Jockey Eibar Coa facing charge of domestic battery - February 1, 2011
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say Venezuelan horse racing jockey Eibar Coa is facing a domestic battery charge after an alle...
Switch wins Santa Monica Stakes at Santa Anita - January 30, 2011
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Overwhelming favorite Switch romped to a 31/2-length victory Sunday in the $250,000 Santa Monica Stakes for her ...
Dialed In wins Holy Bull at Gulfstream - January 30, 2011
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Dialed In overcame a 15-length deficit to beat Sweet Ducky by 11/2 lengths Sunday in the $400,000 Holy Bu...
Driven by Solar wins Big A feature - January 30, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Driven by Solar led all the way Sunday, beating Poppa's Pick by three lengths in the $46,000 allowance feature at Aqued...
Hall of Fame trainer J. Elliott Burch dies at 86 - January 30, 2011
OZONE PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Hall of Fame horse trainer J. Elliott Burch, who won the Belmont Stakes with Sword Dancer, Quadrangle, and Arts...
St Elmo Hero wins Comples Series, 23rd in row - January 29, 2011
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - St Elmo Hero stretched his winning streak to 23 and Tim Tetrick became the youngest driver to reach 6,000 ...
Kid Kate wins Big A's Correction Stakes - January 29, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Kid Kate rallied to beat Meese Rocks by a neck Saturday in the $65,000 Correction Stakes for fillies and mares at Aqued...
Lea the Punisher prevails at Santa Anita - January 29, 2011
SANTA ANITA, Calif. (AP) - Lea the Punisher prevailed over 2-1 favorite Makoma by a neck to win the $57,136 Azeri Purse for older filli...
Harness driver Andy Miller scores 7,000th win - January 28, 2011
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Harness driver Andy Miller has earned his 7,000th win...Miller hit the milestone in the second race Friday...
Penn National Gaming buys closed Rosecroft Raceway - January 28, 2011
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Penn National Gaming Inc. has submitted a winning bid of $10.25 million for the shuttered Rosecraft Raceway harne...
Flat Bold wins Aqueduct feature - January 28, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Flat Bold, the 3-2 favorite, beat Be Bullish by one length Friday in the $48,000 allowance feature at Aqueduct...A 5-ye...
2-time harness Horse of Year survives collapse - January 27, 2011
SOMERS, Conn. (AP) - A two-time harness racing Horse of the Year has survived a barn collapse caused by a heavy snowfall in Somers, Con...
Inherit the Gold wins Big A's Mr. International - January 26, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Inherit the Gold beat Spa City Fever by three lengths Wednesday in the $60,000 Mr. International Stakes for New York-br...
Snow causes Freehold to cancel Wednesday's racing - January 26, 2011
FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) - Freehold Raceway has canceled its live harness racing card on Wednesday because of snow...The racetrack planned t...
Zenyatta has date with Preakness winner - January 26, 2011
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) - Horse of the Year Zenyatta is heading to the breeding shed...Lane's End Farm announced Wednesday the superstar m...
Stradivinsky wins Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint - January 23, 2011
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Stradivinsky held off Great Attack by 11/4 lengths Sunday in the $60,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint Sund...
It Tiz takes Megahertz Stakes at Santa Anita - January 23, 2011
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - It Tiz beat Lilly Fa Pootz by a half-length to win the $79,150 Megahertz Stakes at Santa Anita on Sunday...Ridde...
Euroears, Baffert win Palos Verdes at Santa Anita - January 22, 2011
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Euroears won the $150,000 Palos Verdes Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita in his first start for Bob Baffert, bea...
Wilkinson wins Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds - January 22, 2011
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Wilkinson beat Pants on Fire by a head Saturday in the $100,000 Lecomte Stakes, the Fair Grounds' first Kentucky Der...
Reba is Tops wins feature by a nose at Santa Anita - January 21, 2011
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Seven-year-old mare and overwhelming favorite Reba Is Tops had to hold on to win by a nose after a late resurgen...
Salty Sarah wins Santa Anita feature for Baffert - January 20, 2011
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Salty Sarah defeated Church Camp by three-quarters of a length to win Thursday's $70,020 Guadalajara Purse for f...
Opus A romps by six lengths in Aqueduct feature - January 20, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Opus A got the first win of her comeback Thursday, rolling to a 6-length win over Tutti Va Bene in the $43,000 allowanc...
NYRA to administer diuretic to horses - January 20, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Racing Association veterinarians will begin administering Lasix to horses on race day starting Jan. 26...Lasix...
Keeneland to hand out $3.4 million in purses - January 20, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Keeneland will begin its 75th season by offering over $3.4 million in purses for the spring meet's 16 stakes race...
Secretariat owner creates award - January 19, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The woman who owned Secretariat has created an award to be given annually to the horse whose popularity and raci...
Bourbon Bay wins San Marcos at Santa Anita - January 17, 2011
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Bourbon Bay defeated Champ Pegasus by 1 3-4 lengths to win the $150,000 San Marcos Handicap at Santa Anita on Mo...
Santa Anita to add sand to new dirt surface - January 17, 2011
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Santa Anita will add sand to its new dirt track to correct an apparent imbalance of silt and clay, which officia...
2010 Eclipse Awards Winners List - January 17, 2011
Horse of the Year - Zenyatta..2-year-old male - Uncle Mo..
Zenyatta wins Horse of Year - January 17, 2011
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - This time, Zenyatta beat Blame...Zenyatta won Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards on Monday night, besting...
Always a Princess beats Blind Luck at Santa Anita - January 16, 2011
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Blind Luck, almost certain to win an Eclipse Award this week as champion 3-year filly of 2010, finished second b...
Adirondack Summer wins Dania Beach - January 16, 2011
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Adirondack Summer raced his second victory in three career starts, beating Brilliant Speed by a nose Sund...
Zenyatta vs. Blame for Horse of the Year - January 16, 2011
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A race along the beach would be one way to decide the debate, with Zenyatta and Blame side by side as they kic...
Tapizar wins Sham at Santa Anita, looks to Derby - January 15, 2011
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Tapizar pulled away from Clubhouse Ride for a 41/4-length victory in the $100,000 Sham Stakes on Saturday at San...
Mazucambera wins $50,000 Dixie Belle - January 15, 2011
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Mazucambera won the $50,000 Dixie Belle for 3-year-old fillies Saturday on the opening day of Oaklawn Park's 5...
Big Drama wins at Gulfstream - January 15, 2011
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Big Drama kicked off his 5-year-old campaign with a track-record run Saturday in the $100,000 Mr. Prospec...
Kauto Star denied record 5th King George in a row - January 15, 2011
KEMPTON, England (AP) - Kauto Star was denied a record fifth King George VI Chase victory on Saturday, finishing third behind winner Lo...
Out-of-retirement Square Eddie wins at Santa Anita - January 15, 2011
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Square Eddie came out of retirement after more than a year and won for the first time in more than two years in ...
Poetfromthepulpit brings top price at Keeneland - January 14, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Poetfromthepulpit has brought the top price of $40,000 during the final session of Keeneland's January Horses of ...
Kentucky Oaks doubles purse to $1 million - January 14, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The fillies who run in the Kentucky Oaks are getting a raise...Churchill Downs announced Friday the purse for th...
Those Lion Eyes wins Big A feature - January 14, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Those Lion Eyes beat Jimmy's Sweetheart by 11/4 lengths on Friday in the $41,000 feature for 3-year-old fillies at Aque...
