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UK RACING: Dettori's landmark softens blow of Stradivarius loss on Champions Day
ASCOT, United Kingdom (AFP) - Legendary jockey Frankie Dettori enjoyed a sweet and sour Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday, as the joy of his

UK RACING: Enable to stay in training, says owner Prince Khalid Abdullah
Flat racing superstar Enable is to stay in training as a six-year-old, owner Prince Khalid Abdullah has announced, with another crack at the Prix de

US RACING: Trainer Hollendorfer banned from Breeders' Cup
ARCADIA, United States (AFP) - Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, banned from Santa Anita this year amid a spate of horse deaths will be

AUSTRALIA RACING: 'Industrial scale' slaughter of Australian racehorses revealed
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Thousands of retired Australian racehorses are being secretly killed on an "industrial scale", with their meat shipped abroad for human and

US RACING: Trainer fined US$1,500 for Bute overage; horse later euthanized
Trainer Steve Knapp has been fined $1,500 for an overage of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory painkiller phenylbutazone (Bute) administered to Emtech, a 3-year old colt that

AUSTRALIA RACING: Melbourne Cup-winning trainer charged with animal cruelty
SYDNEY, Australia – (AFP) - Melbourne Cup-winning Australian trainer Darren Weir was charged with animal cruelty offences Wednesday, months after receiving a four-year racing ban

US RACING: Godolphin’s Lucullan wins first Graded Stakes
Godolphin Stable's Lucullan utilized a patient trip to register his first career graded stakes win, running down pacesetter Dr. Edgar in the final furlong and

US RACING: Massive statue of Secretariat unveiled at Keeneland
Commissioned by the Triangle Foundation, which seeks to beautify Lexington, Ky., a larger-than-life statue of 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat was unveiled Saturday at Keeneland.

UK RACING: Top two-year-old Pinatubo makes it six from six
Pinatubo, who has drawn comparisons to the great Frankel as an unbeaten 2-year-old, gave the handicappers more to consider Saturday (Oct 12) when improving his

US RACING: Edgar Prado back in the saddle after injury
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado returned to the saddle Friday at Gulfstream Park West after being sidelined for nearly two months.

UK RACING: Tattersalls Sales again pits Coolmore against Sheikh Mohammed
KINGSTON, Jamaica - It hasn't been easy to get the better of Godolphin at Tattersalls this week, but Coolmore gained some ground Oct. 10, denying Sheikh

US RACING: Decrease in stallion, foal numbers for 2018
The Jockey Club on Thursday reported that 1,630 stallions covered 32,508 mares in North America during 2018, according to statistics compiled through Sept. 26, 2019.