Horse Racing - Page 26

April 10, 2021

Blackmore becomes 1st female jockey to win Grand National

Rachael Blackmore broke down one of the biggest gender barriers in sports by becoming the first female jockey to win the grueling Grand National horse race.

March 20, 2021

California racetrack suing animal-rights activists for disrupting horse racing: report

Four animal-rights activists who were arrested in California earlier this month for disrupting a day of racing at a horse track are now being sued by the track's owners, according to a report.

March 1, 2021

Trainer banned from British races over photo on dead horse

The image of Grand National-winning trainer Gordon Elliott seemingly posing for a photo while sitting on a dead horse provoked horror and led to the Irishman being banned on Monday from entering runners into British races.

February 28, 2021

Georgia horseback instructor goes missing under suspicious circumstances

A horseback riding trainer in Georgia has gone missing from the stables under mysterious circumstances, authorities said.

January 23, 2021

Knicks Go gets to the lead and stays there to win Pegasus

Knicks Go went to the lead right out of the gate and dared the other 11 runners in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational to catch him.

December 21, 2020

COVID relief package features horse racing safety legislation

Horse racing somehow found its way into the latest $900 billion COVID relief bill agreed upon by Congress and likely to pass, which would give many Americans a morsel of help before 2020 ends.

December 21, 2020

How the coronavirus pandemic affected sports in 2020

The only thing 2020 will be remembered for is how the coronavirus affected everyone and everything.

November 8, 2020

Horse racing hopes for return to normal, with fans, in 2021

The golden sunset over Keeneland provided a picturesque and welcome wrap for horse racing after the pandemic wiped out its spring, cramped marquee stakes races into a crowded schedule and reshuffled the Triple Crown order.

November 7, 2020

Authentic goes wire-to-wire to win Breeders' Cup Classic

Authentic has won the Breeders’ Cup Classic, going wire-to-wire for a 2¼-length victory over Improbable that gave trainer Bob Baffert a 1-2 finish Saturday at Keeneland.

November 5, 2020

Horse racing seeking to implement variety of safety reforms

A movement is underway in horse racing to clean up the sport by enacting uniform safety standards that everyone in the industry would have to abide by.