Hollywood Park to add sponsor name to track - March 13, 2012
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Hollywood Park will add the name of sponsor Betfair to the historic track in the first such naming rights deal...
Rock On Ruby wins Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham - March 13, 2012
CHELTENHAM, England (AP) - Rock On Ruby left odds-on favorite Hurricane Fly in his wake to win the Champions Hurdle on the opening day ...
Road to Kentucky Derby has hockey flavor - March 12, 2012
Every now and then an NHL star or a hockey team inspires a racehorse owner...The latest is Howe Great, a 3-year-old colt on the road to...
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom injured - March 12, 2012
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom has developed lameness in his left hind leg and won't run in the $10 mi...
Kauto Star to race in Cheltenham Gold Cup - March 12, 2012
CHELTENHAM, England (AP) - Kauto Star is set to run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday...The trainer of the 12-year-old steeplechaser...
Izzy Rules wins Las Flores Stakes at Santa Anita - March 11, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Izzy Rules beat Spectacular Sky by 4 1/4 lengths Sunday in the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes for older fillies and ...
Seniors Pride wins Big A's Bryan G Stakes - March 11, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Seniors Pride, the 3-5 favorite, edged Spa City Fever by a head on Sunday in the $71,250 Bryan G Stakes at Aqueduct..A ...
Trinniberg wins Swale Stakes at Gulfstream - March 10, 2012
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Trinniberg won the $150,000 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, beating 45-to-1 long-shot Hello ...
Creative Cause wins San Felipe Stakes - March 10, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Creative Cause won the $300,000 San Felipe Stakes by three-quarters of a length over Bodemeister on Saturday in ...
Agave Kiss and Hardened Wildcat win Big A stakes - March 10, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Agave Kiss and Hardened Wildcat won the stakes for 3-year-old sprinters on Saturday at Aqueduct...While both were favor...
Improving Kauto Star readying for Gold Cup - March 10, 2012
LONDON (AP) - The trainer of Kauto Star says the veteran steeplechaser is ``back to 100 percent'' after a recent injury and should comp...
Miss Becca narrowly wins Santa Anita feature - March 9, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Miss Becca rallied on the far outside to beat Lindz Winz by a nose in the $59,400 Jersey Shore Purse for Califor...
Churchill Downs raises ticket prices for Ky Derby - March 9, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - It's going to cost more for a walk-up general admission ticket to the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby...Churchi...
Jockey Gomez aborts comeback after recurring pain - March 9, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Eclipse Award-winning jockey Garrett Gomez returned to ride Friday after missing two months with a broken left h...
Ruffino romps in the Big A feature - March 9, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Ruffino, the 2-5 favorite, romped to a seven-length victory over Dakota Roadhouse on Friday in the $57,000 allowance fe...
Zenyatta nurturing newly born colt - March 9, 2012
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) - Zenyatta was nurturing her newly born colt a day after she gave birth for the first time...The former Horse of t...
Zenyatta becomes a mom, gives birth to colt - March 8, 2012
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) - Zenyatta, the Horse of the Year who won 19 of 20 races during her stellar career, has given birth for the first ...
Gem of Soul wins Santa Anita feature - March 8, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Gem of Soul beat Caelis by 2 3/4 lengths Thursday in the $60,094 Special 28FX Purse for older fillies and mares ...
Ode to Sami wins Big A feature - March 8, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Ode to Sami rallied for a 1 1-2-length victory over Get Er Up in the $49,980 feature for 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct...
Smith, Menard escape injury in Colo. road accident - March 7, 2012
NASCAR drivers Regan Smith and Paul Menard escaped injury Wednesday when Smith lost control of his truck and crashed into trees after h...
Romancing the Gold wins Big A feature - March 7, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Romancing the Gold, a 12-1 long shot, held off Two Seventeen by one length on Wednesday to capture the $67,000 allowanc...
Jockey Club website to show horse injuries - March 5, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - A new website created by The Jockey Club allows racetracks to publish their statistics on injuries or fatalities to hor...
Hansen heading in right direction for Derby - March 5, 2012
With a few equipment tweaks and a new running style, Hansen is on his way to becoming one of the favorites for the Kentucky Derby...Fit...
Out of Bounds injured, off Triple Crown trail - March 5, 2012
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Kentucky Derby hopeful Out of Bounds won't make the race because of a leg injury that will require surgery...O...
Mr Gruff takes Hernandez Handicap at Santa Anita - March 4, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Odds-on favorite Mr Gruff led from the gate and won the $70,000 Joe Hernandez Handicap at Santa Anita on Sunday ...
Well Positioned wins Big A feature - March 4, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Well Positioned, the 2-5 favorite, extended his winning streak to five with a half-length victory over Rush Now on Sund...
Ron the Greek wins Santa Anita Handicap - March 3, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Ron the Greek won the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap by 31/2 lengths on Saturday, sending Setsuko to a runner-up ...
Hansen sweeps to easy victory in Gotham - March 3, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Hansen confirmed his status as a top contender for the Kentucky Derby by easily winning the $400,000 Gotham Stakes at A...
Hansen sweeps to victory in Gotham - March 3, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Hansen has confirmed his status as a top contender for the Kentucky Derby by easily winning the $400,000 Gotham Stakes ...
Racing Hall of Fame announces finalists - March 2, 2012
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - Trainer Roger Attfield and thoroughbreds Ashado, Ghostzapper, Housebuster and Xtra Heat are first-time fi...
Leroy's Dynameaux wins at Santa Anita - March 2, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Leroy's Dynameaux rallied on the far outside to beat Supreme Summit by 11/4 lengths and win the $65,618 Excess P...
Dontbeshy I'll Buy wins Big A's Bold Brat Stakes - March 2, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Dontbeshy I'll Buy, a 12-1 shot, rallied for a neck victory over Honchis'n Ponchis on Friday in the $75,000 Bold Brat S...
Chokecherymary wins Santa Anita feature - March 1, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Chokecherymary rallied to edge even-money favorite Camelia Rose by a nose Thursday in the $71,500 Westside Story...
Blue tail won't fly in Gotham Stakes - March 1, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - By his own admission, Kendall Hansen has come up with a few oddball ideas in 30 years of owning racehorses...His latest...
Indian Burn wins the Big A feature - March 1, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Indian Burn pulled off an 11-1 upset, beating Twice the Lady by 2 3-4 lengths on Thursday in the $69,000 allowance feat...
Hansen's owner was thinking blue for the Gotham - March 1, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - By his own admission, Kendall Hansen has come up with a few oddball ideas in 30 years of owning racehorses...His latest...
Ultimate Eagle is early favorite in 'Big Cap - February 29, 2012
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Bob Baffert will have a horse in the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap this weekend. It just won't be defending cham...
Cat Paws wins the Big A feature - February 29, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Cat Paws, the longest shot in the field at 9-1, rallied to beat Mark It Man by a neck on Wednesday in the $50,960 allow...
Algorithms injured, off Triple Crown trail - February 28, 2012
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Trainer Todd Pletcher says Kentucky Derby hopeful Algorithms is off the Triple Crown trail because of a leg ...
Barbaro's trainer has leading Ky. Derby contender - February 27, 2012
Six years after Barbaro, trainer Michael Matz has himself another star attraction for the Kentucky Derby...Union Rags confirmed his sta...
