Hawthorne Race Course and PointsBet have been approved by the Illinois Gaming Board to open the State’s first off-track and non-casino sportsbook beginning on Wednesday, January 27th.

​​​​​​​Keeneland officials acknowledge that halting wagering on historical horse racing at The Red Mile may be a conservative approach but they hope the stoppage at least creates some urgency among Kentucky lawmakers.

Roger James’ admiration for Churchill with South Island breeders’ foresight to buy a mare from Australia in foal to the Coolmore shuttler has paid a big dividend, with the youngster topping the first Book 2 session at the NZB Karaka Yearling Sale.

The shuttle stallion who sired 12 champions in eight countries died due to colic.

The breeder of the late Cambridge Stud sire Tavistock, Henrietta, the Dowager Duchess of Bedford, was determined to ensure she could achieve the dream of racing one of his sons in Britain before the opportunity passed.

The Kentucky Derby Festival announced Jan. 26 that the 2021 festival will continue amid COVID-19, but under a different format emphasizing virtual and social-distanced events.

New York State regulators have given final approval to a rule allowing the use of veterinary technicians at racetracks across the state.

Kentucky Derby Museum is thrilled to amplify in a new way, the stories of Black horsemen who not only dominated the sport of Thoroughbred racing in the early days of the Kentucky Derby but continue to make a lasting mark on its legacy.

Sharing, the winner of the 2019 edition of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) at Santa Anita Park, has been retired from racing after suffering an injury in a paddock mishap in the wake of her 3-year-old season.

McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds announced the first reported foal by its multiple grade 1 performer Solomini is a filly born Jan. 15 in New York at Hidden Lake Farm, which co-owns the stallion.