International News

US RACING: Japanese purchase stallion California Chrome
The California Chrome Syndicate has reached an agreement with the JS Company LTD. of Japan to purchase California Chrome, subject to all the Japanese government’s

US RACING: Horse racing's major players form safety coalition
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A group of horse racing organizations has announced the formation of a coalition to promote enhanced safety protections and work together

US RACING: Money raised to install equine MRI at Santa Anita
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — A fundraising campaign to install an equine MRI at Santa Anita has been successful, and it's expected to be in place

US RACING: Filly dies after workout at Del Mar, other horse euthanized
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — A 3-year-old filly has collapsed and died after a workout at Del Mar, while another horse that was injured in

US RACING: High Velocity wins Bob Hope at Del Mar for trainer Bob Baffert
High Velocity went from maiden special weight winner to an unbeaten stakes horse to watch from the Bob Baffert barn on Saturday, prevailing in what

US RACING: Del Mar pre-emptively cancels racing for November 21
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Del Mar is pre-emptively cancelling racing for Nov. 21 because of projected rain from the season’s first storm in Southern

US RACING: Judge dismisses suit by owners of Derby DQ Maximum Security
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the owners of Maximum Security seeking to challenge the decision to disqualify their

US RACING: American Pharoah’s stud fee now stands at US$175,000
Ashford Stud has set American Pharoah 's stud fee at US$175,000 for the 2020 breeding season, according to the farm's website. The 2015 Triple Crown winner

UK RACING: Trainer John Gosden dominate Cartier Horse of the Year Awards
In securing a second Cartier Horse of the Year title Nov. 12 at a ceremony at the Dorchester (the 5-year-old Nathaniel mare earned her first

UK RACING: Another Horse of the Year title for Enable
Enable was revealed as the 2019 Cartier Horse Of The Year at the 29th annual Cartier Racing awards, European horseracing's equivalent of the Oscars. Bred by

UK RACING: Waldgeist, winner of the 2019 Arc – goes to stud
Waldgeist, who upset Enable in what was his final start, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, has retired to stand at stud in Ireland, it

Thunder Snow – winner of the Dubai World Cup retires
KINGSTON, Thunder Snow, the only horse to win multiple renewals of the Dubai World Cup (G1), has called it a career. Godolphin announced the news