Relive the $500,000 Lane's End Stakes and the pick that got away. Hindsight reveals why #1 Hold Me Back, with Desormeaux and Mott, was the horse to bet.
Ohio's Racing Commission proposes adding 14,000 slot machines to seven racetracks to save the horse racing industry and fund schools. The plan faces statehouse opposition.
Horse racing tracks, from major venues to fair circuits, are facing financial struggles. Lack of state funding has led to canceled races, like those at Arizona's Cochise County Fairgrounds.
WinningPonies celebrated big wins at Oaklawn, picking Win Willy ($115.60) and a $320.40 exacta in the Rebel Stakes, plus a $3,034.40 Pick 3. Get a free cap!
Ohio's new casino plan aims to eliminate state debt and support horse racing with 3% of profits, but denies slot machines at tracks.
Friesan Fire, a Kentucky Derby contender, is the 5-2 favorite for the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds after winning the Risen Star and Lecomte Stakes. He drew post 9.
Trainer Bobby Frankel and Mike Smith put Stardom Bound to the test in the Santa Anita Oaks, assessing her potential to race against the boys. This was no ordinary victory.
I Want Revenge's dominant Gotham Stakes win on dirt defied usual handicapping rules for synthetic-to-dirt switches, a move jockey Joe Talamo explains.
Magna Entertainment files for bankruptcy, putting major tracks like Pimlico (Preakness) and Santa Anita up for sale due to debt.
Kentucky's Governor Beshear announced the annual Derby Breakfast will be less elaborate this year due to the poor economy, with cost-saving measures implemented.
Learn about the prestigious George Woolf "Iceman" Award, honoring jockeys for their character and career. This year, the esteemed award goes to Hall of Famer John Velazquez.
Old Fashioned's powerful win in the G-3 Southwest at Oaklawn Park makes him a strong Kentucky Derby contender. Jockey Dominguez delivered a masterful ride.
