Horse Racing

6:21 PM ET Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The $1 million Hambletonian was supposed to be the showcase for 27-year-old Sweden trainer Marcus Melander and his barn of top 3-year-old trotters. A bunch of Canadians stole the spotlight. Long shot Forbidden Trade held off Melander’s heavily favored Greenshoe in the closing strides and won

1:58 PM ET Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — A third horse has died during training at Del Mar, including the second trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert. A track spokesman confirmed the death of Bowl of Soul, a 3-year-old filly trained by Baffert. She broke down Monday after an injury to her right

4:54 PM ET Associated Press OCEANPORT, N.J. — Monmouth Park is making amends to fans for the hot and troubled day last weekend that forced the cancellation of six races and a more than four-hour delay of six stakes races on the $1 million Haskell Invitational card. The New Jersey track announced Saturday it will

7:14 PM ET Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Hollendorfer is now allowed to train and race horses at Del Mar following a ruling Friday in a San Diego courtroom. Hollendorfer had sued Del Mar earlier this month after the Southern California racetrack refused to allow him to enter races during the track’s meet or keep

9:05 PM ET Just 12 days after falling into a sinkhole, 6-year-old Mr Changue was victorious in his first race back, winning at Fort Erie Race Track in Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday. While grazing in the track’s backstretch on July 11, the ground opened up and swallowed Mr Changue after a nearby water-main break triggered

3:54 PM ET Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer is suing Del Mar Thoroughbred Club after the track refused to give him stalls and then eventually refused to let him enter horses in its current meet, according to a civil lawsuit filed in San Diego County Superior Court last week. The suit alleges Hollendorfer was

11:44 PM ET Associated Press OCEANPORT, N.J. — Not again. That was the reaction of owner Gary West when the inquiry sign flashed after Maximum Security crossed the finish line first in the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Saturday evening at hot and steamy Monmouth Park. Unlike in the Kentucky Derby, the stewards let the

6:47 PM ET Associated Press OCEANPORT, N.J. — With extreme heat draining fans and causing concern about the horses, Monmouth Park canceled six afternoon races and pushed back its stakes races — including the $1 million Haskell Invitational headlined by Maximum Security — to Saturday evening. The decision came after the start of the first

6:38 PM ET Associated Press SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Marylou Whitney, a successful thoroughbred breeder and owner whose family helped keep Saratoga Race Course open in the 1970s, has died. She was 93. The New York Racing Association said she died Friday at her estate in Saratoga Springs, after a long illness. No further details

1:37 AM ET Nick Quinn A mouth watering day across the country with Randwick and Flemington taking centre stage. Both programs look punter friendly and I am keen on two runners at both cards. BEST BET: Sylvia’s Mother (Flemington Race 7, No.1) NEXT BEST: Sir Elton (Randwick Race 3, No.1) VALUE BET: Scholarly (Randwick Race