News

NYRA's daily national television telecasts and its NYRA Bets wagering platform have played a crucial role in keeping racing afloat since NYRA resumed racing June 3 after an 80-day hiatus due to the pandemic. Read More

As the days count down to the Dec. 5 Cigar Mile Handicap (G1), the final grade 1 stakes of the year in New York serves a stark reminder of how quickly opportunities can come and go and how disappointing it can be to miss any top-level race. Read More

After rolling to victory in the Tempted Stakes Nov. 6 at Aqueduct, Shadwell Stable's Malathaat will stretch out to two turns for the first time in her graded stakes debut Dec. 5 in the $150,000 Demoiselle Stakes (G2) back at the Jamaica, N.Y., track. Read More

The 50th annual Eclipse Awards ceremony, honoring Thoroughbred racing's champions of 2020, will be held Jan. 28 as a virtual event due to COVID-19, with portions hosted from historic Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, it was announced Dec. 2. Read More

Laurel Park announced a $2.65 million winter stakes schedule Dec. 2 highlighted by the $250,000 General George Stakes (G3) and the $250,000 Runhappy Barbara Fritchie Stakes (G3). Read More

After losing Authentic, Improbable, and Maximum Security to retirement after the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) last month at Keeneland, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is readying to run current leaders from his restocked stable. Read More

Teresa Viola Racing Stables and St. Elias Stable's Nonna Madeline shortens up to one mile for the Dec. 5 Go for Wand Handicap (G3) for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up at Aqueduct Racetrack. Read More

Few offerings draw prospective purchasers to the Park Paddocks ring quite like the draft of Juddmonte fillies and those lots again took center stage during another solid session of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale Dec. 2.  Read More

The son of Tapit will stand at the new Mountain Springs Farm near Palmyra, Pa. Read More

Wanamaker's has released its December catalog, marking its sixth and last sale of the year. Read More

Frankie Dettori has won the title of 2020 World's Best Jockey, meaning the legendary rider has received the award for three consecutive years. Dettori, who also won in 2015, has been named World's Best Jockey four of the past six years.  Read More

After more than three decades as the voice of Parx Racing, announcer Keith Jones will be stepping away from the microphone at the end of the year. Read More

Epsom Downs and Leicester Racecourses are set to be repurposed as vaccination hubs after a COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the U.K.'s medical regulator Dec. 2. Read More

Following consecutive meets this fall at Santa Anita Park and Del Mar, in which there were no equine fatalities from training or racing, Southern California racing moves to Los Alamitos Race Course for an afternoon meeting that begins Dec. 4. Read More

The namesake of Sam Houston Race Park is known for his role as one of the leaders of the Texas Revolution, and now the track on the outskirts of the Lone Star State's largest city is hoping for a revolution—or more accurately, a revival—of its own. Read More

Mulhollands pop a few buttons over grade 1 winner Bodexpress. Read More

Los Alamitos Race Course will allow California Horse Racing Board-licensed owners with horses entered to race to attend its winter meet, which begins Dec. 4. Owners will be permitted to bring up to two adult guests. Read More

Applications will be accepted through January 15, 2021. Accepted trainers will be announced on February 15, 2021. Read More

The close of one chapter invariably begets the start of another further up the racing and breeding chain, and that was certainly the case at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale on Dec. 1. Read More

Silverfoot, the aptly-named gelding who became a fan favorite in turf marathons at tracks in Kentucky and throughout the Midwest, was euthanized Tuesday morning at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital due to complications from laminitis. Read More

The Tapeta racing era at Turfway Park begins the evening of Dec. 2 when the Northern Kentucky track opens for its holiday meet, though most won't get an in-person view of it. Read More

The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council voted Dec. 1 for a proposal that calls for horses prescribed clenbuterol for therapeutic purposes to be placed on the veterinarian's list for 21 days and require those horses to test negative to be removed. Read More

The 2020-21 Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park will get under way Dec. 2, with the 84 racing days including 75 stakes, 37 graded, worth $13.06 million in purses. Read More

After going on hiatus this year during COVID-19, the Steve Sexton Mile (G3) returns to Lone Star Park in 2021. Read More

Zia Park, which suspended operations amid COVID-19 restrictions announced Nov. 13 by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, will resume racing Dec. 2, the track announced. Read More