Triple Crown winner Justify was retired from racing Wednesday because of fluid in his left front ankle.
Justify led all the way to win the Belmont Stakes by 13/4 lengths on Saturday and become horse racing’s 13th Triple Crown champion and second in four years.
Of his 19 rivals in the Derby, it appears most will skip the second leg of the Triple Crown in favor of resting and being pointed toward other races. That leaves mostly fresh horses to potentially fill the maximum 14-horse Preakness field.
If you want to bust a racing curse, call Bob Baffert.
Perhaps Mendelssohn, based in Ireland, will give the first leg of the Triple Crown an international flair.
Justify has been made the early 3-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with Europe-based Mendelssohn the second choice in a full field of 20 horses.
Police have accused an upstate New York man of vandalizing a historic fountain that dates back nearly 150 years.
Police are looking for a man suspected of vandalizing a nearly 150-year-old fountain linked to the founder of thoroughbred racing in Saratoga Springs.
The New Jersey racetrack behind the successful challenge to a federal sports gambling ban is continuing its attempt to get monetary damages from the sports leagues that opposed it.
The Latest on the rapid expansion of sports betting in New Jersey (all times local):
Horse racing and simulcasting has been suspended at Massachusetts race tracks after state lawmakers failed to give final approval to a bill while rushing toward adjournment.
Gov. Bruce Rauner has named his former general counsel to serve on the Illinois Racing Board.
Lawyers for the four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA said late Monday that an attempt by a New Jersey horse racing association to collect betting revenue that was lost as the leagues fought to block legalized sports betting is frivolous.
Redskins rookie Derrius Guice is standing up for a fellow running back.
A northern New Jersey horse racing track has brought legal sports betting to New York City's doorstep.
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1st-$11,000, Claiming $6,250-$6,250, 3-Year-Olds & Up , Five and One Half Furlongs
1st-$3,600, Maiden Claiming $7,500-$7,500, 2-Year-Olds , Three Furlongs
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Secretary of State Lawerence Denney says a proposal to legalize historical horse racing betting terminals will be on the Idaho ballot in November.
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1st-$9,794, Maiden Claiming, 3-Year-Olds & Up Fillies and Mares, One Mile, On the Turf, Clear
7th-$35,202, Claiming, 3-Year-Olds & Up , Six Furlongs, Dirt, Clear
1st-$18,500, Maiden Special Weight, 2-Year-Olds , Five and One Half Furlongs
1st-$11,000, Maiden Claiming $10,000-$10,000, 3-Year-Olds & Up , Seven and One Half Furlongs (T)
