The distaff division appears wide open five months into the 2026 season, and the $300,000 Shawnee Stakes (G2) May 30 at Churchill Downs could introduce a new leading contender. The 1 1/16-mile race ...

The Road, presented by Gainesway and WinStar Farm, looks at how a more selective approach for awarding grade 1 status for races restricted to 3-year-olds might benefit the Triple Crown races.

Powershift attempts to buck stakes-experience history in the Belmont Stakes (G1) after a maiden victory in his third career ...

With new owners in Randy and Jenny Boyd, Seismic Beauty could give trainer Bob Baffert his fourth consecutive win and sixth ...

Jockey Hector Berrios wins the Gamely Stakes (G1T) aboard Thought Process to earn the honor of Jockey of the Week.

University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment researchers have received awards from the U ...

Owned and trained by the same connections as her sire, 2-year-old filly Epic Reign becomes the first winner for Ashford ...

Chip Honcho and Potente will not race in the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) June 6 at Saratoga Race Course, their respective ...

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association raises the cash prize for the winner of the 2027 National Horseplayers Championship. The winner will receive a cash prize of $1 million along with an ...

Group 1-producing sire Oasis Dream been pensioned from stud duties after 23 seasons at Juddmonte's Banstead Manor Stud, where he will spend his retirement.

To compete with other sports that offer in-game wagering, horse racing has its own answer: allowing bettors to wager on horses at various parts of a race. Such in-race wagering is proving popular in ...

Hit Show has been a force to reckon with since 2023, when he won the Withers (G3) and recorded top-five finishes in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont (G1). Through the years, he's won eight graded ...