Horse Racing

Associated Press Jun 11, 2023, 04:49 PM ET NEW YORK — Another horse has died after racing at Belmont Park, the second fatality in 24 hours after the Belmont Stakes. In the first race Sunday, Mashnee Girl suffered an injury and fell near the quarter pole, forcing three other horses to alter course, according to

2023 Belmont Results 2023 Belmont Results Jockey Javier Castellano celebrates aboard Arcangelo after winning his first Belmont Stakes Date: 06/10/2023 The $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) presented by NYRA Bets, contested at 1 1/2 miles, one lap of the Belmont Park main track for 3-year-olds, is the third jewel of the Triple Crown, contested before

Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 10:52 PM ET NEW YORK — A horse that broke down in the race following the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes was euthanized on Saturday, completing a grim Triple Crown for a sport that has seen deaths cast a pall over all three tracks hosting its most prestigious races. In the

Arcangelo beat a crowded field for a historic Belmont Stakes win. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) The 2023 Belmont Stakes didn’t have any chance at a Triple Crown winner, but it still made history. Arcangelo, a horse that ran in neither the Kentucky Derby nor Preakness Stakes, took home the win in New York, making

The final leg of the 2023 Triple Crown is nearly here, and frontrunners Forte and National Treasure are ready to go. (Photo by: Nick Wass/AP Photo) Now that the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes are done, there’s just one leg of the 2023 Triple Crown left: the 155th Belmont Stakes. Nine horses will run

Associated Press Jun 9, 2023, 09:40 AM ET ELMONT, N.Y. — Live racing will resume at Belmont Park on Friday following significant improvement in air quality conditions in the state, the New York Racing Association announced. Both Belmont and Saratoga reopened for training Friday morning, and the 11-card race will start at 12:50 p.m. The

ESPN News Services Jun 8, 2023, 12:38 PM ET Racing at Belmont Park was canceled and the Washington Nationals‘ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed Thursday due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada. It’s the second straight day the continuing fires north of the border have impacted sports in the Northeastern

2023 Belmont Stakes Wednesday Works 2023 Belmont Stakes Wednesday Workout Photos The smoky haze over Belmont Park from the wildfires in Quebec. Date: 6/07/2023 The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival runs from June 8 to June 10, highlighted by the 155th Belmont Stakes run on Saturday June 10, this year commemorating the 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s

As live racing cancellations continued to mount Wednesday in light of unhealthy air quality due to residual smoke from Canadian wildfires, training will be prohibited Thursday morning at both Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced Wednesday evening. This is particularly impactful as Belmont’s three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival

Associated Press Jun 6, 2023, 02:14 PM ET Forte is finally getting a crack at running in a Triple Crown race. The colt, who was scratched the day of the Kentucky Derby, is the early favorite for the Belmont Stakes. Forte, last year’s 2-year-old champion, was made the slight 5-2 favorite on Tuesday for the

2023 Eclipse Stakes at Woodbine 2023 Eclipse Stakes at Woodbine Trainer Josie Carroll leads Treason and jockey Kazushi Kimura to the winner’s circle after the 2023 Eclipse Stakes at Woodbine. Date: 6/04/2023 The feature race on Sunday at Woodbine was the $175,000 Eclipse Stakes (G2) Presented by Don Julio for older horses going 1 1/16

Window Shopping (American Pharoah) pounced on long-time leader Ancient Peace (War Front) with a furlong to run in Saturday’s GII Summertime Oaks and edged away late to a first win at the graded stakes level. Beaten for speed, the $700,000 Keeneland September purchase settled between rivals just behind the pace which was set inside by

Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterJun 2, 2023, 05:39 PM ET Close Covered the NFL since 2013 Previously covered the Saints for the Times-Picayune and The Athletic Bengals beat writer for ESPN from 2016-19 Churchill Downs will suspend its current thoroughbred meet at the conclusion of Sunday’s card to examine safety measures after 12 equine fatalities

Churchill Downs will suspend races to perform a safety check after multiple horse deaths. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Churchill Downs will suspend races and examine its safety measures after 12 horses died at the track in recent months, Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) announced Friday. In a statement, CDI said the move was made due to an

Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 01:48 PM ET NEW YORK — A 6-year-old horse died after being injured in a race at Belmont Park ahead of next week’s Triple Crown finale in New York. Chaysenbryn injured his right front leg nearing the quarter pole in Thursday’s third race. He bumped another horse before being pulled

Who will join last year’s winner Desert Crown on the Epsom Derby roll of honour? Nijinsky, Shergar and Sea the Stars are among the great horses to have won the Epsom Derby, the ‘blue riband’ of flat racing. On Saturday racegoers will witness who joins them on the roll of honour. The Jockey Club, which

Associated Press Jun 1, 2023, 03:26 PM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs will limit horses to four starts per rolling eight-week period and impose ineligibility standards for continued poor performance in the wake of the recent deaths of 12 horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby. Other safety initiatives announced by Churchill Downs

Richard E. Dutrow, Jr., was approved for a training license by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC)’s license review committee Tuesday. The voice vote was unanimous and without drama, and Dutrow’s license goes into effect immediately. Dutrow in February had regained his license to train horses in New York after sitting out a 10-year revocation