Kentucky Derby update with point leaders and what is coming up April 10 as the Run for the Roses, edition 147, nears.
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Jockey Club statistics from EID since 2009 hit overall new low; Woodbine data shows slight increase from 2020 racing.
Kentucky is one of several racing jurisdictions that has banned Lasix for its stakes races as industry moves away from use of the diuretic.
Champion juvenile of 2020 wins Blue Grass, while Bourbonic upsets Wood Memorial, Rock Your World takes Santa Anita Derby.
The four-week, province-wide shutdown due to the pandemic has halted harness racing but the Woodbine CEO hopes the season opener can go ahead.
Ontario-bred colt seeks another big win in New York in $750,000 stake that leads to the Kentucky Derby on May 1.
The 15-day spring meeting begins April 2 with some fans permitted and a host of important stakes races on most of the cards.
Graham Motion talks Queen’s Plate, trainer Sandy McPherson closes in on 900 career wins, Ontario stallion American Guru, and more.
There is movement on Canadian Thoroughbred's Top 15 Queen's Plate contenders' list for the Aug. 22 Canadian classic.
The class of 2021 will be voted on and announced on April 13; the number of inductees has been reduced to three per breed.
A six-time Sovereign Award winner as Outstanding Jockey, two-time Queen's Plate winner, Kabel battled demons.
Canadian-breds Gretzky the Great and Smiley Sobotka faded at Turfway in the Jeff Ruby on the Tapeta surface.
Godolphin's 4-year-old colt Mystic Guide wins but the showcase evening of racing was marred by the breakdown of Zenden.
Under the new proposed sport betting legislation, fixed odds wagering on horse racing would not be permitted.
An application has been made to the AGCO to add two additional days at the end of the season, October 25-26, for a total of 42 race days.
