I was a bit worried that the pace was slow, but as soon as he got a seam, he made a really good move and Nevada Beach hooked up with us. It was a very game effort.” Nysos who had raced for the Chus' ...

Heavy rains this Christmas weekend force the track to postpone its opening until Sunday. What to watch for when horse racing ...

Sire: Shamardal , Bay, 2002. Lifetime: 608 yearlings sold, median $111,157. Broodmare Sire: Dansili (GB), Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Sire: Pride Of Dubai (AUS) , Bay, 2012. ...

With only one race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and none on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks, change has been minimal in ...

DEL MAR, Calif. — Japanese horse racing has been on the precipice of breaking through on the U.S. scene. It seemed like it was almost there in 2021 when it won three Breeders' Cup races. But after ...

Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown. Compiled by ...

Landing a daily double on the last two races of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and earning $607,800 with his victory, Dave Smyth, 50, a financial planner from Lexington, won a record-setting ...

The $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) will for the first time be included in the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In, Breeders' Cup Limited and 1/ST announced Nov. 13 ...

Forever Young is arguably the best dirt horse to come out of Japan. He’s 6-for-6 in his home country and competes with aplomb on the international stage. He rose to prominence as a three-year-old in ...

History maker: Forever Young (Ryusei Sakai, near side) holds the late charge of Sierra Leone in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Photo: Breeders’ Cup / Eclipse Sportswire (Scott Serio) History was made at ...

Nov. 3 (UPI) --The Breeders' Cup World Championships are in the rearview mirror, but the results point toward some fascinating competition in the coming year all around the world. Front and center is ...

DEL MAR — The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club hosted over 65,000 attendees for the 42nd annual Breeders’ Cup this past weekend, with the total handle reaching just over $180 million over the two-day event ...