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US RACING: Pegasus World Cup favourite Omaha Beach withdraws from event
Hours after Pegasus World Cup (G1) second choice Spun to Run defected from the race Thursday, favorite Omaha Beach followed. Trainer Richard Mandella told Gulfstream

UK RACING: Enable to start 6-year-old career with Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Enable, who will campaign in 2020 as a 6-year-old, was this week named a co-World's Best Racehorse along with two other European stars despite not

US RACING: Four racehorse deaths at New Orleans track spark concern
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Four thoroughbred racehorses were euthanized after competing at a New Orleans track in a 10 -day span, prompting criticism from an

UK RACING: Pinatubo acclaimed as Europe’s top two-year-old
Godolphin's Pinatubo has been recognized as the best juvenile in Europe for 25 years following the publication of the 2019 European 2-year-old classifications on Wednesday. During

US RACING: Owner of Triple Crown winner Ahmed Zayat on the brink of bankruptcy
Ahmed Zayat, who campaigned 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah under the Zayat Stables banner, has reportedly claimed to be on the brink of bankruptcy

Two horses die in two days of racing at Santa Anita
ARCADIA, California (AP) — Two horses have died in two days of racing at Santa Anita, where four deaths have occurred since last month. Uncontainable

Saffie Joseph Jr – a rising star in Florida
The son and grandson of successful trainers in his home nation, the Caribbean island Barbados, Saffie Joseph Jr had always wanted to follow in their

US RACING: Vets missed chances involving Breeders’ Cup fatality
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A report on the death of Mongolian Groom in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita says veterinarians missed opportunities to

UK RACING: Great entertainer Dettori not yet ready for lights to dim
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Frankie Dettori says instinct rather than an historic third Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Enable this year will be

Massive response to US$20 million Saudi Cup – 140 horses provisionally entered
Stakes nominations for the US$20 million Saudi Cup February 29 and the supporting program in Saudi Arabia were released today (Jan. 14), topped by 32

US RACING: Calumet Farm top breeder in 2019
Calumet Farm has topped the individual breeders list in North America in 2019 with US$12,545,854 in earnings, according to statistics released today by The Jockey Club Information

US RACING: Trainer Bob Baffert dominates Santa Ynez Stakes at Santa Anita with Bast
With his three fillies making up half the field, including the top three betting choices, Bob Baffert knew that Sunday’s Santa Ynez Stakes was his