Churchill Downs Racetrack has announced a multi-year partnership with CAFE Appliances to help fans create the ultimate home-watch parties for the Kentucky Derby. CAFE and Churchill Downs have also partnered with Caroline Chambers, a New York Times bestselling cookbook author,…
There was a huge upset in Tuesday's G3 Prix Imprudence at Deauville as Guy Pariente and Satoshi Kobayashi's Showna (Kendargent) emerged strong to land odds of 64-1 with no hint of fluke. Like the Djebel winner the beneficiary of two…
As we acknowledged a week ago, the contributions made by these horses to what we can turn into a narrative are wholly random. But it has meanwhile felt almost as though Gun Runner wanted to prove otherwise, after watching Into…
Rachael Blackmore, who made history when becoming the first female jockey to ride the winner of the Randox Grand National in 2021, will be inducted as a Grand National Legend for 2026. Blackmore will join the likes of Ginger McCain,…
Oaklawn President Louis A. Cella and the late Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas will be honored together with inclusion to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Apr. 10. Lukas was among the first trainers to operate a national…
America's Best Racing, the fan-development platform and national marketing initiative funded by The Jockey Club, will host its 11th annual Pre-Preakness Party May 14 at Laurel Park. Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) and The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation have been…
The non-profit equine adoption program Second Stride, based in Prospect, Kentucky, is conducting a series of three fundraisers with Kentucky Derby themes designed to support retired Thoroughbred racehorses as they transition to second careers beyond the track. “Derby season is…
Coming into Tuesday's G3 Prix Djebel with two runs already under his belt this year, Al Shaqab's Afandy (Mehmas) made that count as he led from the break to take Deauville's Classic trial. Already gelded and unable to contest the…
It was a fantastic week for fast maidens–the top five all registered 92+ on the Beyer scale. 5) OUT OF THE WOODS, OP, 4/3-7th, 1 1/16m VIDEO Beyer Speed Figure-92 (g, 3, Constitution–Sensitive, by Divine Park) O-Little Red Feather Racing,…
Leading figures from the British racing industry have put their names to an open letter sent to Lisa Nandy, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, calling for affordability checks to be scrapped. The letter, published in The…