DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Thursday suspended all sporting events to prevent the spread of coronavirus, raising doubts about whether the Dubai World Cup horse race meeting would go ahead this month. Many professional and amateur sporting eve... More »
(Reuters) – Santa Anita Park, where 35 horses have died as the result of injuries in the past year, said on Friday it was introducing new technology for diagnosing pre-existing conditions in racehorses. A MILE-PET Scan machine – the first of its kind – will pr... More »
(Reuters) – Australia has agreed to relax restrictions imposed on the travel of horses from Hong Kong, ending a two-year stand-off between the two countries, the South China Morning Post reported on Monday. The movement of horses between the jurisdictions was ... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Animal rights groups on Sunday called for an immediate halt to horse racing following the high-profile death of a gelding in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic at Southern California’s Santa Anita Park. Four-year-old Mongolian Groom injur... More »
(Reuters) – A three-year-old filly collapsed and died after racing at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Friday, a day before the Preakness Stakes. Congrats Gal fell to the track after finishing last in the Miss Preakness Stakes, officials said. “Congrats Gal... More »
May 6, 2017- Louisville , KY, USA- Always Dreaming gets a bath from jockey John Velazquez after winning the 2017 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports (The Sports Xchange) – Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming took ... More »
The superstar racehorse Varenne, who was so popular in the early 2000s that commentators joked he should be named foreign minister. REUTERS/Stringer A prize-winning racehorse dubbed the “Blonde Bombshell” and a thoroughbred colt were stolen from their stables ... More »
(The Sports Xchange) – Former Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Charismatic died unexpectedly over the weekend.Charismatic, whose bid for th More »
Irish-trained horses look set to repeat last year’s dominance of the Grand National as they were given the top five weights for the famous marathon steeplechase at Aintree, Liverpool on April 8. More »
SINGAPORE Singapore surprisingly scrapped its two biggest horse races worth S$4 million ($2.80 million) on Monday, claiming they have achieved their purpose and were no longer needed. The S$3 million Singapore Airlines International Cup (SIA), a 2,000 meter Gr... More »
