SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) – A bit of Travers history unfolded at the finish line at Saratoga Race Course when Alpha caught Golden Ticket at the wire and the two finished in a dead heat for the win Saturday. It … Continue reading →

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) – Why not, Gary Contessa figured. With the best 3-year-olds either retired or ailing, the trainer’s long shot, Speightscity, might have just as good a chance at winning the $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga on … Continue reading →

VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) – Bodemeister, the second-place finisher in this year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, has been retired to stud after an injury to his left shoulder was found. WinStar Farm announced the decision Tuesday and said the colt … Continue reading →

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags will begin his stallion career at Lane’s End Farm in Kentucky. The 2,000-acre farm in Versailles, Ky., made the announcement Thursday on its website. Union Rags, owned by Phyllis Wyeth, retired … Continue reading →

The second season of racing for 3-year-olds swings into high gear this weekend with the Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga and the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park. Too bad all the stars aren’t around anymore. While both races feature competitive … Continue reading →

OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) – Paynter has been made the 3-2 favorite in a six-horse field for Sunday’s $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park. The lightly raced 3-year-old colt finished second by a neck to Union Rags in the Belmont … Continue reading →

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) – Kentucky Derby also-ran Alpha is the slight 5-2 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. The 3-year-old colt trained by Kiaran McLaughlin will be making his first start since finishing … Continue reading →

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) – Hall of Fame trainer Frank “Pancho” Martin, who oversaw 1973 Kentucky Derby and Preakness runner-up Sham, has died. He was 86. He died at his home in Garden City, N.Y., on Wednesday night after a … Continue reading →

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) – Racing opens at the storied Saratoga Race Course as congressional scrutiny about horse doping and a state takeover of the New York Racing Association loom in the background. The 144th season at the nation’s oldest … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) – Kentucky Derby and Preakness runner-up Bodemeister has a fever, and trainer Bob Baffert says the colt won’t run in the Haskell Invitational in two weeks. Baffert posted on Twitter on Sunday that Bodemeister will miss the … Continue reading →