Horse Racing

Fugitif (second from left) sets off late on in pursuit of Il Ridoto Fugitif and Gavin Sheehan struck late to deny front-runner Il Ridoto and Bryony Frost and win the December Gold Cup at Cheltenham. Il Ridoto and Frero Banbou had pulled a long way clear of the rest of the field before Frero Banbou

Associated Press Dec 14, 2023, 06:08 AM ET ARCADIA, Calif. — John Shear, who began as an exercise rider and later worked in the paddock where he was run over by a horse while saving a child during a 67-year career at Santa Anita, has died. He was 102. Shear died of natural causes Tuesday

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2023 Longines Hong Kong Cup Results 2023 Longines Hong Kong Cup Results James McDonald celebrates after winning the Hong Kong Cup aboard Romantic Warrior. Date: 12/10/2023 The Longines Hong Kong International Races are the richest horse races run in Hong Kong, and is the last major race day for Thoroughbred flat racing anywhere in the

2023 Longines Hong Kong Mile Results 2023 Longines Hong Kong Mile Results Winning jockey Vincent Ho celebrates aboard Golden Sixty after winning the Hong Kong Mile Date: 12/10/2023 In the HK$32 million (US$4.10 million) Longines Hong Kong Mile (G1), the world’s richest turf mile race, a full field of 14 older horses went to post

2023 Longines Hong Kong Vase Results 2023 Longines Hong Kong Vase Results Maxime Guyon aboard Junko after winning the Hong Kong Vase Date: 12/10/2023 Kicking off the Longines Hong Kong International Races for 2023 was the HK$24 million (US$3.07 million) Longines Hong Kong Vase (G1), a 2400 meter (about 1 1/2 mile) trip for older

2023 Longines Hong Kong Sprint Results 2023 Longines Hong Kong Sprint Results Zac Purton celebrates aboard Sprint winner Lucky Sweynesse. Date: 12/10/2023 The shortest of the International Races at Sha Tin is the HK$26 million (US$3.33 million) Longines Hong Kong Sprint (G1) at 1200 meters, the richest 6 furlong turf sprint in the world, and

The Fourth Annual Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance (ITA) Stallions and Services Auction launches online Monday, Dec. 18 at 9 a.m. EST. The one-day event will close bidding the same day at 4 p.m., with a preview live Dec. 15-17 at equiring.com/sale/290/ITA24. The auction will feature stallions from Kentucky’s Darby Dan, Spendthrift Farm, WinStar Farm, and Crestwood;

The overnight purses for Golden Gate Fields’ final meet are potentially set for a 25% cut due to a longstanding overpayment of the purse account, according to Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) president and CEO, Bill Nader. The Bay Area racetrack is scheduled to race from Dec. 26 through June 9, 2024, after which, the

2023 Longines Hong Kong International Races 2023 Longines Hong Kong International Races Entries Romantic Warrior wins the 2022 Longines Hong Kong Cup. Date: 12/07/2023 The last big event of the year on the international horse racing calendar is the Longines Hong Kong International Races, billed as the Turf World Championships. The four Group 1 events

2023 Longines International Jockeys’ Championship 0 2023 Longines International Jockeys’ Championship Winner Vincent Ho with his trophies at Happy Valley in Hong Kong Date: 12/06/2023 At Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong on Wednesday night, Hong Kong local rider Vincent Ho won this year’s edition of the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship. With his 1 win

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Associated Press Dec 6, 2023, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course, with the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown shifting from Long Island to upstate New York because of the massive renovation of Belmont Park. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the move

James Graham wins 3000th race James Graham reaches 3000 wins Jockey James Graham celebrates after winning his 3000th race aboard Vortex at Fair Grounds. Date: 12/04/2023 Jockey James Graham, a native of Dublin, Ireland, notched career win number 3000 in the second race at Fair Grounds on Sunday, December 3 aboard 7-5 favorite Vortex for

The Secretariat calendar series, now in its seventh year, will honor Secretariat’s daughter Secrettame for the 2024 edition. The series started in 2018 with the Living Legends theme honoring the last living Secretariat sons and daughters, then transitioned to descendants of Secretariat’s important broodmares in 2022. Proceeds from the 2024 calendar will benefit The Secretariat

Justify, ridden by Mike Smith, passes Bolt d’Oro to win the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. Now that win is in jeopardy. (Associated Press) It appears as if Justify’s Triple Crown will stand and is not in jeopardy in light of the horse’s impending disqualification in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. L.A. County Superior Court judge

A decision may have finally been reached in the long-standing skirmish over the results of the 2018 GI Santa Anita Derby, won by Justify (Scat Daddy), according to a release issued Friday afternoon by the connections of Ruis Racing, who campaigned runner-up Bolt d’Oro (Medaglia d’Oro). Ruis Racing has sought a disqualification of Justify by

Alex Edwards rode Mixedwave to victory at Market Rasen last week, only to be disqualified – Shutterstock/Steven Cargill Jump jockey Alex Edwards made an unwanted piece of British racing history when a horse he rode to victory at Market Rasen last week, Mixedwave, was disqualified after the Tuesday sitting of the British Horseracing Authority’s whip