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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.

US RACING: Churchill Down Inc buys Turfway Park
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Thursday that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary NKYRG, LLC, it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Turfway Park in Florence,

EUROPEAN RACING: Waldgeist defeats Enable in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
The fairytale ending to Enable’s storied career wasn’t to be Sunday when Waldgeist stormed by in the final strides to top the great mare in

US RACING: Omaha Beach rallies to win in Santa Anita comeback
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Omaha Beach rallied to beat 1-5 favorite Shancelot by a head in the $300,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship on Saturday, winning

EUROPEAN RACING - Enable seeks career finale in Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
While Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe has been widely speculated as Enable's career finale, trainer John Gosden added credence to that expectation in a

US RACING: Magnum Moon euthanised – laminitis the culprit
Multiple Graded Stakes winner Magnum Moon was euthanized Friday at the Cornell Ruffian Clinic in Elmont, N.Y., after over a year-long battle with laminitis. After