Iniesta Wins Caribbean Classic

Unbeaten as a 3-year-old, Iniesta (2-1) stalked the early pace, moved in front late in the second turn and ran on to a 1 1/4-length victory Sunday in the $500,000 Clásico del Caribe, the Caribbean derby run at Hipódromo La Rinconada in Caracas, Venezuela. Owned by Claudio Álvarez, trained by Oscar González and ridden by […]

#US RACING: Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Horseracing Rules Act

Congress unconstitutionally gave too much power to a nonprofit authority it created in 2020 to develop and enforce horseracing rules, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Friday. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, or HISA, is "facially unconstitutional." The authority created by the act was […]

#US RACING: Herpesvirus Spreads To 5 horses; Churchill Halt Moves

What was a single confirmed case of equine herpesvirus has spread to five horses at Churchill Downs, where movement in and out of the stable area has been suspended until the outbreak runs its course. The spread of the virus led to O Besos, who was being shipped from Kentucky to New York, to be taken […]