Horse Racing

9:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — By My Standards briefly was listed as a 48-1 longshot in the $1 million Louisiana Derby as post time approached, which was right about the time owner Chester Thomas decided to bet on his horse. His faith was rewarded with a big pay day and qualification for

11:32 AM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has sued the owners of Pimlico Race Course in an effort to seize the horse racetrack and block the move of the Preakness Stakes out of the city. News outlets reported that Pugh, on behalf of the city, is also trying to prevent the

3:42 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Santa Anita plans to resume racing on March 29, pending approval of new safety and medication rules by the California Horse Racing Board. Racing has been suspended at the track since March 5 after an unusually large number of fatal injuries to horses. There have been 22

7:30 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office says it has assigned investigators to help look into 22 recent horse deaths at Santa Anita Park. District attorney’s spokesman Greg Risling said Friday the investigators will work with the California Horse Racing Board as it probes the deaths. A

3:51 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — A filly broke both front legs at the end of a workout on the main dirt track at Santa Anita and has been euthanized, becoming the 22nd horse to suffer catastrophic injuries since Dec. 26. Trainer and owner David Bernstein says the 3-year-old filly named Princess Lili

6:22 PM ET ESPN News Services ARCADIA, Calif. — Training resumed on Santa Anita’s main dirt track Monday, with horses limited to jogging and galloping while the surface is monitored for any irregularities that may have caused the deaths of 21 horses since December. Santa Anita officials say a return to live racing is expected

12:40 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Santa Anita is imposing new rules to scrutinize horses training on its racetrack and adding a director of equine welfare following the deaths of 21 horses since Dec. 26. The Stronach Group, which owns the historic Southern California track, announced the changes on Saturday. The main dirt

5:56 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Santa Anita will reopen its main dirt track for limited training Monday nearly a week after the historic racetrack was closed to training and racing in the wake of 21 horses dying since Deb. 26. Horses can only jog or gallop on the dirt; no timed workouts

3:25 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Santa Anita reopened its training track Friday while testing continues on its main dirt track to try to find out why 21 horses have died in the last two months. Horses were restricted to jogging or galloping on the three-quarter mile training track. No timed workouts were

5:39 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Turf Paradise plans to start giving pre-race veterinary examinations to all horses on a given day in an attempt to curb a recent rise in fatalities. According to a recent study by the Arizona Department of Gaming, 50 horses were euthanized during the 2017-18 season at the Phoenix