Horse Racing

Oaklawn: Wild Bout Hilary springs 16-1 upset in Bayakoa

Posted by February 9, 2025

Photo: Coady Photography / Oaklawn Wild Bout Hilary, the longest price in a short field at 16-1, took control early and just hung on

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Kentucky Oaks prep: La Cara sets stakes record in Suncoast

Posted by February 9, 2025

Photo: Juliana Colombo / Eclipse Sportswir Trainer Mark Casse’s 3-year-old filly La Cara set a stakes-record time of 1:38.51 with Dy

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Santa Anita: There Goes Harvard makes the grade in San…

Posted by February 9, 2025

Photo: Benoit Photo / Santa Anita In his first start since the Breeders’ Cup Turf in November, There Goes Harvard ended a lengthy dr

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John Hancock Leaves Lasting Impression in Sam F. Davis

Posted by February 9, 2025

Last week, WinStar Farm president and CEO Elliott Walden playfully took to X, asking the public if WinStar Farm has a chance to win its third Kentucky Derb

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Henry Fonda double bill: when a celluloid hero tried his…

Posted by February 9, 2025

Our resident movie aficionado digs deep into the archive for a pair of 1930s picturesSpendthrift (1936) directed by Raoul Walsh; starring Henry Fonda, Geor

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Tampa Bay: John Hancock keeps on keeping on in Sam…

Posted by February 8, 2025

Photo: Juliana Colombo/ Eclipse Sportswire The $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs turned into a two-horse race from the

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Report: Santa Rosa fair won’t request 2025 race dates

Posted by February 8, 2025

The Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa reportedly will not request racing dates for its annual two-week event in August, becoming the last of Northern California

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Sand Devil Remains Undefeated with Narrow Runyon Win

Posted by February 8, 2025

Chester Broman's Sand Devil  improved the unbeaten streak to start to his career to three races with a neck victory in the $121,250 Damon Runyon Stakes F

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Works: Thorpedo Anna gets change of scene as she preps…

Posted by February 8, 2025

Thorpedo Anna continued preparations for her 2025 debut on Saturday, working four furlongs in 49.2 seconds at Fair Grounds ahead of a possible start in the Gra

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Kentucky Derby trail: Draw, jockeys for 13 horses in Risen…

Posted by February 8, 2025

Photo: Tim Sudduth / Eclipse Sportswire East Avenue will have his first chance as a 3-year-old next Saturday to show he is more like t

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Report: Locked will pass Saudi Cup, head instead to Big…

Posted by February 8, 2025

Photo: Scott Serio / Eclipse Sportswire Locked, winner of the Cigar Mile and runner-up in the Pegasus World Cup in his last two starts

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Locked Joins List of U.S. Horses Skipping Saudi Cup

Posted by February 8, 2025

Grade 1 winner Locked  joins the growing list of United States-based runners that will bypass the rich $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) Feb. 22 at King Abdulaz

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