Horse Racing

7:29 PM ET Dave Stanley Caloundra – the finale of the Queensland Winter Carnival The Sunshine Coast is the destination of Queensland’s winter racing finale. This time-honoured meeting has always thrown up a good horse to follow in the future and I think this year we might just see another. The feature is the Caloundra

4:26 PM ET California governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Wednesday to give the California Horse Racing Board authority to suspend racing meet licenses in order to protect the safety of horses and jockeys if the CHRB deems there to be an issue. The bill — named SB 469 in the California Senate — will

9:30 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Santa Anita’s troubled racing season has come to a close after the deaths of 30 horses at the Southern California track rattled the industry and led to Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer being banned when four of his horses were among the casualties. There were no

6:09 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was banned by the ownership of Santa Anita on Saturday after a fourth horse from his stable, and the 30th overall this racing season, died at the Southern California track. The Stronach Group, which owns the track, said in a statement

4:27 AM ET Nick Quinn BEST BET Morphettville, Race 7, No. 1 All Too Huiying The Phillip Stokes’ trained galloper is shooting for a third-straight win and simply looks a class above his rivals. He spiked in form to win at Sandown on April 10 and showed that performance was no fluke by winning his

5:42 PM ET Associated Press OCEANPORT, N.J. — Maximum Security returned to racing for the first time since being disqualified in the Kentucky Derby, and simply got beat. There was no controversy this time. King for a Day stalked Maximum Security from the start, took the lead in the stretch and posted a one-length victory

7:54 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Jockey Rafael Bejarano rode his 4,000th career winner at Santa Anita. He guided filly Portal Creek to a victory in the third race Saturday for trainer Bob Hess Jr. The 36-year-old Peruvian jockey says Santa Anita has always been a special place for him. He won six

9:42 PM ET Nick Quinn ROSEHILL BEST BET – SYLVIA’S MOTHER (Rosehill, Race 8, No.12) There has been early money for the Hawkes trained Sylvia’s Mother who looks perfectly placed to resume from a spell with a win. Sylvia’s Mother had won four straight races before being a beaten favourite in the Group 2 Light

1:45 PM ET Associated Press OCEANPORT, N.J. — Maximum Security will race this weekend for the first time since being disqualified in the Kentucky Derby. The Jason Servis-trained colt was among six 3-year-olds entered Thursday for the $150,000 Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park on Sunday. The 1 1/16-mile race in New Jersey will be the

12:09 AM ET New safety measures designed to protect horses training and racing at Santa Anita will be overseen by a five-member team of independent veterinarians and stewards from the California Horse Racing Board, it was announced Wednesday night. The CHRB will work closely with The Stronach Group, which owns the facility, to implement the