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.
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Famed former jockey Patrick Valenzuela has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence for slapping his girlfriend at a Southern California restaurant.
Many aspects of Idaho's horse culture, including ranch work and rodeo, depend on a viable horse racing industry, Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter said.
A ballot initiative seeking to legalize historical horse racing devices that opponents say are the equivalent of illegal slot machines is drawing the most money leading up to Idaho's November election.
Thousands of angry demonstrators gathered outside the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday night to protest the use of its iconic roof to promote a horse race.
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A plan to project a horse racing advertisement on the famed sails of the Sydney Opera House is dividing Australians.
Keeneland's fall meet opens with several Breeders' Cup prep races headlining 18 stakes events worth a record $5.575 million.
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Churchill Downs is adding rooftop views to its lineup of high-dollar seating for the Kentucky Derby.
Casino mogul Steve Wynn and the company he founded lied and covered up misconduct to dupe Massachusetts into granting a license for a $2 billion casino, a former rival alleges in a federal lawsuit.
Kim K made a splash in her second career start, winning the $100,000 Barretts Debutante at Los Alamitos.
An Idaho group of state and local political leaders launched a statewide effort on Wednesday to oppose a ballot initiative seeking to legalize historical horse racing.
PlaySugarHouse.com launched online sports betting integrated with its online casino on Thursday, the latest entrant into New Jersey's surging sports betting market.
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.
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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.
