International News

Track that hosts Preakness should be demolished
BALTIMORE (AP) — The nearly 150-year-old Baltimore track that hosts one of America's premier horse races should be torn down and rebuilt at a cost

Baffert sweeps Grade 1 2-year-old races at Los Alamitos
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert swept the CashCall Futurity and Starlet for 2-year-olds, winning the Grade 1 races for

Mexican bred Kukulkan seeks 14 straight in Carib Classic at Gulfstream tomorrow
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A field of 10 compete tomorrow (December 8, 2018) at Gulfstream Park in Florida, USA in the 2018 running of the Caribbean

New Mexico regulators delay decision on racino license
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bidders vying for a license to build New Mexico's sixth and final horse racetrack and casino will have to wait longer

Arkansas Racing Commission preparing to draft casino rules
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Racing Commission is set to draft rules for operating the state's first fully developed casinos after voters approved

Jockey John Velazquez rides 6,000th win
NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez rode his 6,000th career winner in North America, guiding Singapore Trader to victory Friday at

Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza aims for Jan comeback
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza is aiming to return to riding in January, six months after he was seriously

Kingman Filly Sells for 370,000 (US$498,213) Guineas at Day 2 of December Foal Sale
A daughter of Kingman selling for 370,000 guineas (US$498,213) and eighteen lots topping 100,000 guineas were the highlights of the second day of the Tattersalls

One of Algeria's last farriers fears for the trade's future
Tiaret, Algeria | AFP | - Clutching a glowing red horseshoe between blacksmith's tongs, Meddah Larbi delights in his passion caring for horses' hooves, as

Frank Mirahmadi to take over as Santa Anita race caller
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Frank Mirahmadi will become Santa Anita's new race caller when the winter meet begins Dec. 26, replacing Michael Wrona who was

Signalman makes breakthrough win at Churchill Downs
Signalman put the Kenny McPeek barn back on top at Churchill Downs Saturday in the Grade 2, US$200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes. The victory followed

Caribou Club continues Glen Hill's Roll at Del Mar
Caribou Club continued a standout weekend for Glen Hill Farm and trainer Tom Proctor with a 1 1/4-length score in the US$200,000 Seabiscuit Handicap (G2T)