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Horse Racing money leaders in the United States
Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., trainer Chad Brown and Gun Runner are the leaders in their various sections up to November 18, 2018. Ortiz Jr. is

Kentucky Horse Racing Commission OKs license for new racetrack
LOUISVVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has approved a joint venture between Churchill Downs and Keeneland at a proposed US$150 million racetrack

Enable to try for 3rd Arc
Enable will stay in training as a five-year-old with a third Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe her primary target, owner Prince Khalid Abdullah has announced.

Turf racing cancelled at Canadian track Woodbine for the year
A week after jockeys first expressed concerns with the Woodbine turf course, management at the Toronto track decided to cancel grass racing for the rest

Baron Alco wins BetVictor Gold Cup at Cheltenham
Baron Alco stayed out of trouble to win an incident-packed BetVictor Gold Cup at Cheltenham for trainer Gary Moore and his jockey son Jamie. The

Roaring Lion Earns Europe's Top Honour
Kentucky-bred Roaring Lion secured the 2018 Cartier Horse of the Year award at the 28th annual Cartier Racing Awards Nov. 13 in London. Bred in

Horse takes left turn out of gate, jock lands in parking lot
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Wild Verse took a hard left shortly after the start of a race at Del Mar and wound up jumping

Exercise rider Odanis Acuna dies in training accident
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs says exercise rider Odanis "Cuba" Acuna died in a training accident when his horse broke down with catastrophic injuries.

Broken Vow Mare Tops Keeneland November 11 Session, Kantharos offspring top weanling
Ducru, a 4-year-old daughter of Broken Vow in foal to Violence , was sold for US$300,000 to top the November 11 seventh session of the Keeneland

Cross Counter wins Melbourne Cup for Godolphin stable
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — English stayer Cross Counter, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, gave Dubai-based Godolphin stable its first Melbourne Cup with victory in Australia's largest

KENTUCKY POLICE: Drunken man rode horse toward track at Breeders' Cup
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say a drunken man entered a restricted area at the Breeders' Cup Classic, mounted a horse and rode

Foreign raiders set sights on Australia's Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Irish trained five-year-old Yucatan will likely start favourite in Australia's Melbourne Cup, expected to be run on a soft track at