Horse Racing News

Sometimes rescuing an animal from a life of misery is the easy part. Finding a safe permanent home for a creature that has been abused or neglected can be a far greater challenge.

Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 7:18 p.m. ARCADIA, Calif. - Like Zenyatta, Gio Ponti was out of his element in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday.

Henry Cecil, the 10 times British Champion trainer, filled in one of the few notable gaps in his CV on Friday when Midday won the Breeders' Cup Filly And Mare Turf at Santa Anita.

Prostate cancer couldn't keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders' Cup on Saturday.

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New Mexico-based Mine That Bird is ready to race again. The Kentucky Derby winner will go for the top prize in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic.

Hollywood Park announcer Vic Stauffer, admittedly a Zenyatta supporter because he's called six of her 13 career races, has a strong opinion about how the unbeaten mare would fare against probable Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra.

In an effort to win today's $5million Breeders' Cup Classic for a second consecutive year at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meet, the Europeans have sent over their second string, albeit an extremely strong second string.

Augustin Stable's Informed Decision stayed perfect on synthetic surfaces when she wore down pacesetter Free Flying Soul and held off the defending winner to prevail in the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint on Friday at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park meet.

Long shots have ruled on opening day of the Breeders' Cup, with European horses winning twice and U.S.-based horses taking two races.

MTR Gaming, parent of Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort, is considering options for Ohio following Tuesday's passage of a casino gambling initiative for Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo.

Chip Woolley has enjoyed his time at Santa Anita since arriving here in late September with Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird.

Professional golfer and Thoroughbred breeder Gary Player has a message for horse owners, especially the connections of Rachel Alexandra and Sea the Stars , the soon-to-be respective champions in the U.S. and Europe who are not participating in the Nov.

In addition to shedding light on a key part of the mammalian branch of the evolutionary tree, the work also provides a critical starting point for mapping disease genes in horses.

Four thousand jobs in the lucrative thoroughbred industry could be lost if the Government backs calls for funding to be slashed, experts have warned.

Casino mogul Steve Wynn has dropped out of the bidding to operate thousands of video slot machines at New York City's Aqueduct race track.

Whip hand ... Corey Brown crosses the finish line on Shocking. Photo: Pat Scala November 5, 2009 - 12:54PM Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Corey Brown has been fined $500 for unnecessary use of the whip on Shocking at the finish of the race.

YONKERS - If I Can Dream drew post position No. 3 for Saturday night's $542,060 Messenger Stakes, the third jewel of the pacing Triple Crown.

Trainer Aidan O'Brien had trouble restraining himself after Rip Van Winkle went for an easy gallop Wednesday in preparation for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, trainer Bob Baffert talks to reporters after the Breeders' Cup draw at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.