June 8, 2019 Belmont Stakes to bring exciting, controversial Triple Crown run to an end Saturday's Belmont Stakes will bring an end to an exciting -- and controversial -- few weeks of horse racing.
June 8, 2019 27th horse dies at Santa Anita racetrack in California, officials say After a period of six weeks with no fatalities at the now-infamous Santa Anita racetrack in southern California where 26 horses have died in training incidents since December, officials confirmed Wednesday that another animal has died.
May 28, 2019 26th horse dies at Santa Anita racetrack in California, officials investigate possible safety protocol breach Lawmakers and advocacy groups on Tuesday renewed calls for an investigation and halt to horseracing at a Southern California track where a racehorse euthanized Sunday marked the facility's third death in just nine days and 26th fatality since December.
May 22, 2019 Maximum Security eyeing New Jersey events for return to track, horse's owner says Maximum Security is targeting two New Jersey races for a return to the track after the horse was disqualified at the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, the animal’s owner said Sunday.
May 19, 2019 Bodexpress throws jockey, steals the spotlight at Preakness Stakes War of Will may have won Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, but it was Bodexpress -- a horse that finished out of the money – that seemed to steal the spotlight.
May 18, 2019 War of Will is victorious at the Preakness Stakes War Of Will finished first at the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
May 18, 2019 Preakness Stakes will take place without Kentucky Derby winner for the first time in 23 years Following a dramatic 145th Kentucky Derby on May 4, horses will compete for the “middle jewel” in the second leg of the Triple Crown race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD, but it’s an unusual circumstance for this years race.
May 18, 2019 24th horse dies at Southern California track After six weeks without any deaths, a horse had to be euthanized Friday while training at the Santa Anita Racetrack in Southern California, marking the track’s 24th horse fatality since the beginning of the winter meet in December, according to a report.
May 16, 2019 Maximum Security's owners file lawsuit over Kentucky Derby result Maximum Security’s owners on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission over the result of the Kentucky Derby, which left the horse disqualified.
May 14, 2019 Maximum Security jockey suspended for 15 days for Kentucky Derby interference The jockey responsible for causing interference that resulted in Maximum Security’s historic disqualification as the Kentucky Derby winner was suspended for 15 days.
