Horse Racing

Edited Press Release The Thoroughbred industry in Kentucky has raised $507,224 for both immediate response and longer-term recovery needs of individuals and families impacted by the deadly tornadoes occurring in Western Kentucky Dec. 10 and 11. The Kentucky Thoroughbred Association organized a GoFundMe page Dec. 11, which raised $318,199 since inception. Further donations came in,

Jockeys Bryony Frost and Rachael Blackmore have more than got the measure of their male rivals in the high-risk sport of jumps racing and can once again put the men in the shade in the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Sunday. Frost and her mount Frodon are tough as teak competitors. Their

5:40 PM ET Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A deal for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to police drugs in horse racing cratered Thursday after months of negotiations that the agency’s CEO said did not give it “a reasonable chance to put in place a credible and effective program.” The USADA was set to become

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), for years a vocal proponent of federal legislation to bring the sport under a single governing entity, announced in a press release Thursday morning that it has been unable to reach an agreement to become the enforcement agency for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the broad non-profit umbrella

Red Oak Stables’ Make It Big (Neolithic) may have earned a position on the Kentucky Derby trail with his win in Friday’s Remington Springboard Mile S. The Saffie Joseph, Jr. trainee accumulated 10 qualifying points to the Derby with his half-length victory over Osbourne (Tapiture) in Oklahoma. “We are, obviously, very excited. He was stepping

Three-time British champion jockey Oisin Murphy has handed in his riding licence and will undergo rehabilitation “as it became obvious to me and to everyone else that I needed to seek serious help.” The 26-year-old Irishman — seen as the natural successor to Italian superstar Frankie Dettori — is facing several charges brought by the

Golden Gate Fields twice came within one vote Wednesday of having its upcoming December-June license to conduct racing either curtailed or not granted at all because of California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) concerns over a recent four-horse uptick in equine fatalities. The meet was eventually approved by a 4-3 vote, with CHRB chairman Gregory Ferraro,

2021 Longines Hong Kong International Races Results 2021 Longines Hong Kong International Races Yuga Kawada aand Loves Only You return after winning the Hong Kong Cup. Date: 12/12/2021 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

Three jockeys were taken to hospital and two horses died after a horror fall marred the Group One Hong Kong Sprint on Sunday, one of the highlights of the prestigious International Races at the famous Sha Tin track. The distressing incident, in the fifth contest on Hong Kong’s biggest day of racing, came as Lyle

1:43 AM ET Associated Press LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. — Slow Down Andy upset heavily favored Messier by a length to win the $300,000 Los Alamitos Futurity on Saturday, snapping trainer Bob Baffert’s seven-year winning streak in the race for 2-year-olds. Ridden by Mario Gutierrez, Slow Down Andy ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.33. The son

Reddam Racing homebred Slow Down Andy (Nyquist) upset ‘TDN Rising Star’ and last-out GIII Bob Hope S. winner Messier (Empire Maker) Saturday with a decisive score in the GII Los Alamitos Futurity S. A debut winner against fellow Cal-breds going 5 1/2 panels at Santa Anita Oct. 9, he was a close second in Del

11:09 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Irish jockey Robbie Dunne was given an 18-month suspension on Thursday after being found guilty of bullying and harassing female rider Bryony Frost in a disciplinary case that highlighted a weighing-room culture described as “not conducive to the development of modern-day race-riding.” Dunne was found in breach on

The judge in the federal doping conspiracy case used words like “frivolous” and “weak” to swat away motions made by seven defendants to suppress wiretap and other electronic evidence in trails that are expected to commence in 2022. The opinion and order filed Dec. 8 by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil in United States District Court

12:48 PM ET Medina Spirit, the Thoroughbred who won the 2021 Kentucky Derby under suspicious circumstances, has died according to Dr. Jeff Blea, the California Horse Racing Board’s equine medical director. The 3-year-old racehorse collapsed after a workout at Santa Anita Park on Monday morning during which he completed five furlongs. It was his second

Medina Spirit died on Monday while training at Santa Anita Park. (Tommy Gilligan/Reuters/file) Medina Spirit, the Kentucky Derby winner trained by Bob Baffert that tested positive for betamethasone after winning the 2021 Triple Crown race, died on Monday while training at Santa Anita Park. The horse’s owner, Amr Zedan, confirmed Medina Spirit’s death to Thoroughbred

Drug-tainted Kentucky Derby-winner Medina Spirit died suddenly after a workout in California on Monday, US media reports said. The Paulick Report horse racing news website quoted the California Horse Racing Board’s equine medical director Jeff Blea confirming the death of the three-year-old, who is trained by legendary US trainer Bob Baffert. The report said Medina

Drug-tainted Kentucky Derby-winning horse Medina Spirit died suddenly after a workout in California on Monday, US media reports said. The Paulick Report horse racing news website quoted the California Horse Racing Board’s equine medical director Jeff Blea confirming the death of the three-year-old, who is trained by legendary US trainer Bob Baffert. The report said

2021 Valedictory Stakes on closing day at Woodbine 2021 Valedictory Stakes on closing day at Woodbine Sir Winston and jockey Patrick Husbands return after winning the Valedictory Stakes. Date: 12/05/2021 The 2021 Thoroughbred meeting at Woodbine came to an end on Sunday with a marathon 14-race card that drew a record closing day handle of