Horse Racing News

Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier Before the 2013 Prescott Frontier Days World's Oldest Rodeo begins on July 1, the rodeo grounds are accepting any displaced horses due to the Doce fire.

The directors of the New York Racing Association have chosen a lawyer without a background in horse racing as the organization's new president and CEO.

Ireland dominated the opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting on Tuesday carrying all before them in the first four races including the feature race the St James's Palace Stakes.

Kentucky Derby champion Animal Kingdom was unable to go out a winner, fading quickly in the Queen Anne Stakes on Tuesday in his last race before retirement.

Today's meeting, which will be attended by the Queen, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall heralds the start of five days of racing Gravity-defying creations of floral bushes and enormous blooms stood out from the crowds as punters arrived for the start of five days of racing.

A man was charged Monday night with stabbing another man in a room above a barn at Churchill Downs, Louisville police said.

Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority directors voted Monday to authorize the issuance of $65 million in bonds to finance construction of the 119-acre harness-racing track that will also feature video slot machines.

The former Bears offensive coordinator isn't bothered by the commotion. He knew what was in store when he huddled with his wife, Diane, and decided to use their newfound free time to remodel.

The remaining structures of the Orr Family Farm and Celestial Acres can be seen in this aerial photo taken on May 22, 2013.

Trainer of champion racehorses Sir Henry Cecil has died aged 70 years after a battle with cancer.

The hole in the Ellerslie track is almost certainly an inspection chamber for a waste water drain that could date back to the war years.

Moment has arrived: Shamexpress works on the Side Hill at Newmarket, England, before his big assignment at Royal Ascot tonight.

The flat racing jockey, who lives in East Challow, has unlocked the doors to her Bake & Shake tanning and toning studio in Mill Street.

The winner of the Kentucky Derby in 2011 and the $10 million Dubai World Cup this year is to be retired to stud after running in the Queen Anne Stakes on Tuesday.

Al Kazeem and Camelot will lock horns for a second time this season when they square up for a tussle in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday.

DENIS Coakley's summary was simple as it was succinct: "With sprints you can run a race five times and get five different winners."

Coming off a disappointing race in the Kentucky Derby, Verrazano cruised to a front-running 9A1 4 length victory in the Grade 3, $150,000 Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park.

Frankie Dettori looks forward to a fantastic week of international racing, while Racemail's stable of speculators reveal the top tips and best bets for Monday's action.

Two of Emerald Downs' all-time greats, superstar gelding Noosa Beach and jockey Ricky Frazier, will be honored in a joint retirement ceremony at Emerald Downs on July 3. Noosa Beach will parade one last time before his numerous fans, and afterward the gelding will join Frazier in a final visit to the Winner's Circle.

Eurosport - French jockey Thierry Jarnet celebrates after winning on Treve the 164th Prix de Diane, a 2100-metre flat horse race open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies The daughter of Motivator, jockeyed by Thierry Jarnet, made a step up in class for the French Oaks having won two minor races beforehand.