Irad Ortiz Jr. rides 2,000th career winner at Belmont Park
NEW YORK (AP) — Irad Ortiz Jr. rode his 2,000th career winner, guiding Gambler’s Fallacy in the sixth race at…
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Kim K the filly wins $100,000 Debutante in 2nd career race
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — Kim K made a splash in her second career start, winning the $100,000 Barretts Debutante…
Saratoga season ends with 2nd highest all-sources handle
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Saratoga Race Course has ended its 150th season with its second highest all-sources handle while…
J.R. Todd goes back-to-back in Funny Car at Indy
BROWNSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — J.R. Todd successfully defended his Funny Car title at the Chevrolet Performance Nationals at Lucas Oil…
Sam the Bugler to play final notes at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Sam the Bugler is set to blow his final notes. Sam Grossman, longtime bugler for…
Trainer Chad Brown breaks own mark with 41 wins at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Chad Brown has broken his own record for victories by a trainer in a single…
Triple Crown-winning jockey Mike Smith to be honored by NTWB
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Triple Crown-winning jockey Mike Smith will be honored by the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters with…
Longtime Churchill Downs spokesman John Asher dies at 62
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — John Asher, the longtime spokesman for the racetrack that’s home to the Kentucky Derby, has died….
Catholic Boy wins Travers Stakes at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Catholic Boy pulled away from Mendelssohn down the stretch and won the $1.25 million Travers…
Dettori leads Stradivarius to $1.28m bonus
YORK, England (AP) — Frankie Dettori rode 4-11 favorite Stradivarius to victory in the 2-mile Lonsdale Cup Stakes on Friday,…
Chad Brown, on home track, has 2 favorites for Travers
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Chad Brown’s roots run deep at the Travers Stakes. “It’s the biggest race for me….
Good Magic the favorite for Travers Stakes
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Good Magic, the Kentucky Derby runner-up who was fourth in the Preakness, is the favorite…
Jockey Drayden Van Dyke wins record-tying 7 races at Del Mar
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Jockey Drayden Van Dyke won a record-tying seven races at Del Mar, including the $200,000…
Accelerate runs away with Pacific Classic at Del Mar
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Trainer John Sadler woke up feeling confident on Pacific Classic day, believing he had the…
Santa Anita to rename race in honor of American Pharoah
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Santa Anita will rename a Grade 1 stakes race in honor of 2015 Triple Crown champion…
Santa Anita, Keeneland, Del Mar are Breeders' Cup sites
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The Breeders’ Cup has chosen Santa Anita, Keeneland and Del Mar to host its World Championships…
Diversify wins Grade 1 Whitney in slop at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Diversify won the $1.2 million Whitney by 3 1/2 lengths over Mind Your Biscuits in…
Altanta becomes 14th filly to win Hambletonian
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Atlanta became the 14th filly winner in Hambletonian history Saturday at the Meadowlands, taking the…
Jockey Victor Espinoza in neck brace at home after accident
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza is wearing a neck brace while recovering at his San…
Filly Atlanta takes on colts in $1.2 million Hambletonian
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Atlanta will try to become the first filly to win the Hambletonian in 22 years when…