Horse Racing

2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships – Day 1 Bob Baffert returned to Churchill Downs for the first time in 3 1/2 years on Wednesday, saddling the winner in the seventh race at the home of the Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen shook hands with the Hall of Fame trainer he once battled

Associated Press Nov 27, 2024, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert returned to Churchill Downs for the first time in 3 1/2 years on Wednesday, saddling the winner in the seventh race at the home of the Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen shook hands with the Hall

The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission (PHRC) on Tuesday voted to grant Thoroughbred racing dates for 2025 that will feature 150 programs at Parx, 105 at Penn National, and 76 at Presque Isle Downs. Prior to the vote on the dates, however, executives from each track were asked to do something rarely required by racing commissions

MGSW/GISP ‘TDN Rising Star‘ Messier (Empire Maker–Checkered Past, by Smart Strike) will stand stud in 2025 at New York’s Rockridge Stud for $5,000 LFSN in a deal brokered by Matt Bowling of Bowling Bloodstock, the farm announced Friday. The Sam-Son Farm homebred was purchased at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Sale by Donato Lanni on

Geoff Lewis rode Mill Reef to victory at the 1971 Derby [Getty Images] Geoff Lewis, the only Welsh jockey to ride a winner of the Derby, has won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Welsh Horse Racing Awards. The 88-year-old, who rode Mill Reef to victory at the 1971 Derby, was honoured at the annual

City Of Troy was named Cartier Horse of the Year at the awards in London on Wednesday night – John Walton/PA City Of Troy has become only the third Derby winner to receive the sport’s most prestigious accolade, Cartier Horse of the Year. The trophy was presented at the 34th Cartier Racing Awards on Wednesday

2024 Bob Hope Stakes Results 2024 Bob Hope Stakes Results Jockey Umberto Rispoli and Bullard after winning the Bob Hope Stakes. Date: 11/17/2024 The feature race on the third Sunday of Del Mar’s Bing Crosby Season was the $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) for two-year-olds sprinting 7 furlongs on the main track. Conditions were chilly

Longtime track superintendent Juan Meza will be retained by Woodbine Entertainment as a Racing Surfaces Consultant, the track said on Monday. Meza served as the track superintendent at Golden Gate Fields for over two decades up until the track ceased operations this past June. Like Woodbine, Golden Gate Fields held racing on a Tapeta (all-weather)

2024 Kennedy Road and Autumn Stakes 2024 Kennedy Road and Autumn Stakes Results E.T. Baird aboard Nobals after winning the Kennedy Road Stakes Date: 11/16/2024 With 5 weeks remaining in the Woodbine Thoroughbred season and turf racing already ended, there are few stakes opportunities left to convince the Sovereign Award voters, as some of the

Freddie Gingell also rode Il Ridoto in last year’s race [Getty Images] Il Ridoto made it third time lucky with victory in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham. The horse, part-owned by former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, was fourth in 2022 and third last year but this time triumphed by four-and-a-half lengths

Horseshoe Indianapolis, which wrapped its 124-day 2024 season Thursday, has a new leading rider in Alberto Burgos, who won his first career leading jockey title. The Puerto Rico native locked up the title with 81 wins and earnings of more than $2.1 million. Burgos has been riding since 2019 and is in only his second

A pair of horses–a weanling colt by McKinzie and the broodmare Thrill (Candy Ride {Arg}), in foal to champion Up to the Mark–both sold for $200,000 to post the highest price of Sunday’s sixth session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Offered his Hip 2050, the Apr. 13 foal was secured by Cherry Knoll

Anmaat, ridden by Jim Crowley (right), won the Champion Stakes at Ascot last month – Getty Images/Alan Crowhurst City of Troy, Charyn, Kyprios, Goliath. Anmaat, Economics or Bluestocking? Daily Telegraph readers now have the chance to have their say in the outcome of the 34th Cartier Awards, including the Flat season’s most prestigious accolade, Horse

by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis LEXINGTON, KY – The Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale produced a day of solid trade with the opening session of its two-day Book 2 section Wednesday in Lexington. For the session, 201 horses grossed $29,440,000. The day’s average of $146,468 dipped 9.38% from the corresponding session in 2023, while

“I felt stinging pain, it was a hard whack.” Karen Wiltshire had just been hit on the bottom with a whip by a rival jockey during a race. After she dismounted from her horse, a trainer noticed a split in her riding breeches and observed: “They weren’t made for women’s backsides.” This was the 1970s

Darren Arthur, ESPN NRL EditorNov 3, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Close Darren has been a keen follower of sport his entire life, developing a strong love of rugby league, cricket, baseball and just about any competitive event involving an Australian athlete. Darren’s editorial journey included stops at AOL|7, Wide World of Sports and Sportsfan. Open

Jarryd Barca Nov 3, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re back! It’s the race that stops the nation and, in 2024, it’s going to be another classic. Last year’s favourite Vauban returns — along with stablemate Absurde — hoping to improve on his underwhelming run in 2023, while Chris Waller’s Buckaroo is Australia’s

Open Extended Reactions Knight’s Choice has won the 2024 Melbourne Cup, defeating Warp Speed and Okita Soushi in a thrilling finish at Flemington on Tuesday afternoon. The massive outsider saluted for Irish-born jockey Robbie Dolan, who claimed victory in what was his first ever ride in the “race that stops a nation”. Editor’s Picks In