ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) – Boisterous is winless in three career Grade I races, never finishing higher than third. Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey is hoping that streak ends this weekend. Boisterous is the 4-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s … 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 →

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Benburb, the 1992 Prince of Wales Stakes winner in one of the biggest upsets in Canadian horse racing history, has died. He was 23. The Lexington Herald-Leader (http://bit.ly/OFkUAw ) reports the gray gelding was euthanized Wednesday … Continue reading →

SARATAOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) – Slowly but surely, jockey John Velazquez is getting back in the groove. By the time he’s inducted into thoroughbred racing’s Hall of Fame on Aug. 10, the two-time Eclipse Award winner hopes to be riding … Continue reading →

OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) – Paynter stormed into the lead entering the far turn and pulled away from the field to win the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Sunday at Monmouth Park, giving trainer Bob Baffert his third straight victory in … 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 →

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) – Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags has been retired because of a tendon injury in his left front leg. The announcement on Saturday came a week after the colt’s veterinarian had said he would be out … 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 →