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Enable, Winx make history as Justify captures Triple Crown
PARIS, France (AFP) - Enable and Australia's leading equine lady Winx cemented their places in racing's record books in a 2018 season that produced a
Racing legend Lester Piggott leaves hospital with pacemaker
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Lester Piggott, widely regarded as the greatest ever flat race jockey, has been discharged from hospital following a two-week stay
Legal wrangling delays decision on New Mexico racino license
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico regulators marked another special meeting Friday without making a final decision on the state's sixth and final license for
New Jersey looks at renewed horse racing subsidies
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is considering renewing financial subsidies to its horse racing industry. Former Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, ended state support
Baltimore Mayor eyes overhauling racetrack without moving Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) — Endorsing a proposed $424 million overhaul of the Baltimore track that hosts the Preakness Stakes, Mayor Catherine Pugh says the second leg
Glorious Forever clinches Hong Kong Cup
HONG KONG, China (AFP) - Glorious Forever sealed a clinical victory at the Hong Kong Cup on Sunday at the city's Longines International Races, one
Riding legends the real McCoy for aspiring jockeys
ASCOT, United Kingdom (AFP) - Bob Champion battled back from cancer to win the Grand National whilst record breaking AP McCoy broke nearly all the
Racing legend Lester Piggott hospitalised
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Lester Piggott, widely regarded as the greatest ever flat race jockey, has been admitted to hospital although his family say
Finishing line looms for Maisons-Laffitte
PARIS, France (AFP) - Parisian racecourse Maisons-Laffitte is to be closed next year as part of a cost-cutting measure to counter dwindling betting revenue, French
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