Horse Racing
Inside California horse racing’s complex problems that could hurt the…
As the wildfires devastated parts of the San Gabriel Valley, Santa Anita Park did what locals always have counted on the 80-year-old track to do. It stepped up
Nevada: Three Kills in Nine Racedays Last Year
Through a FOIA request to the Nevada Gaming Board, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks in 2024. (Notes: This is the
A spirited debate: Is eliminating post-time drag “handle suicide”?
John Campbell says he isn’t a fan of post-time drag, but eliminating it would be disastrous to the sport. He also raises the threat of computer-assisted wage
Winning ain’t what it used to be, or what it…
by Trey Nosrac The engine of our sport, gambling on horses using a pari-mutuel wagering system, is losing steam. The timing of the engine failure is the onl
Santa Anita: Tenma is favorite among Baffert’s 3 in Las…
Photo: Jon Putman / Eclipse Sportswire Grade 1 winner Tenma will make her 3-year-old debut Sunday as the 2-5 program favorite against
Gulfstream Picks for Sunday, February 2
Mr. Ed’s Gulfstream Picks for Sunday, February 2: TRACKING MR. ED: There’s nothing quite like cashing a Daily Double ticket, followed by a Best Bet easy
Captain Cook joins Kentucky Derby trail with 2 1/4-length victory…
NEW YORK -- Captain Cook won the $250,000 Withers by 2 1/4 lengths at Aqueduct on Saturday, putting the 3-year-old colt squarely on the Kentucky Derby trail.Rid
Fair Grounds Track Photographer Lou Hodges Retires
Since 1976, second-generation track photographer Lou Hodges Jr. has captured horse racing at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, and at age 76, he has de
El Potente, Rashmi Notch First Stakes Victories
Trainer Dan Blacker capped 2024 with graded stakes wins from MyRacehorse's Straight No Chaser in the Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes (G2) and Bree
Santa Anita: Kopion, El Potente, Rashmi win Saturday stakes
Kopion made it consecutive graded-stakes victories Saturday when she drew away late under Antonio Fresu to win the Grade 2, $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes for on
Tampa: Running Bee, Saffron Moon set marks with Brown, Prat
As Northern Invader and Irish Aces staged a thrilling duel inside the eighth pole of the Grade 3, $175,000 Tampa Bay Stakes for older horses Saturday afternoon
Citizen Bull wins Robert Lewis Stakes, giving trainer Bob Baffert…
ARCADIA, Calif. — Citizen Bull won the $200,000 Robert Lewis Stakes by 3 3/4 lengths at Santa Anita on Saturday in the 3-year-old colt’s first start since w
