The enforcement arm of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has suspended trainer Kevin Eikleberry and fined him $1,000 for his use or attempted use of Epsom salts during the race period.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has announced an extension to the submission deadline for its request for proposals for research into whether furosemide is a performance-enhancing drug in Thoroughbred racehorses.
Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Sierra Leone will race next year as a 4-year-old, Coolmore America announced in a social media post Nov. 7. His owners had taken the days after the Breeders' Cup to assess and formally announce his future.
Three hours into the third day of selling at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Nov. 7, the stakes-placed Tapit mare Veronica Greene saw the hammer drop at $725,000, the second-highest price of the day.
Trainer Christophe Clement admits entering City Man in the $300,000 Red Smith Stakes (G2T) was a bit "ambitious." Yet given how it will likely be the last start for the 7-year-old, it seems a fitting farewell for a NY-bred who has won 10...
Race Track Chaplaincy of America announces Elliott Walden as its RTCA Community Service Award winner and outrider Bo Butler as its White Horse Award winner.
Fair Grounds' 153rd Thoroughbred racing season is set to open Nov. 22, kicking off 76 days of live racing through March 23, 2025. Trainers Ken McPeek, Brendan Walsh, and Cherie DeVaux each have been awarded increased stalls.
The third and final session of the Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale Nov. 7 posted the best prices of the three days with four of the top six lots of the entire sale coming Thursday.
In a catalog brimming with first-crop weanling sires, Amy Bunt is optimistic in her third year of bringing a consignment to the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.
Keeneland has supplemented 10 horses, including stakes winner Tripolina and recent 2-year-old winner Fleet Street to the Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale Nov. 14.
After winning his first Breeders' Cup race when Moira triumphed in the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) at Del Mar, trainer Kevin Attard takes multiple shots at three graded stakes Nov. 9 at his customary base at Woodbine.
Fresh off a strong runner-up performance in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T), grade 2 winner May Day Ready will carry the American flag across the Pacific Ocean to race in Japan.
Bucanero Fuerte, who was outstanding as a 2-year-old when a dominant winner of the Phoenix Stakes (G1) for Amo Racing, has been retired to stand at Tally-Ho Stud.
Thayer, who announced last December that he was not running for re-election, has advocated for the horse racing, breeding and overall equine industries throughout his time in the state senate.
As Sierra Leone charged across the wire first in the Breeders' Cup Classic Saturday at Del Mar , he had a large cheering section extending back to Louisville, Ky.
Joey Peacock, the owner and breeder of Saudi Cup (G1) hero Senor Buscador, has stopped at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale in search of mares to support his prize runner's future stud career.
The ninth installment in the 2024 OwnerView webinar series was held Nov. 5 and discussed the similarities and differences among varying state incentive programs.
Sire Extreme Choice has been showered with praise since his son Knight's Choice pounced late for a shock victory in the Melbourne Cup (G1) Nov. 5. He has been described variously as "something seriously special," "a phenomenon," and even...
The Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale forged onward with a strong third session Nov. 7 in Lexington, topped by the $900,000 sale of a half sister to multiple grade 1 winner and recent Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) runner-up...
Led by WinStar Farm and China Horse Club's Life Is Good, first-crop weanling sires continued to dominate their market segment Nov. 7 at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.
Chaser gallops to lonely victory after opponents withdrawn due to fast ground caused by ongoing dull, dry spell A gentle gallop from the furlong pole to the winning line was enough to secure a prize of nearly £22,000 for the connections...
Highlighted by the sale of the stakes-winning Smash Ticket for $600,000, 215 horses sold for $31,060,000 during the second session Nov. 6 of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.
While Flightline weanlings stole the show on Day 1, it was Life Is Good who sired the Nov. 6 session-topping weanling (Hip 287) for a price of $410,000.
Irish-born Dolan better known for singing on the talent show than his horsecraft until riding Knight’s Choice to victory at Flemington If the Melbourne Cup is looking to expand its appeal beyond thoroughbred diehards , organisers could...
Jockey Robbie Dolan guides outsider to shock victory Warp Speed a close second and Okita Soushi third Rank outsider Knight’s Choice caused a major upset as the local ride stunned the rest of the field to win the Melbourne Cup in a...
City Of Troy did not take to the track when trailing home eighth behind Sierra Leone in the Breeders’ Cup Classic The most predictable line in the aftermath of the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday was the one where Aidan O’Brien blamed...
Ex-racehorses make wonderful riding horses, but training and rehabilitating them takes work and education – and more industry support Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter About 15,000 thoroughbred and standardbred foals were...
City Of Troy’s audacious challenge for the Breeders’ Cup Classic was over almost before it had begun The latest interruption arrived just as the Filly & Mare Sprint was approaching its climax, and what a finish it proved to be....
Aidan O’Brien’s colt trails in disappointing eighth place Race won by Sierra Leone, another Coolmore horse In racing, as in life, it is always a good idea to have a Plan B. City Of Troy’s audacious challenge for the Breeders’ Cup Classic...
Ryan Moore rewarded for patient ride on favourite Europe complete sweep of Friday’s three races on turf Lake Victoria, already the winner of Group One races over seven and six furlongs, justified odds-on favouritism in the Breeders’ Cup...
All-conquering trainer calls the colt the ‘best I’ve trained’ but he needs to prove it against all the odds Before there were international football teams, racehorses were proxies for national pride and aspirations. Gladiateur, the first...
Horse racing industry is facing up to falls in attendances and betting amid concerns for equine welfare Declining interest in attending and betting on horse racing has increased the importance of the Melbourne Cup to the industry, as the...
Cash-strapped racetracks are selling out everyday bettors to whales who use algorithms to wager huge sums at friendlier odds. It’s a rigged system designed for the rich to get richer As the thoroughbred horse racing industry fades in...
Trainer with ‘quality and class’ has eyes on second Juvenile Turf Sprint while Aidan O’Brien’s City Of Troy has grand designs in the Classic There is more than a touch of the Jamie Vardys about Mick Appleby. Both were born in Yorkshire,...
Davy Russell’s magnificent autobiography of life as a jockey taught me a valuable lesson about gratitude and achievement Today, I’m interviewing a jockeyon my radio programme about his memoir. Being not much into horse racing, I knew...
A unique collection of locks of hair cut from some of the world’s most famous racehorses between 1948 and 2004 is expected to sell for up to £50,000 at auction.
The US meeting’s once vainglorious claim to be racing’s ‘world championships’ is edging a little closer to reality The news that Frankie Dettori will replace Kieren Shoemark on Emily Upjohn in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Del Mar was...
British handler is favourite to wrest the top trainer prize off the dominant Willie Mullins this season The second race on the card here on Friday felt like a painful summary of the entire 2023-24 campaign from British jump racing’s...