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 →

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) – Kentucky Derby-winning jockey John Velazquez (veh-LAHZ’-kehz) and trainer Roger Attfield are the newest inductees into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The pair, plus the late trainer Robert Wheeler … Continue reading →

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Move over, Millionaire’s Row: Churchill Downs is preparing fancier digs to cater to the rich and famous at the Kentucky Derby. Track officials announced $9 million in renovations on Tuesday, highlighted by a new ultra-exclusive section … Continue reading →

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Move over, Millionaire’s Row. Churchill Downs will soon have The Mansion to cater to the rich and famous at the Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs officials on Tuesday announced $9 million in renovations highlighted by a new … 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 →

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) – Alpha has won the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes in wire-to-wire fashion, pulling away from Neck `n Neck in the sloppy stretch at Saratoga and returning to the winner’s circle for the first time in nearly … 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 →

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Some prominent owners and breeders are pledging to run their 2-year-olds this year without race-day medications, putting themselves in the middle of a debate about the role of drugs in thoroughbred racing. Among those making the … 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 →