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• New 2-YO Ruling for Del Mar as Season Opens

  With the invitation to "play where the turf meets the surf", the Del Mar horseracing season starts on July 18 with the Oceanside Stakes, opening day party and the "One and Only Truly Fabulous ...

• Show Stopper at Barretts Sale

  At this year’s Barretts Summer Sale, sales had dropped significantly due to the lack of availability of horses for sale. But is still did not put a dampner on proceedings, as a few horses stood ...

• California Chrome Aims for Triple Crown Title

  Since Affirmed won the Triple Crown in 1978, becoming the eleventh Thoroughbred in history to achieve this honor, twelve competitors have come close to adding their names to the list by winning ...

• Sheikh Mohammed Wants A Derby Victory

  If there is one thing that is known for certain about Sheikh Mohammed, the Ruler of Dubai, it is that he is passionate about his horses. And it is understandable that, with the magnificent ...

• Secretariat Nominated for 2013 CHRHF Honor

  Details of the election ballot for the 2013 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (CHRHF) have been released, with the results of the election process due to be made known on April 9, 2013. Changes ...

• Opening Day at Del Mar

  The first day of Del Mar's 75th Anniversary season drew record crowds of spectators with record-breaking wagering taking place...

• Towards Better Horse Racing

  Horse racing is a complex sport and a major business as well! It has endless facets from the biology of breeding and caring for thoroughbred horses to the math of handicapping. Horse racing ...

• 43rd Annual Eclipse Awards Nominees

  The 43rd Annual Eclipse Awards are set to take place at the Sport of Kings Theater at Gulfstream Park Racetrack and Casino on January 18, 2014. A number of events will take place in the days ...

• Inglis Yearling Sale Success

  The last few days at the Inglis Yearling Sale have been electrifying to say the least. Trainers, bloodstock agents and owners descended on the sale with determination, pushing the sales over ...

• 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 ...

• Stonerside Gets New Owner

  Robert and Janice McNair established Stonerside Stable in 1994 on a breathtakingly beautiful 1 947 acre piece of land near Paris in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Through their hard work and ...

• Zenyatta is Horse of the Year

  It is said that Zenyatta will more than likely go down in the annals of horse racing history as one of the greatest female horses to have ever graced the industry. Retiring from racing uninjured ...