Horse takes left turn out of gate, jock lands in parking lot
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Wild Verse took a hard left shortly after the start of a race at Del…
Rick Pitino's equine namesake falls to 0-5 at Del Mar
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — It’s another loss for Pitino the horse. Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino has…
Exercise rider Odanis Acuna dies in training accident
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs says exercise rider Odanis “Cuba” Acuna died in a training accident when his horse…
Cross Counter wins Melbourne Cup for Godolphin
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — English stayer Cross Counter, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, gave Dubai-based Godolphin stable its first Melbourne Cup…
Cross Counter wins Melbourne Cup for Godolphin
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — English stayer Cross Counter, ridden by Kerrin McAvoy, gave Dubai-based Godolphin stables its first Melbourne Cup…
Foreign raiders set sights on Australia's Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Irish trained five-year-old Yucatan will likely start favorite in Australia’s Melbourne Cup, expected to be run…
Accelerate wins Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Accelerate took the lead at the top of the stretch and held off Gunnevera to win…
Game Winner takes charge late to win Breeders Cup Juvenile
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Game Winner surged down the stretch and pulled away from Knicks Go after a bump to…
Breeders' Cup bumped up to 14 races, $30 million in purses
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Breeders’ Cup is back in familiar surroundings at Churchill Downs, with an additional stakes race…
Classic seeks recognition without Triple Crown champ Justify
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The reigning Triple Crown champion is not part of the field for this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup…
Accelerate favored in Breeders’ Cup Classic from No. 14 post
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Accelerate, the California-based 5-year-old who has won five of six starts this year, is the 5-2…
Cot Campbell, who innovated horse racing ownership, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — W. Cothran “Cot” Campbell, who pioneered the concept of shared ownership of thoroughbred race horses and…
Accelerate tops entries for 14-horse Breeders' Cup Classic
Accelerate leads the 14-horse field for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which will offer the 5-year-old a rematch against West Coast…
Richard Violette Jr., horse trainer and advocate, dies at 65
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Violette Jr., a thoroughbred trainer who advocated tirelessly on behalf of racetrack backstretch workers and…
Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano rides 5,000th winner
NEW YORK (AP) — Javier Castellano won consecutive races to give the Hall of Fame jockey his 5,000th career victory…
Best Solution and Northern Ireland jockey win Caulfied Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Godolphin stable’s Best Solution won the Caulfield Cup in a photo finish ahead of American-bred Homesman,…
Best Solution and Northern Ireland jockey win Caulfied Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Godolphin stable’s Best Solution won the Caulfield Cup in a photo finish ahead of American-bred Homesman,…
Ex-jockey Valenzuela pleads guilty to domestic violence
VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Famed former jockey Patrick Valenzuela has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence for slapping his girlfriend…
Swedish long-shot wins Yonkers International Trot
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — Swedish long-shot Cruzado Dela Noche of Sweden won the $1 million Yonkers International Trot on Saturday…
Agent: Jockey Espinoza plans comeback in late December
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor Espinoza is planning a comeback in late December after fracturing a vertebra…