Sports 18 hours ago Hijab-wearing jockey becomes first female British Muslim to win a competitive race in UK An 18-year-old teenager made history Thursday when she became the first female British Muslim jockey to ride – and win - a competitive horse race in the United Kingdom.
Sports 18 hours ago Third horse dies at Del Mar racetrack A third horse died since at the Del Mar racetrack in San Diego Monday since the racetrack opened its first meet just two weeks ago.
Health 18 hours ago Veterans, experts say horse therapy shows promise as PTSD treatment For the first time ever, a clinical research study has been funded – not by the government, but by a private citizen – to investigate the potential benefits of pairing patients with PTSD, specifically veterans, and horses. And the early results are promising.
Sports 18 hours ago Breeders' Cup will take place at Santa Anita despite multiple horse deaths The Breeders’ Cup will still take place at Santa Anita Park in California later this year despite nearly three dozen horses dying at the Southern California track over the last several months.
Sports 18 hours ago Horse trainer banned from Santa Anita Park racetrack after 30th animal dies A Hall of Fame horse trainer was banned from Santa Anita Park racetrack in Southern California on Friday after a 30th horse died at the track since this season's racing began in December.
Sports 18 hours ago Horse dies of suspected heart attack in middle of race at Maryland track Follow the Petals had taken the lead in her race at a Maryland horse track on Sunday when moments later the 5-year-old animal died of a suspected heart attack.
Sports 18 hours ago Maximum Security beaten in first start since Derby DQ The Triple Crown series was marked by the unexpected and the whacky 3-year-old season continued when Maximum Security returned to racing for the first time since being disqualified in the Kentucky Derby.
Sports 18 hours ago Review team to decide if horses fit to race at Santa Anita Santa Anita has put together a five-member team to review horses' medical, training and racing history for the final six racing days at the Southern California track where 29 horses have died since December.
Sports 18 hours ago Maximum Security to race for 1st time since Kentucky Derby Maximum Security is heading back to the races.
Sports 18 hours ago Two horses die within days at Santa Anita racetrack in California, park rejects request to close Two horses died over the weekend at a southern California racetrack where 27 horses have died in training incidents since December, prompting a state racing board to call for the rest of the season to be suspended as the track's management has chosen to press on.
Sports 18 hours ago Sir Winston finishes first at Belmont Stakes Sir Winston was the first horse across the finish line on Saturday at the 151st running of the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, N.Y. Though this was the third leg of the sport's yearly Triple Crown, there were no Triple Crown contenders at Belmont.
Sports 18 hours ago Belmont Stakes to bring exciting, controversial Triple Crown run to an end Saturday's Belmont Stakes will bring an end to an exciting -- and controversial -- few weeks of horse racing.
Sports 18 hours ago 27th horse dies at Santa Anita racetrack in California, officials say After a period of six weeks with no fatalities at the now-infamous Santa Anita racetrack in southern California where 26 horses have died in training incidents since December, officials confirmed Wednesday that another animal has died.
Sports 18 hours ago 26th horse dies at Santa Anita racetrack in California, officials investigate possible safety protocol breach Lawmakers and advocacy groups on Tuesday renewed calls for an investigation and halt to horseracing at a Southern California track where a racehorse euthanized Sunday marked the facility's third death in just nine days and 26th fatality since December.
Sports 18 hours ago Maximum Security eyeing New Jersey events for return to track, horse's owner says Maximum Security is targeting two New Jersey races for a return to the track after the horse was disqualified at the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, the animal’s owner said Sunday.
Sports 18 hours ago Bodexpress throws jockey, steals the spotlight at Preakness Stakes War of Will may have won Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, but it was Bodexpress -- a horse that finished out of the money – that seemed to steal the spotlight.
Sports 18 hours ago War of Will is victorious at the Preakness Stakes War Of Will finished first at the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Sports 18 hours ago Preakness Stakes will take place without Kentucky Derby winner for the first time in 23 years Following a dramatic 145th Kentucky Derby on May 4, horses will compete for the “middle jewel” in the second leg of the Triple Crown race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD, but it’s an unusual circumstance for this years race.
Sports 18 hours ago 24th horse dies at Southern California track After six weeks without any deaths, a horse had to be euthanized Friday while training at the Santa Anita Racetrack in Southern California, marking the track’s 24th horse fatality since the beginning of the winter meet in December, according to a report.
Sports 18 hours ago Maximum Security's owners file lawsuit over Kentucky Derby result Maximum Security’s owners on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission over the result of the Kentucky Derby, which left the horse disqualified.
Sports 18 hours ago Maximum Security jockey suspended for 15 days for Kentucky Derby interference The jockey responsible for causing interference that resulted in Maximum Security’s historic disqualification as the Kentucky Derby winner was suspended for 15 days.
Sports 18 hours ago Kentucky Derby loser Maximum Security's owners: 'Proper hearing' will reinstate horse as winner The owners of Maximum Security – who finished first but was later disqualified from the Kentucky Derby over the weekend – continued to fight back on Thursday, saying that as they consider their legal options, they feel a fair hearing would ultimately lead to their horse being reinstated as the victor.
Sports 18 hours ago War of Will trainer expresses outrage over Maximum Security owner's Kentucky Derby remarks The trainer of one of the horse’s involved in the Kentucky Derby controversy that led to the disqualification of Maximum Security and made Country House the winner expressed his anger Tuesday.
Sports 18 hours ago Kentucky Derby bettor turns $8 wager into big pay day A Las Vegas bettor turned an $8 wager on the Kentucky Derby into $78,000 at The Mirage on Saturday after Country House was declared the winner, according to the casino’s sportsbook manager.
Sports 18 hours ago Maximum Security owner says he'll sue to overturn Kentucky Derby DQ after appeal denied Gary West blamed Derby organizers for staging the race with 20 horses in the field as opposed to the 14 seen in other prominent races.
Sports 18 hours ago Kentucky Derby appeal of disqualification ruling denied by officials An appeal filed with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Monday regarding the disqualification of Maximum Security — the horse who initially won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but was later disqualified — has been denied.
Sports 18 hours ago Kentucky Derby result just the latest in string of 'tainted triumphs' Saturday's historic disqualification of Kentucky Derby first-place finisher Maximum Security resulted in a "Run for the Roses" victory for second-place finisher Country House -- and an anticlimax that will likely be debated for decades.
Sports 18 hours ago Country House declared Kentucky Derby winner after ‘inquiry ruling’; Maximum Security disqualified, officials say Maximum Security finished first on Saturday in the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
Sports 18 hours ago Kentucky Derby excitement ramps up on race day The energy is palpable on Derby Day as horses saddle up to compete in the 145th Churchill Downs Kentucky Derby in Louisville and Fox News host Janice Dean is on the ground experiencing “one of the greatest moments in sports.”