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• Bay Meadows Racecourse Closes Down

  Bay Meadows Racecourse in San Mateo County, opened for the first time in 1934. It is one of the oldest racetracks, and it is rich in history and fond memories for those who have faithfully been ...

• Spectacular Win for Gayego

  Gayego has been improving with every racing event he enters. His fighting spirit and willpower have allowed him to stun the crowds with some spectacular finishes. Even though he has not won ...

• Goldikova Takes Cartier Award

  Cartier Jewelers established the Cartier Racing Awards in 1991, and it has become one of the most prestigious award events in Britain. They are awarded to horses in the European horse racing ...

• Somebeachsomewhere is a Pacing Champion

  On 25 May 2005, a racing legend in the making was born. Somebeachsomewhere is a standardbred horse that was sired by Mach Three and is out of dam Wheres The Beach, a Beach Towl mare. Brent ...

• Haskell Conquered by Lookin’ At Lucky

  With a $1m purse to be won, the Haskell Invitational Handicap is one of the premier horse racing events on the racing calendar. Inaugurated in 1968, the race was established to pay tribute to ...

• Mine that Bird ready for West Virginia

  For horse racing enthusiasts in West Virginia, the upcoming West Virginia Derby will be a one of a kind event, but then again, Mine that Bird and his trainer, Bennie “Chip” Woolley Jr. are one ...

• Frankel Makes His 2011 Debut

  The Group 3 Greenham Stakes took place at Newbury Racecourse on Saturday, 16 April 2011, and had a contender field of six talented horses. One the contenders, Frankel, was making his 2011 debut. ...

• Clash of the Greats

  The Confederation Cup has a long and distinguished history that is synonymous with world class horse racing action, magnificent horses and a tradition of quality harness racing. Governor Skipper ...

• Retirement to Kentucky Horse Park for Funny Cide

  The Kentucky Horse Park is a facility that is dedicated to horses and educating the public on these magnificent animals. Located on a picturesque one thousand two hundred acre piece of land, the ...

• A Sad Day For Turkish Horse Racing

  In Turkey, young men grow up with the knowledge that there are three things in life that they should hold dear, namely their women, their guns and their horses. With a colorful horse-related ...

• Unforgettable Performance by Memory

  Every July since 1947, Newmarket Racecourse has been hosting the Cherry Hinton Stakes, or as it is known today, the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cherry Hinton Stakes. In the year 1996, the race ...

• Solis, Romero and Prado, 2008 Hall of Fame Finalists

  In the year 1950, the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame started paying tribute to trainers, jockeys and horses that have performed outstandingly and that have contributed positively to ...