucky home...Tracks in other states h...
Centralinteligence wins feature at Santa Anita - March 22, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Centralinteligence defeated Sahara Sky to win the $60,700 allowance feature Thursday at Santa Anita...Ridden by ...
Cash for Clunkers wins Big A feature - March 22, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Cash for Clunkers, the 2-5 favorite, dominated the $69,000 allowance feature for fillies and mares at Aqueduct, beating...
Breeders' Cup expands number of qualifying races - March 22, 2012
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - This year's Breeders' Cup challenge series will consist of 73 automatic qualifying races into the Breeders' Cup W...
Aquitania wins Big A's Lynclar Stakes - March 21, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Aquitania, the even-money favorite, beat Honchis'n Ponchis by one length Wednesday in the $71,250 Lynclar Stakes for fi...
Warm winter means no tulips for Kentucky Derby - March 21, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - It's called the Run for the Roses, but thousands of tulips are also part of the landscape at Churchill Downs dur...
Gold Cup champ Synchronised set for Grand National - March 20, 2012
AINTREE, England (AP) - Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised will attempt to become the first horse in 78 years to capture British s...
Kauto Star's future won't be decided until July - March 19, 2012
LONDON (AP) - The trainer of Kauto Star says a decision on whether to retire the veteran steeplechaser will not be made until July...Ka...
Baffert's Secret Circle moves up Top 10 Derby list - March 19, 2012
Bob Baffert's Arkansas Shuttle keeps rolling, likely carrying a couple of his 3-year-old colts to the Kentucky Derby in less than seven...
Canonize wins Santana Mile at Santa Anita - March 18, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Canonize defeated Gladding by a half-length to win the $71,800 Santana Mile on Sunday at Santa Anita, giving tra...
Dominguez dislocates collar bone in Big A spill - March 18, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Ramon Dominguez, the two-time defending Eclipse Award winner as the nation's leading jockey, suffered a dislocated coll...
Flat Bold wins Big A's Time Tested Stakes - March 18, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Flat Bold, the 3-2 favorite, escaped a traffic jam to beat Leave of Absence by 11/4 lengths Sunday in the $73,500 Time ...
Include Me Out wins Santa Margarita at Santa Anita - March 17, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Include Me Out defeated Love Theway Youare by 3 3-4 lengths to win the $300,000 Santa Margarita Stakes at Santa ...
Secret Circle bursts for win in $500K Rebel Stakes - March 17, 2012
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Secret Circle burst from the 12-horse field to win the Rebel Stakes on Saturday and give trainer Bob Baffert h...
Tiz Miz Sue pulls upset in $150K Azeri at Oaklawn - March 17, 2012
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Tiz Miz Sue pulled away in the stretch to win the $150,000 Azeri Stakes at Oaklawn Park, where favored Absinth...
Marilyn's Guy wins Big A's Excelsior Stakes - March 17, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Marilyn's Guy held off San Pablo by a neck Saturday in the $150,000 Excelsior Stakes at Aqueduct...It was strictly a tw...
Jockey Javier Castellano sets Gulfstream mark - March 17, 2012
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jockey Javier Castellano broke the record for most wins during a Gulfstream meet Saturday when he won his...
Horse racing drama 'Luck' proved too real for HBO - March 17, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Horse racing has long withstood the deaths of its skittish, injury-prone thoroughbreds. Hollywood proved it lacks th...
Longshot Senor Rain wins at Santa Anita - March 16, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Senor Rain beat Brigand by 1 1/2 lengths Friday in the $58,350 feature at 21-1 odds at Santa Anita, leaving trai...
McLaughlin saddles 1,000th winner - March 16, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin notched his 1,000th career winner in North America when Que Posse won the eighth race at Aque...
Baffert-trained Secret Circle leads Rebel field - March 16, 2012
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Can anyone beat Bob Baffert in the $500,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Saturday?..Baffert horses have won...
McLaughlin wins 1,000th race in Big A feature - March 16, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin won his 1,000th race in North America when Que Posse beat Hewitts by 21/4 lengths Friday in t...
Undefeated Gemologist wins in return - March 16, 2012
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Undefeated Kentucky Derby prospect Gemologist returned from a 3 1/2-month layoff for a seventh-length vic...
Synchronised wins Gold Cup as Kauto Star pulls up - March 16, 2012
CHELTENHAM, England (AP) - Kauto Star's attempt to win a third Cheltenham Gold Cup ended with an early exit from Friday's showpiece rac...
Kingpin Ryno wins Santa Anita feature - March 15, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Kingpin Ryno came from off the pace to win the $59,750 Maywood Purse for California-breds by 1 1-4 lengths on Th...
Viscount wins Big A feature - March 15, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Viscount rolled to a 4 3-4 length victory over Black N Beauty, the even-money favorite, in the $67,620 allowance featur...
Santa Anita moves San Luis Rey Stakes back 1 week - March 15, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Heavy rain forecast for this weekend has prompted Santa Anita officials to postpone until next week the $150,000...
Big Buck's matches 58-year-old mark at Cheltenham - March 15, 2012
CHELTENHAM, England (AP) - Big Buck's matched a 58-year-old record for consecutive jump victories on Thursday by winning a 16th straigh...
Zucchini Flower wins Big A's Limit Stakes - March 14, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Zucchini Flower rallied to beat Wicked Mizz by a nose in the $75,000 Limit Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct on...
Animal Kingdom won't need surgery for fracture - March 14, 2012
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom won't need surgery for a stress fracture in his left hind leg that is caus...
Santa Anita to have baby shower for Zenyatta - March 14, 2012
Santa Anita is celebrating the birth of Zenyatta's colt with an equine baby shower on Saturday...The track will give away ``It's a Boy'...
Finian's Rainbow wins Champion Chase at Cheltenham - March 14, 2012
CHELTENHAM, England (AP) - Finian's Rainbow won an eventful running of the Queen Mother Champion Chase on Day 2 of the Cheltenham Festi...
