Kissa Melissa wins Big A feature - April 20, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Kissa Melissa, the 6-5 favorite, rallied to beat Freud's Notebook by 11/2 lengths Wednesday in the $43,700 allowance fe...
The Factor, Jaycito still eyeing Kentucky Derby - April 20, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Bob Baffert says Jaycito and The Factor are still being considered for the Kentucky Derby...Baffert wrote in a t...
Breeders' Cup expands "win-and-in" races - April 20, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The Breeders' Cup is picking up the travel tab for the winners of the 68 ``win-and-in'' races for this fall's wor...
Trainer Pletcher keeping a close eye on Uncle Mo - April 19, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Trainer Todd Pletcher says Kentucky Derby contender Uncle Mo ``needs to have a good 19 days'' if he's going to e...
Uncle Mo settling in at Churchill Downs - April 18, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Derby contender Uncle Mo is settling in at Churchill Downs...The 3-year-old colt arrived under the twin...
Dialed In takes over No. 1 in AP's Derby Top 10 - April 18, 2011
Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito will likely saddle the favorite in his bid to win the Kentucky Derby for the third time...Zito's Florida...
Juniper Pass wins final feature at Santa Anita - April 17, 2011
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Juniper Pass and rider Rafael Bejarano rallied from the middle of the field and beat Imponente Purse by a head S...
Tar Heel Mom wins The Harmony Lodge - April 17, 2011
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tar Heel Mom beat Hour Glass by 31/2 lengths Sunday in the $75,000 The Harmony Lodge Handicap for fillies...
6 horses killed when trailer catches fire in NC - April 17, 2011
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina investigators say a discarded cigarette may have sparked a trailer fire on Interstate 95 that k...
Mighty B Valiant wins Remington Park Futurity - April 16, 2011
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Odds-on favorite Mighty B Valiant overcame a sluggish start to win the $780,000 Remington Park Futurity on Saturda...
Malibu Pier takes Santa Barbara at Santa Anita - April 16, 2011
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Malibu Pier held off a huge rally from favorite Cozi Rosie to win the $150,000 Santa Barbara Handicap for fillie...
Miss Blakely wins South Beach - April 16, 2011
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Miss Blakely edged Bet On the Blue by a head Saturday in the $60,000 South Beach Stakes for fillies and m...
Archarcharch wins Arkansas Derby at 25-1 - April 16, 2011
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Archarcharch stormed home to win the $1 million Arkansas Derby at 25-1 on Saturday...The colt, owned by Arkans...
Brilliant Speed takes Blue Grass at the wire - April 16, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Brilliant Speed punched his ticket for the Kentucky Derby with a thrilling stretch run to win the $750,000 Blue G...
Nicole H wins Big A's Distaff Handicap - April 16, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Nicole H has won her third straight stakes race, capturing the $150,000 Distaff Handicap at Aqueduct by 21/2 lengths on...
Fifth Ave wins Santa Anita feature - April 15, 2011
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Fifth Ave defeated Rumor by 11/4 lengths to win Friday's $56,000 American Girl Purse for 3-year-old fillies at S...
Havre de Grace wins $500,000 Apple Blossom - April 15, 2011
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Havre de Grace used a furious closing kick to overcome a four-length deficit and win the $500,000 Apple Blosso...
Get Stormy romps in Maker's Mark Mile - April 15, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Get Stormy dominated the $300,000 Maker's Mark Mile with a wire-to-wire victory on Friday at Keeneland...The 5-ye...
Jockey Samyn wins in return after losing 2 fingers - April 15, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Jockey Jean-Luc Samyn returned to Aqueduct with a winning ride Friday, nearly two months after two of his fingers were ...
Have You Ever wins Big A feature - April 15, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Have You Ever led all the way Friday, beating Fastus Cactus by 23/4 lengths in the $46,000 allowance feature at Aqueduc...
Jockey Samyn returns a winner losing 2 fingers - April 15, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Jockey Jean-Luc Samyn has returned to riding after being sidelined for nearly two months when he lost two fingers in a ...
The Factor eyes another hurdle at Arkansas Derby - April 15, 2011
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - George Bolton thought the colt he bought last May projected as a miler...It wasn't until a text message from t...
Santiva leads wide-open Blue Grass Stakes - April 15, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The Blue Grass Stakes remains one of the last major preps for next month's Kentucky Derby, but even those involve...
Injured jockey Coa released from hospital - April 14, 2011
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jockey Eibar Coa has been released from a South Florida hospital, nearly two months after he injured his ...
Preamble wins Santa Anita feature - April 14, 2011
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Preamble defeated Lucky Primo by two lengths to win Thursday's $62,540 Karma Is King Purse at Santa Anita for hi...
Shotgun Gulch takes Vinery Madison - April 14, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Shotgun Gulch swung wide in the stretch and edged Amen Hallelujah at the wire to win the $300,000 Vinery Madison ...
Rodman wins Big A's Irish Tower Stakes - April 14, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Rodman scored the first victory in his comeback, beating Laysh Laysh Laysh by 31/2 lengths in Thursday's $60,000 Irish ...
Tom Ludt elected Breeders' Cup chairman - April 14, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Tom Ludt has been elected the new chairman of the Breeders' Cup...Ludt, president at Vinery Ltd., succeeds Bill F...
Dutrow horses cleared to race in Kentucky - April 14, 2011
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Derby winning trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. can race at Keeneland after all...A Kentucky judge granted a tempo...
Uncle Mo has infection; Derby status in question - April 14, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - The trainer of beaten Wood Memorial favorite Uncle Mo says the colt is being treated for a gastrointestinal tract infec...
Coa to be released from hospital Thursday - April 13, 2011
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jockey Eiber Coa will be discharged from the hospital on Thursday afternoon...Coa injured his neck and br...
Spa City Princess wins Aqueduct race - April 13, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Spa City Princess edged Eager Emma by a neck in Wednesday's $60,000 Chase The Dream Stakes for fillies and mares bred i...
Joshua Reynolds victorious at Keeneland - April 13, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Joshua Reynolds chased down the leaders in the final yards to win the Summer Wind Purse on Wednesday at Keeneland...
Dutrow banned from racing in Kentucky - April 13, 2011
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. has been denied a license to race in Kentucky in 2011...The Kentucky Horse Racing Commiss...
The Factor is 7-5 favorite at Arkansas Derby - April 13, 2011
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - The Factor has been made the 7-5 favorite in a field of 13 for Saturday's $1 million Arkansas Derby...The Fact...
Santiva early favorite in Blue Grass Stakes - April 13, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Santiva leads a field of 12 3-year-olds for Saturday's $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland...The bay colt, tr...
Uncle Mo aces physical exam after Wood Memorial - April 12, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Kentucky Derby contender Uncle Mo had a thorough physical exam after a disappointing run in the Wood Memorial, and trai...
Indian Charlie colt brings top price at Keeneland - April 11, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A colt by Indian Charlie out of the A.P. Indy mare Teenage Temper brought $625,000 to top Keeneland's April Two-Y...
The Factor is new No. 1 in AP's Derby Top 10 - April 11, 2011
As Uncle Mo was finishing third in the Wood Memorial over the weekend, race caller Tom Durkin exclaimed ... ``and the Kentucky Derby is...
Tours reveal pampered lives of prized horses - April 11, 2011
MIDWAY, Ky. (AP) - As star-struck visitors approached a lush green paddock at Three Chimneys Farm, the stately thoroughbred Big Brown w...
