Horse Racing

Associated Press Dec 14, 2023, 06:08 AM ET ARCADIA, Calif. — John Shear, who began as an exercise rider and later worked in the paddock where he was run over by a horse while saving a child during a 67-year career at Santa Anita, has died. He was 102. Shear died of natural causes Tuesday

Associated Press Dec 6, 2023, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course, with the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown shifting from Long Island to upstate New York because of the massive renovation of Belmont Park. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the move

Associated Press Nov 17, 2023, 03:47 PM ET Bobby Ussery, a Hall of Fame jockey who won the 1967 Kentucky Derby and then crossed the finish line first in the 1968 edition only to be disqualified days later, has died. He was 88. Ussery died Thursday of congestive heart failure at an assisted living facility

Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rich Strike, upset winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby, won’t be on the sales block at Keeneland on Friday. Owner Rick Dawson posted on social media that he has revised his plan for the 4-year-old colt. “At this time, Rich Strike

Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 02:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rich Strike, the upset winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby, has been retired after injuries kept him from returning to racing. The 4-year-old colt will be offered for sale as a stallion prospect. Keeneland announced Thursday that Rich Strike will be

Associated Press Nov 6, 2023, 01:23 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Cody Dorman, the teenager who watched his namesake horse Cody’s Wish win at the Breeders’ Cup, has died. He was 17. Dorman died Sunday after suffering a “medical event” on the family’s way home to Kentucky after attending the world championships at Santa Anita

Jarryd Barca Nov 5, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re back! It’s the race that stops the nation, and in 2023, it’s going to be an absolute classic. Not sure who to back? Not to worry, as we take you through the best selections and some value runners in Tuesday’s 10-race card at

Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARCADIA, Calif. — White Abarrio won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by a length on Saturday, putting trainer Rick Dutrow back on top months after his 10-year exile from the sport ended. A celebratory Dutrow hugged anyone he could in the winner’s circle

Nov 4, 2023, 12:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kris Lees’s Kalapour has booked a place in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup by winning the Lexus Archer Stakes at Flemington. Ridden by legendary jockey Damien Oliver, Kalapour led from start to finish in the 2500m Group 3 contest at Flemington on Saturday. The John O’Shea-trained Athabascan and

Associated Press Nov 3, 2023, 08:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARCADIA, Calif. — Mike Repole has been down this path before. A promising colt of his wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, goes to the Kentucky Derby as the early favorite and then nothing. Now, he’s pausing before getting consumed by Derby fever. Fierceness won