Horse Racing

Godolphin homebred Maxfield (Street Sense) put on a show at Churchill Downs yet again with a dazzling victory in the GII Stephen Foster S., a “Win and You’re In” for the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic. Running off the fence early, the 2-5 chalk settled in sixth as longshots Empty Tomb (Speightstown) and Sprawl (City Zip)

A harness driver in New Jersey–where whipping a horse to make it run faster is prohibited in Thoroughbred racing but permitted with restrictions in Standardbred races–has been fined $5,000 and suspended 20 days for whipping his pacer so indiscriminately during a race last month that the judges deemed his actions caused a three-horse spill that

by Dan Ross & Jessica Martini ARCADIA, CA – The Fasig-Tipton Santa Anita 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale returned from its year-long hiatus with a steady, if slimmed down version, Wednesday in Arcadia. A filly by Tiznow brought the auction’s top price when selling to Spendthrift Farm for $250,000. The filly was one of eight to

The Jockey Club (TJC) now wants to get involved in trainer Bob Baffert’s federal lawsuit against the New York Racing Association (NYRA), which seeks to overturn his banishment from stabling and racing horses at Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course, and Aqueduct Racetrack. In a June 22 letter to United States District Court (Eastern District of

2021 Eatontown Stakes 2021 Eatontown Stakes Paco Lopez and Vigilantes Way return after winning the 2021 Eatontown Stakes Date: 06/20/2021 The feature race on Sunday at Monmouth Park was the $165,000 Eatontown Stakes (G3) for older fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles on the turf. Conditions were typical for the Jersey Shore on the

At the Spa dueled early and kept finding late to take the Fasig-Tipton Debutante S. at Santa Anita Sunday and cap a big weekend for breeder and co-owner Terry Lovingier. The Cal-bred aired by seven lengths in Arcadia in open company May 7 and was further flattered when runner-up Munny Penny (Munnings)–also bred and co-owned

2021 Whimsical and Star Shoot Stakes at Woodbine 2021 Whimsical Stakes at Woodbine Trainer Josie Carroll leads Boardroom to the winner’s circle after the 2021 Whimsical Stakes at Woodbine. Date: 6/19/2021 After a delayed start due to the unreasonable extension of lockdowns by the Ontario government, Woodbine finally opened for live racing on June 11,

Jun 16, 2021 ESPN staff Welcome to the 2021 ESPYS presented by Capital One, where you, the fans, get to help decide the stars of the show (aka the award winners). Cast your vote for Best Jockey below — the nominees are Irad Ortiz Jr., John Velazquez, Flavien Prat and Joel Rosario — and tune

4th-Santa Anita, $65,000, Alw (NW2$X), Opt. Clm ($62,500), 6-18, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:09.46, ft, neck. DR. SCHIVEL (c, 3, Violence–Lil Nugget, by Mining for Money), winner of the GI Runhappy Del Mar Futurity when last seen at the races last September, made a promising return to action Friday afternoon, taking a six-furlong Santa Anita allowance in

The Equine Workforce Development Initiative, a collaborative effort between the Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Foundation Workforce Center, has launched a Thoroughbred industry workforce data collection effort for the state of Kentucky to better identify employer needs and fill staff shortages. The goal of the initiative is to understand

Stradivarius’s bid to emulate Yeats’s record of four Ascot Gold Cup victories ended in disappointment on Thursday as Subjectivist prevailed in Royal Ascot’s flagship race. Subjectivist, ridden by 50-year-old Irishman Joe Fanning, gave Scottish trainer Mark Johnston his fourth win in the race. “It’s nice to be in the winning enclosure at Ascot for once,”

4:10 PM ET Associated Press The Breeders’ Cup will have full capacity for the world championships at Del Mar on Nov. 5-6. Officials said tickets go on sale Friday, although general admission won’t be available at this time. They hope to be able to offer it closer to the event. All tickets will be sold

3:48 PM ET Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky judge has granted representatives of trainer Bob Baffert and the owners of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit much of the horse’s split urine sample to be further tested for betamethasone and other substances. The Hall of Fame trainer and Zedan Racing Stables last week sued

New federal legislation has been introduced that, if passed, could prove a fillip for trainers struggling to find and hold on to immigrant grooms, hotwalkers and exercise riders in a labor market already squeezed thin. The H-2B Returning Worker Exception Act of 2021, introduced Tuesday, is designed to “develop a long-term solution to permanently address”

9:13 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Trainer Bob Baffert sued in federal court Tuesday in an effort to get his suspension by the New York Racing Association lifted. The NYRA suspended the Hall of Famer in mid-May after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test that found 21 picograms of

Bob Baffert is not happy about his suspension in New York. Baffert sued the New York Racing Association (NYRA) on Monday after the association took action following Medina Spirit’s positive drug test, according to Reuters.  The complaint, which was filed in a Brooklyn federal court, said the NYRA did not have the authority to suspend

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Monday sued New York horse racing officials for suspending him from running horses at state racetracks, following a positive drug test for Baffert-trained Medina Spirit after it won the Kentucky Derby. Baffert, a seven-time Kentucky Derby winner and one of the sport’s

2021 Pegasus Stakes 2021 Pegasus Stakes Mandaloun returns after winning the 2021 Pegasus Stakes Date: 06/13/2021 The feature race on Sunday at Monmouth Park was the $150,000 TVG.com Pegasus Stakes for 3-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles on the main track, with the first two finishers earning free entry and starting fees for the Haskell (G1)