Horse Racing

Horses and their connections at Del Mar for Thursday morning training experienced dense fog and temperatures in the mid 50s, similar to Wednesday morning. After training completed, United and Domestic Spending were scratched from the Turf due to injuries, but both are expected to return next season. The scratches mean Belmont Derby Invitational (G1) winner

DEL MAR, CA – Sunny skies, ideal conditions and two days of world-class Thoroughbred racing with a spectacular backdrop in Southern California. Welcome to the 38th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar! The stunning seaside track plays Breeders’ Cup host for the second time and first since 2017. ‘Future Stars Friday’ includes a highly

5:14 PM ET Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — For the first time, all 14 Breeders’ Cup races this weekend at Del Mar will be run without race-day medication, the final step in a process that had the antibleeding medication Lasix prohibited in races for 2-year-olds at last year’s world championships. Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien

Controversial trainer Bob Baffert seeks a fifth Breeders’ Cup Classic crown while rival Brad Cox chases his first Classic victory with two oddsmakers’ darlings in the 38th annual thoroughbred showdown that begins Friday. The $6 million Classic caps two days of Breeders’ Cup showcase racing at Del Mar, with five juvenile events Friday at the

3:44 PM ET Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — A 2-year-old filly was fatally injured in an accident during training hours at Del Mar on Wednesday. Del Mar Thoroughbred Club President Josh Rubinstein announced the death during a safety briefing for the Breeders’ Cup, which will be held at the track north of San Diego

1:42 AM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — A 4-year-old filly died from an injury suffered during training at Santa Anita on closing day of the track’s fall meet. Star of Africa was listed as suffering a non-musculoskeletal injury Sunday on the California Horse Racing Board’s website. She had three wins in 16 career starts

Verry Elleegant demolished red-hot favourite Incentivise to win the coveted Aus$8 million (US$6 million) Melbourne Cup on Tuesday in a party atmosphere as crowds returned for the “race that stops a nation”. With James McDonald in the saddle, the six-year-old mare came from behind in a thrilling finish to the gruelling 3,200-metre (two mile) handicap

Verry Elleegant demolished red hot favourite Incentivise to win the coveted Aus$8 million (US$6 million) Melbourne Cup on Tuesday in a party atmosphere as crowds returned for the “race that stops a nation”. With James McDonald in the saddle, the six-year-old mare came from behind in a thrilling finish to the gruelling 3,200-metre (two mile)

9:24 PM ET Associated Press Knicks Go is the early 5-2 favorite for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic this weekend at Del Mar. The two-day world championships drew 169 horses from eight countries, including 46 foreign horses to the seaside track north of San Diego. Del Mar is hosting for the second time in

Incentivise heads into Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup as the shortest-priced favourite since the legendary Phar Lap more than 90 years ago as Australia’s “race that stops a nation” welcomes back crowds. Held on the first Tuesday of November since 1876, the punishing 3,200 metre (two-mile) handicap was raced behind closed doors last year for the first

Sandstone earned her second straight open-lengths win under the Twin Spires with a wire-to-wire victory in the Rags to Riches S. at Churchill Sunday. The dark bay filly  took the lead early was shadowed by favorite Yuugiri through an opening quarter in :24.51. Favored Yuugiri rolled up to challenge the pacesetter after a half in

11:43 PM ET Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rebuff won the Colt & Gelding Trot to kick off Breeders Crown weekend at the Meadowlands Racetrack. The track presented four stakes, each worth $600,000, for 2-year-olds on a rainy, windy Friday night. The eight Crowns for older horses take place Saturday afternoon. The Breeders Crowns

2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championships Past Performances Breeders’ Cup World Championships Past Performances Updated: 10/28/2021 Here are links to where you can find free past performances for all the 14 Breeders’ Cup Championship races in PDF format from BRISnet. The BRISnet past performances are current through pre-entries and are listed in race order below. Thoroughbred

2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championships Breeders’ Cup World Championships Pre-Entries Updated: 10/27/2021 For 2021, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships return to Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Pre-entries closed at noon on October 25 for all the races and were announced at 11:00am ET on October 27 with a total of 196 horses pre-entered. Final entries will

The Indiana Horse Racing Association held its annual banquet to honor and induct two new members to the Hall of Fame Sunday, Oct. 24 at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino. Dr. James Carmichael, inducted posthumously, and Ernie Gaskin were the 18th and 19th individuals added to the list of leaders who have worked tirelessly to

Sent off the $2.30 (13-10) favorite to make the necessary improvement off a debut third at Hanshin in late June, Aguri (Jpn) (Caravaggio) became the first Japanese winner and 22nd winner overall for leading freshman sire (by Scat Daddy) with a facile victory in a one-mile maiden over the turf at Tokyo Racecourse Saturday afternoon.

8:59 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — UCLA coach Mick Cronin is a winner even before the college basketball season starts next month. A 3-year-old filly co-owned by Cronin won the $63,000 feature at Santa Anita by three-quarters of a length on Friday. Sent off at 6-1 odds, So Very Smart paid $14.40, $6.40

A celebration of life for Kentucky horseman James M. Herbener, Jr. will be held in Fasig-Tipton’s Lexington, Kentucky sales pavilion Saturday, Oct. 23. It will begin at 5 pm and will be immediately followed by a reception in the pavilion’s upstairs bar. All those that wish to attend are welcome. Those that cannot attend may