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US RACING: America’s Joy the name given to American Pharoah US$8.2 million filly
A record-breaking $8.2 million filly by American Pharoah, purchased at the most recent Keeneland September yearling sale by Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm, now has

US RACING: War Story upends Bodexpress at Gulfstream
A hot early pace Saturday in Gulfstream Park’s Grade 3, $100,000 Harlan's Holiday Stakes cost both pace-setting Bodexpress and Prince Lucky, who was pulled up

Casting Crowns wins first US$150,000 Pitons Cup in St Lucia - Nunes family finish 3rd, 5th, 6th
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The acclaimed richest race in the Caribbean (US$150,000) was just won by the American bred Casting Crowns. The event run over nine

#US RACING: California Racing Board approves whip restrictions
The California Horse Racing Board approved what was described by its chairman, Gregory Ferraro, as “the most restrictive whip rule in North America and maybe

CARIBBEAN RACING: Kukulkan an easy winner of the Gulfstream's Copa Confratemidad del Caribe
Kukulkan took command on the far turn and pulled away to a seven-length victory Sunday in the Copa Confratemidad del Caribe at Gulfstream Park, giving him

UK RACING: Hollie Doyle breaks British female jockey record
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Hollie Doyle set a new mark for a female jockey's wins in a calendar year in Britain when she brought

Joao Moreira and Japan dominate at Hong Kong races as Win Bright wins Hong Kong Cup
HONG KONG, China (AFP) - Superstar jockey Joao Moreira shone at Sunday's Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin, as Japan put the finishing touches

US RACING: Bob Baffert earns fiver at Los Alamitos
The only thing that stopped trainer Bob Baffert from sweeping Saturday's Pick 6 at Los Alamitos was lack of an entry in the finale for

US RACING: Maximum Security smokes them in Cigar Mile Handicap
Maximum Security put forth a potential championship-winning effort Saturday at Aqueduct, where he made a slow track look relatively fast in winning the Grade 1,

AUSTRALIA RACING: Winx with first foal
Champion Australian mare Winx, who before her retirement earlier this year tallied a remarkable 25 Group 1 wins and four Cox Plates, is almost officially

Horse euthanized after training breakdown at Del Mar
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — A 3-year-old gelding that suffered a breakdown in a workout at Del Mar has been euthanized, the fifth horse to

US RACING: Mo Forza continues rise with victory in Del Mar’s Hollywood Derby
Earlier this month, Mo Forza went from maiden winner to graded hero of the Twilight Derby (G2) at Santa Anita Park. And the rapid ascent