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  • Cheltenham Festival excitement

    The Cheltenham Festival kicked off in high gear on Tuesday, 10 March 2009, and with this magnificent jumps racing event being halfway through, the festival has already delivered nail biting ...

  • Lone Star Park Ready for Racing Action

    Yesterday, April 10th, was the opening day for the spring season of horse racing action at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie. Even though the last season was a little wetter than expected, it did ...

  • Long Striders – Champions or Duds?

    The long striding racehorse is somewhat of a contradiction in racing circles; from this type of horse we get the two extremes of racehorses, the all-time champions and the one paced snails. Why ...

  • Archipenko – Arlington Millions Favorite

    Arlington Park Racecourse is getting ready for a stellar weekend of horse racing. There are three Grade 1 events on the racing card for Saturday, 9 August 2008, namely the $750 000 Grade 1 ...

  • Mill Duckie – GR Kelt Memorial Hopeful

    On the first weekend of October, each year, the Hastings Racecourse in New Zealand comes alive with spectacular horse racing action. The GR Kelt Memorial, is a Group 3 event, run over a distance ...

  • The Development of Appaloosa Racing

    The Nez Perce tribe were the first to breed the Appaloosa horse breed. They lived in the Northwest Pacific in America, the Palouse River running through their land. It was because of the river ...

  • 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...

  • Mine That Bird, Dunkirk In Spotlight For Belmont Stakes

    With a history going back to May 1905, Belmont Park in New York provides a charming setting for the third and final leg of the Triple Crown – the Belmont Stakes. Horseracing enthusiasts are no ...

  • Excitement Surrounds All-Russia Derby Prize

    In North America, the Breeders’ Cup was first run in 1984 and is the climax of the horse racing season. The creation of this horse racing event eventually began inspiring other countries to host ...

  • Believe You Can Out, Grace Hall Favorite for Saratoga’s Alabama

    Fans are no doubt disappointed by the news that Believe You Can will not be running Saturday's Grade 1 Alabama at Saratoga Race Course. Trainer Larry Jones noted that nothing major was wrong ...

  • Spring Carnival at Flemington

    The Spring Carnival of Melbourne, Australia, has just been launched and the first racing event for the carnival kicks off on Saturday, 4 October 2008, at the Flemington Racecourse. The ...

  • Summer Squall Remembered

    There are many people who mourn the loss of the great stallion, Summer Squall. He did not only make a great impact on horse racing, but touched the lives of so many. He was not the biggest horse ...