April 30, 2024 Kentucky Derby organizers implement more safety measures after last year's string of deaths at historic track Kentucky Derby organizers have invested in new safety technology, created an oversight committee, and implemented other measures following last year’s controversy.
April 29, 2024 American Culture Quiz: Test your command of classic Hollywood, Kentucky horses and more This week's American Culture Quiz tests readers' knowledge of the Kentucky Derby, U.S. gems and geography, and Hollywood and presidential history. See how well you do!
April 19, 2024 Bob Baffert-trained horse not allowed to run in Kentucky Derby, judge rules As Bob Baffert is suspended from Churchill Downs through 2024, a judge ordered that one of his horses is unable to run in next month's Kentucky Derby.
April 1, 2024 China’s gambling hub of Macao bids farewell to horse racing tradition after more than 40 years Macao's horse racing track hosted its final races on Saturday, ending the sport in the city famed for its casinos after more than 40 years, officials said.
March 16, 2024 Three-time Olympic medalist Shane Rose in ICU after being seriously injured during ‘nasty fall’ Three-time Olympic medalist Shane Rose was badly injured during a fall on Thursday, a week after qualifying for the Summer Olympics in Paris.
February 27, 2024 Horse racing oversight board reports equine fatality rate of 1.23 per 1,000 at tracks it regulates A report released Tuesday by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority shows 1.23 racing-related horse fatalities per 1,000 starts at tracks under its jurisdiction.
February 6, 2024 New York radio hosts learn live on air producer booked wrong Randy Moss Randy Moss was set to appear on a New York radio show on Tuesday, but it was cancelled because the producer booked the wrong Randy Moss.
January 31, 2024 New York trainer charged with beating horse, fracturing its skull Frederick Bourgault, 26, has been charged with striking a horse at a Crawford, New York, training facility, fracturing its skull and forcing it to be euthanized.
November 25, 2023 Scary crash video shows harness racers, horses catapulted into air Four riders were injured when horses collided at MGM Yonkers Raceway in New York and sent them flying out of their carts and onto the track during Friday's races.
October 31, 2023 Horse dies just days before he was scheduled to race at Breeders' Cup; Belmont Stakes winner scratched Practical Move, a 3-year-old thoroughbred who was set to run in the dirt-mile at the Breeders' Cup this weekend at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, died Tuesday following a morning gallop at the track.
