Thoroughbred Racing

From Blue Bonnets To Bluegrass

The worlds of thoroughbred and standardbred racing rarely intersect, but there’s a Canadian standardbred angle to Dortmund, one of the favourites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.

Record Single-Day Rainbow 6 Handle

Gulfstream Park's mandatory payout of its 20-cent Rainbow 6 resulted in a total pool of $7.125 million Saturday, producing multiple-winning tickets each returning $14,504.92.

Fan To Extend Decades-Long Streak

Some people take pride in the fact that they make the annual pilgrimage down to Ohio for the Little Brown Jug or to New Jersey for the Hambletonian. Some revelers may even make reference to their atte...

Update On Ron Turcotte

The spokesman for hall of fame Thoroughbred jockey Ron Turcotte has announced that the 73-year-old has been released from hospital and is recuperating at home after being involved in a single vehicle ...

Veterinarians Plead Guilty

It has been reported that four veterinarians have pleaded guilty to charges related to their roles in the illegal doping of racehorses.

Chaplaincy May Get ‘Lucky’ On Saturday

A $1-million purse will be up for grabs this Saturday (April 11) when Madefromlucky, the only Thoroughbred member of the ‘Stable of Horses That God Loves,’ breaks from Post 4 in the Arkansas Derby at ...

Federal Investigation, Charges In PA

Federal investigators in the United States have charged four veterinarians with illegally administering drugs to racehorses on race day.

A Thoroughbred To Cheer For

The cheers from the harness racing fraternity in Southwestern Ontario will be loud and long this Saturday when Madefromlucky heads postward in the $750,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs,...

Woodbine Switching Polytrack To Tapeta

On Wednesday, March 11, the Woodbine Entertainment Group announced Tapeta will be installed on Woodbine Racetrack’s one-mile main track in time for the 2016 Thoroughbred racing season.

$500K Fort Erie Funding In Draft Budget

It has been reported that the Fort Erie Race Track is slated to receive $500,000 in funding from the town in 2015 after council discussed the request from the track’s operator, the Fort Erie Live Raci...

Glimmer Of Hope For Suffolk Downs

It was announced late last week that live Thoroughbred racing at Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts may not be over, contrary to what was previously believed.

Jockey Suspended For Twitter Use

It has been reported that a jockey has been banned from riding for one month due to using Twitter during a race meet.