Horse racing

BALTIMORE (AP) — D. Wayne Lukas worked his way to Seize the Grey after his horse won the Preakness Stakes and kept getting interrupted by well-wishers offering congratulations.

Several Republican attorneys general have endorsed a bill that would repeal and replace a highly influential horse racing law they say was “devised behind closed doors.”

Two horses were euthanized at Belmont Park on Saturday, a grim milestone meaning at least one horse has died at all three Triple Crown race sites this year.

Footage has emerged of Epsom Derby officials tackling an animal rights activist, who is accused of “threatening the safety” of the horses.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has issued a call for legendary horse trainer Bob Baffert to be banned from horse racing after the recent death of a horse under his care at Pimlico Downs.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A ninth horse died Saturday after being injured following the sixth race at Churchill Downs, making it the ninth fatality since late April at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A horse died Sunday after a race at Churchill Downs, making it the eighth fatality in recent weeks at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

Winning Kentucky Derby jockey Javier Castellano praised Jesus Christ following his horse’s shocking victory on Saturday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two more horses died, making it seven in all, before the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, and early favorite Forte was scratched with an injury in another series of blows to a sport already reeling from doping suspensions and breakdowns.

Churchill Downs suspended trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. indefinitely after two of his horses died on the track. Moreover, the organization scratched Lord Miles, another horse trained by Joseph Jr.

The horse racing world is reeling after four horses have died at the famed Churchill Downs racetrack ahead of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby.

Animal rights activists disrupted day three of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse, calling for an end to the “cruel” event. 

Police have arrested one man under terrorism charges after a woman was stabbed ahead of the Cheltenham horse racing festival in England.

An updated version of a horse racing law, which was recently declared unconstitutional, has been tucked into the 4,155-page omnibus bill.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is allegedly pushing for an impending spending bill to include an updated version of a horse racing law that was recently ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court, Reuters reported Monday.

A horse jockey has been banned for two months after he shoved an opposing rider from his horse during a race.

Bob Baffert is suing the New York Racing Association (NYRA) for suspending him without any due process or proof of wrongdoing.

Horse trainer Bob Baffert claims that the controversy surrounding Kentucky Derby-winning horse, Medina Spirit, is an example of “cancel culture.”

Former President Donald Trump called Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit a “junky” after the horse failed a post-race drug test.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Medina Spirit’s victory in the Kentucky Derby is in serious jeopardy because of a failed postrace drug test, one that led Churchill Downs to suspend Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Sunday in the latest scandal to plague the sport.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bob Baffert’s frustration was apparent as he tried to digest the latest positive drug test involving one of his prized thoroughbreds.

An Irish jockey has sparked controversy after a four-year-old video of him climbing atop a dead horse recently emerged.

A man with a death wish or warped sense of humor or both ran onto the track during a live horse race in New Zealand this weekend.

One of racing’s top jockeys, C.J. McMahon, has been arrested and charged with perpetrating an alleged drive-by shooting.

Horse racing officials and industry activists are hailing the passage and signing of a safety and integrity bill that will standardize medication and doping rules in an effort to make the sport safer and fairer.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Next month’s Kentucky Derby will run without fans at Churchill Downs. The historic track citied rises in COVID-19 cases in the Louisville area.

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (AP) — Two horses have died after suffering racing injuries at Los Alamitos, which was put on probation by the California Horse Racing Board after a spike in horse fatalities.

A racehorse named for Dr. Anthony Fauci reached the finish line at a safe enough distance from others that would have made his namesake proud.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two horses from the barn of two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert have tested positive for a banned substance, according to published reports.

Secretariat won a virtual Kentucky Derby against 12 fellow Triple Crown winners, 47 years after the chestnut colt won the real race at Churchill Downs.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs will open stables at the track and training center in phases starting May 11 before races are run during its spring meet without spectators.

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — A 2-year-old colt has died after what was called an accident at Santa Anita, making it the 12th fatality at the track since late December.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another Kentucky Derby prep is off — for now.

A traditional large family dinner turned deadly for a New Jersey family as the coronavirus spread after the gathering— matriarch Grace Fusco, 73, died on Wednesday after her two eldest children who died earlier.

NEW YORK (AP) — More than two dozen horse trainers, veterinarians and others have been charged in what authorities describe as a widespread international scheme to drug horses to race faster.

Veteran jockey Richard Gamez died from injuries he sustained while getting trampled on an Arizona horse racing track on Sunday.