Horse Racing

Larry and Karen Doyle’s KatieRich Farms has named George Barnes president of the Central Kentucky farm. Mark Hubley, who had been with the farm since it began in 2007, stepped down as president and has transitioned to consultant for the 330-acre Midway farm. Barnes joined the farm in 2018 as vice president after tenures at

2021 Kentucky Downs 09/11/2021 2021 Kentucky Downs September 11 Joe Talamo celebrates aboard Imperador after winning the 2021 Calumet Turf Cup Date: 09/11/2021 Kentucky Downs in Franklin, just north of the Tennessee border on Interstate 65, is unique among North American racetracks in that it exclusively races over turf, a 1 3/8 mile irregularly shaped

12:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Racing Association has charged Bob Baffert with detrimental conduct and scheduled a hearing for the two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer to respond to those allegations. NYRA announced the beginning of the hearing process Friday, adding the organization believes Baffert’s conduct warrants suspension or revocation of

Santa Anita will host a charity poker tournament Oct. 23 to benefit the Folds of Honor Foundation, which supports families of fallen or disable veterans. Players will make a $300 charitable donation, which includes a day at the races and a night of No-Limit Texas Hold ‘Em. There will also be a silent auction. Folds

2021 Del Mar Futurity Results 2021 Del Mar Futurity Mike Smith celebrates aboard Pinehurst after winning the 2021 Del Mar Futurity Date: 9/06/2021 Labor Day marks the end of the Del Mar summer meet, with racing returning in the fall for the Bing Crosby Season including the Breeders’ Cup Championships. The traditional closing day feature

Organisers of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe appealed Monday to fans from England and Ireland to come over in their droves to attend the 100th running of the iconic race as the statistics surrounding coronavirus in the French capital are improving daily. Unlike last year when stringent Covid restrictions meant only one thousand spectators

2021 Jockey Club Gold Cup Day 2021 Jockey Club Gold Cup Day Owner George Hall leads Max Player into the winner’s circle after the 2021 Jockey Club Gold Cup with jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. aboard Flower Bowl and Prioress Date: 09/04/2021 The highlight of closing weekend at Saratoga is the $1 million Jockey Club Gold

Corniche (c, 2, Quality Road–Wasted Tears, by Najran), the $1.5-million OBS April topper earlier this spring, lived up to his lofty reputation with a ‘TDN Rising Star’ debut performance for Bob Baffert at Del Mar Saturday evening. The 1-2 favorite caught a flyer beneath Hall of Famer Mike Smith and cleared the field from his

Columbia University Irving Medical Center has published the third and final paper detailing the clinical findings and results of the Man O’ War Project, the ground-breaking research on equine-assisted therapy (EAT) as an effective treatment for veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This critical paper, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, focuses on

2021 Shared Belief Stakes Results 2021 Shared Belief Stakes John Velazquez celebrates aboard Medina Spirit after winning the 2021 Shared Belief Stakes Date: 08/29/2021 The feature race at Del Mar on Sunday was the $100,000 Shared Belief Stakes for three-year-olds going one mile on the main track and marked the return to racing of Kentucky

10:22 PM ET Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit held off Rock Your World in the stretch to win the $100,000 Shared Belief by 1¼ lengths on Sunday at Del Mar for embattled trainer Bob Baffert. Medina Spirit raced for the first time since finishing third as the 9-5 favorite

2021 Yearling Sales Stakes At Woodbine 2021 Yearling Sales Stakes At Woodbine Ademar Santos celebrates aboard Ironstone after winning the Simcoe Stakes Date: 08/29/2021 On Sunday, Woodbine hosted its annual Yearling Sales Stakes day, stakes racess restricted to Canadian-breds who went through Woodbine’s sales ring as yearlings. However unlike in past years the number of

7:32 PM ET Associated Press SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Essential Quality just keeps on winning, displaying a grit that his handlers simply marvel at. The Belmont Stakes winner added the $1.25 million Travers Stakes to his resume Saturday, holding off Midnight Bourbon in a stirring stretch duel at Saratoga Race Course for his eighth victory

Champion Essential Quality (Tapit) came into Saturday’s GI Runhappy Travers S. as the heavy favorite with three other Grade I victories to his credit, in addition to his Eclipse Award. Midnight Bourbon (Tiznow), on the other hand, entered with a point to prove as he never had a chance to show his stuff last time

Prohibitive favorite Fulsome (Into Mischief) sat back and came with his run to return to winning ways in Tuesday evening’s GIII Smarty Jones S. at Parx. A third-out graduate over the Fair Grounds sod in January, he was forced to try the main track two starts later in a rained-off, sloppy allowance at Keeneland Apr.

2021 Queen’s Plate Results 2021 Queen’s Plate Results Breeder Mitch Kursner leads Safe Conduct with Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard after winning the Queen’s Plate.  • Undercard Stakes Results Date: 8/22/2021 On Sunday afternoon, a field of 13 Canadian-foaled 3-year-olds raced 1 1/4 miles over the Tapeta surface at Woodbine in the 162nd running of the $1

6:17 PM ET Associated Press HENDERSON, Ky. — Fire destroyed a barn at Ellis Park race track in Kentucky early Sunday, with officials saying the horses inside were rescued. Sunday’s racing program was canceled after the fire in the receiving barn, where horses are supervised and examined before running in a race. The barn can

Aug 21, 2021 Associated Press HENDERSON, Ky. — A 2-year-old filly got loose before a race at a Kentucky track and ran onto a highway alongside cars before being apprehended Saturday. The filly named Bold and Bossy got loose on her way to the starting gate at Ellis Park. Jockey Miguel Mena was thrown off.