BALTIMORE (AP) – Secretariat’s winning time in the 1973 Preakness has been changed to reflect that the Triple Crown-winning colt’s time was actually faster than the stakes record. The Maryland Racing Commission voted 7-0 on Tuesday in a special hearing … Continue reading →

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Jockey John Velazquez was transported to Audubon Hospital after injuring a shoulder Saturday in a spill in the ninth race at Churchill Downs. A week after riding Union Rags to victory in the Belmont Stakes, the … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) – Giant Ryan, a 6-year-old horse who was injured on the Belmont Stakes undercard, was euthanized after developing the same disease that led to the death of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro. The horse was battling for … Continue reading →

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Churchill Downs is revamping the eligibility system that sets the field for the Kentucky Derby. Track President Kevin Flanery says the Louisville track is scrapping the system of using graded stakes earnings to determine Derby starters. … Continue reading →

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky horse racing regulators have approved a limited ban on the race-day use of an anti-nose drug. The state became the first in the country to take such action. The measure would phase in the race-day … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) – Let the summer racing season begin. I’ll Have Another may be at the top of the class of 3-year-olds for now, but the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner is off to retirement after a tendon injury … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) – Even with the absence of I’ll Have Another and his bid to win the Triple Crown, horse racing had a successful day at the Belmont Stakes. A close finish led to the second-largest amount of money … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) – Business was brisk for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday despite the loss of star attraction I’ll Have Another. The retirement of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Friday because of a left leg injury robbed the … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) – Dullahan was a dull seventh as the 5-2 favorite in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. Trainer Dale Romans offered no solid excuse for the third-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby. “We just didn’t have a finishing … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) – Mario Gutierrez took a bow in the Belmont Park winner’s circle Saturday. It wasn’t the salute he had anticipated aboard I’ll Have Another following the Belmont Stakes. Gutierrez was presented a plaque hours before the Belmont … Continue reading →