Maiden King

The two-time Eclipse Award winner has racked up impressive numbers in his career, including wins in each leg of the Triple Crown. With only a dozen more, he'll have 5,000 victories and become the 25th rider to reach that plateau.Jockey Mike Smith is in the legacy-building stage of his career. That comes after bug boy, journeyman and star.

Trained by Doug O'Neill, the 3-year-old longshot wins the Robert B. Lewis Stakes at 43-1 odds at Santa Anita.Saturday at Santa Anita brought the expected bright sunshine, impressive scenery and nice crowd. It also brought the completely unexpected.

Jeremy Lin may appear to have developed his skills overnight, but he has put in plenty of hard work, particularly over the last two years.

As with Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony before him, this year Dwight Howard is the star player at the center of trade talks during the N.B.A.’s All-Star weekend.

I don't know much about handicapping but I learned a good lesson thru the process....... "be humble". Is anybody here that can explain to me what New Pace mean and what was intended to accomplish as a handicapping method. We all talking about it, use it, and be dissatisfy with it.

If anyone has had a chance to read Andy Beyer's column the other day in DRF, which I will say is right on the mark about Tampa Bay Downs and Mr. Jamie Ness maybe now something will happen. And should Mr.Ness be found guilty of any wrong doing Andy Beyer will be 1 out of 2 or 50%. The only thing I...

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Algorithms and Union Rags — the top two horses in The Courier-Journal's original Kentucky Derby poll — headline Gulfstream Park's leading steppingstone to the $1 million Florida Derby on Sunday.

The American Graded Stakes Committee will not implement a ban of race-day medication for 2-year-old graded stakes this year. The committee made the announcement Friday in Lexington, Ky.

Last year's leading 2-year-olds have experienced a tough time in their first starts of 2012. Champion Hansen started off his 3-year-old season with his first defeat.

Dan Illman Let's take a peek at some of this weekend's stakes action: DEARLY PRECIOUS STAKES - AQUEDUCT - RACE 4:read more

Mike Watchmaker One way to look at Creative Cause’s third place finish as the 1-2 favorite in Sunday’s San Vicente at Santa Anita is that it was the perfect prep, just enough to knock the rust off while setting him up for a successful stretch back out to two turns, around which he won the Grade 1 Norfolk and was a close third in the Breeders […]

Mary Rampellini Barbara D. LivingstonShotgun Gulch has not raced since October.HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Shotgun Gulch, a Grade 1 winner of more than $500,000, moved closer to an intended start in the Grade 3, $150,000 Azeri at Oaklawn on Friday morning, when she breezed five furlongs in 1:01. “We’ll put one more serious work in her before we go, […]

Steve Andersen Horse owner Jerry Moss, who campaigned 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta with his wife Ann, served his last meeting as a commissioner of the California Horse Racing Board on Thursday. Moss’s second four-year term on the racing board ended Jan. 1, 2012, but commissioners are allowed to serve an additional 60 days if the position has not bee […]

Steve Andersen At the halfway point of the current Santa Anita winter-spring meeting, ontrack attendance and all-sources handle have shown increases, track officials said Thursday. Through Monday, the 36th day of the 72-day meeting, total ontrack attendance increased 6 percent over the corresponding figure from the 2010-11 meeting. While ontrack handle was f […]

Easter Bunnette, dam of Havre de Grace, and her 2012 Tiznow filly.

Jockey Frank Alvarado was perfect at Golden Gate Fields Feb. 24, winning with all five of his mounts on the eight-race program. Three of his victories came aboard horses trained by Steve Specht.

The New Mexico Racing Commission has suspended the use of clenbuterol for Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing, effective April 20.

Steve Andersen Horse owner Jerry Moss, who campaigned 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta with his wife Ann, served his last meeting as a commissioner of the California Horse Racing Board on Thursday. Moss’s second four-year term on the racing board ended Jan. 1, 2012, but commissioners are allowed to serve an additional 60 days if the position has not bee […]

Steve Andersen At the halfway point of the current Santa Anita winter-spring meeting, ontrack attendance and all-sources handle have shown increases, track officials said Thursday. Through Monday, the 36th day of the 72-day meeting, total ontrack attendance increased 6 percent over the corresponding figure from the 2010-11 meeting. While ontrack handle was f […]

Steve Andersen Benoit & AssociatesGame On Dude (right) holds off Setsuko to win the 2011 Santa Anita Handicap. The two are expected to meet again in this year’s Big Cap.ARCADIA, Calif. – Setsuko’s career as a gelding got off to a stellar start with a comprehensive win in an optional claimer Feb. 4 at Santa Anita, just his second victory in 17 […]

With the $250,000 Southwest S. (G3) split in two divisions for 2012, Castaway and Secret Circle gave Bob Baffert a rare stakes double in the Oaklawn Park President's Day co-features...

Drill's game win in the $150,000 San Vicente S. (G2) Feb. 19 at Santa Anita Park kept the Bob Baffert stable on a torrid streak...

Nine things people say about the game that aren't true—and one that is.

The bizarre case of New York Knick Steve Novak, who fills the singular role of shooting and making three-pointers with more single-mindedness than just about any NBA player in history.

The son of the college basketball coaching legend explains why he spoke so harshly of his own players.

Reigning Eclipse Award winner Royal Delta on Saturday will face Awesome Maria, who also had a successful 2011.

Lecomte Stakes winner Mr. Bowling and stablemate Mark Valeski head a field of 11 three-year-olds for Saturday's $300,000 Risen Star Stakes at the Fair Grounds. The 1 1/16-mile race is the final local prep for the $1 million Louisiana Derby on Saturday, March 26