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.
New Mexico horse racing regulators said Thursday they will comply with a request by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for more information regarding the selection process for the state's sixth and final license for a racetrack and casino and the five applicants who are in the running.
A Nebraska commission will consider approving a race track's request to allow wagering on historical horse races, even as the state attorney general challenges its legality.
Authorities say a "three-horse spill" during a race in Maryland sent three jockeys to the hospital and led to two horses being euthanized.
Epiphany celebrations bring together hundreds of people in the Romanian village of Pietrosani for a day out in freezing temperatures that culminates in a bareback horse race across muddy, frozen or snowy fields.
Omaha World Herald. December 28, 2018
New Mexico horse racing regulators on Friday reluctantly decided for a third time to put off a vote on issuing the state's sixth and final license for a new racetrack and casino operation.
A larger-than-life bronze memorial to the famous racehorse Secretariat is coming to Lexington this fall.
The New Mexico Racing Commission has scheduled a special meeting, raising the possibility it may issue a license for a new horse-racing track and casino.
New Jersey is considering renewing financial subsidies to its horse racing industry.
Endorsing a proposed $424 million overhaul of the Baltimore track that hosts the Preakness Stakes, Mayor Catherine Pugh says the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown wouldn't necessarily have to be relocated.
Things are looking up for the New York Mets - at least at the local horse racing track.
They didn't win, or place, in the race to offer sports betting.
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 of $424 million, according to a report issued Thursday.
Dec. 11, 2018
The New Jersey racetrack that led the successful push to overturn a federal sports betting ban isn't giving up in its attempt to get monetary damages from the sports leagues that opposed the effort.
The plan to bring thoroughbred horse racing back to the Great Barrington Fairgrounds next year is no longer on track, but organizers say they're not giving up.
Arkansas' only thoroughbred racetrack has announced plans for a $100 million expansion that will include an on-site hotel, event center and a larger gambling area.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has approved a joint venture between Churchill Downs and Keeneland at a proposed $150 million racetrack and betting parlor near the Kentucky and Tennessee line.
His name was Champ, but he was no champion.
Churchill Downs is auctioning 19 spots for people to race on its iconic thoroughbred track.
