On Saturday in the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park, Lookin at Lucky showed that the trainer?s gentle handling was working.

After Rachel Alexandra finished second in the New Orleans Ladies Stakes on Saturday, her camp said she would not run against the unbeaten Zenyatta next month at Oaklawn.

Rachel Alexandra, the reigning Horse of the Year, lost the New Orleans Ladies Stakes to Zardana, the stablemate of Zenyatta, who ran her record to 15-0 just a half hour later.

Sidney?s Candy won the $150,000 San Felipe Stakes by a half-length, sending Caracortado to his first loss in six races.

Amy Kearns spends 15 hours a day with Rachel Alexandra as her security guard, and her previous job, for 18 months, was as a bodyguard for Curlin, the 2007 and 2008 Horse of the Year.

Paul Atkinson, who has never ridden in a Triple Crown race, will be aboard Caracortado, the likely favorite in Saturday?s San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita.

National Hunt's showpiece meeting starting on Tuesday is among the most eagerly awaited in history.

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Go Native will face 11 rivals in Tuesday's Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham as he chases a £1m bonus.

Former jockey Carl Llewellyn believes Imperial Commander can overturn the form book in Friday's Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Two-time winner Master Minded is among nine entries for Wednesday's Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham.

Former winners Kauto Star and Denman are the stand-out names in the revised 12-horse field for this year's Cheltenham Gold Cup.

An army personnel rides to the target to show his skill during the Ghode Jatra, the Horse Racing Festival in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, March 15, 2010. According to the local mythology, trampling and racing horses on the 'Tundhikel' field would stop

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the chance to be a guinea pig. Nobody thought Id pull through, never mind get back on a horse, he recalls. But the professor who introduced me to the course of chemo told me if I were offered a 6/4 chance in a novice chase, Id give it a

the chance to be a guinea pig. Nobody thought Id pull through, never mind get back on a horse, he recalls. But the professor who introduced me to the course of chemo told me if I were offered a 6/4 chance in a novice chase, Id give it a

WBX.com, an online betting exchange that sponsors the first in a series of three races that a horse must win to claim the bonus. Go Native, who has already landed the first two legs, is expected to start favourite to complete the sequence today. Go

Horse racing officials in New Jersey have agreed on a plan to stage a million-dollar meet at Monmouth Park, lower the number of thoroughbred racing dates in the state and make