Baffert sweeps Grade 1 2-year-old races at Los Alamitos
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert swept the CashCall Futurity and Starlet for 2-year-olds, winning…
Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza aims for Jan comeback
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza is aiming to return to riding in January, six…
Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez rides 6,000th win
NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez rode his 6,000th career winner in North America, guiding Singapore…
Frank Mirahmadi to take over as Santa Anita race caller
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Frank Mirahmadi will become Santa Anita’s new race caller when the winter meet begins Dec. 26,…
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,…