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As games return and dozens of players drop to one knee, leagues that once tried to tiptoe around the issue won’t be able to avoid it.

The move toward changing a mascot name after decades of complaints underscores how America’s most popular sport has scrambled to keep up with shifts in public opinion.

Makur Maker became the first five-star prospect to commit to an HBCU when he committed to Howard over Kentucky, UCLA and Memphis.        

Louisville City FC takes the field July 12 at home in Lynn Family Stadium against Pittsburg Riverhounds SC.        

Jockey Miguel Mena won his 2,000th career victory in Friday's fifth race on the second day of the RUNHAPPY Summer Meet at Ellis Park.        

Parx will reopen to fans on Mon 7-6. Tim

Why you can't win betting to win: in a nutshell, the win betting market is too efficient... Remember, we do not bet ON horses, we bet against OTHERS in the pari-mutuel pools. Due to current conditions, the win pool is generally efficient (of course, there are always exceptions on a...

Monomoy Girl won the Grade 1 Acorn at Belmont Park as part of her championship 3-year-old season in 2018, but she has not been back at Belmont since. Saturday morning, Monomoy Girl got reacquainted with the Belmont main track by working a half-mile in 49.28 seconds in preparation for a start in next Saturday’s Grade 2, $150,000 Ruffian Stakes.

Trainers at Woodbine and Fort Erie say they are puzzled by a rash of positives for the drug capsaicin found in local horses. Considered a Class 2 drug, capsaicin is the active ingredient in chili peppers that makes them spicy.

Hong Kong selections for Sha Tin on Sunday, July 5, 2020

Champion Monomoy Girl breezed a half-mile in company in :49.30 on a muddy Belmont Park main track July 4 in preparation for the $150,000 Ruffian Stakes (G2) there July 11.

A one-stop guide to the July 4 graded stakes races from NTRA and BloodHorse through capsule looks and entries. Races are listed in chronological order (all times Eastern).

Ocean Breeze may be named as if she was meant for racing on one of the coasts, but her talent is taking her to America's heartland for the $100,000 Iowa Oaks (G3) at Prairie Meadows July 5.

At 1/ST & Santa Anita Park, the health and safety of you, our guest, is our top priority. UPDATE – JULY 1 Santa Anita Park will be closed for simulcast indefinitely per order of the Governor’s Office.  UPDATE –  JUNE 24 Santa Anita will be open for Simulcast this weekend. No food & beverage services. […] The post COVID-19 Health & Safety Update a […]

MASSIVE TOTAL SANTA ANITA RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT POOL OF $6.7 MILLION RESULTS IN PAYOFF OF $12,304.70 ON 439 WINNING TICKETS PRAT & MILLER FINISH ON TOP AS SANTA ANITA’S 60-DAY WINTER SPRING MEET CLOSES ARCADIA, Calif. (June 21, 2020)–With $5,649,128 in new money wagered, Sunday’s total 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot pool reached […] The post Santa A […]

Gamine's brilliant 18 3/4-length victory in Saturday's $300,000 Acorn S. (G1) lowered the stakes record by more than a second in what was the 3-year-old filly's first stakes start...

Gingham got a very patient ride from Mike Smith, running down Been Studying Her late to take the Angels Flight S...

At 1/ST & Santa Anita Park, the health and safety of you, our guest, is our top priority. UPDATE – JULY 1 Santa Anita Park will be closed for simulcast indefinitely per order of the Governor’s Office.  UPDATE –  JUNE 24 Santa Anita will be open for Simulcast this weekend. No food & beverage services. […] The post COVID-19 Health & Safety Update a […]

MASSIVE TOTAL SANTA ANITA RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT POOL OF $6.7 MILLION RESULTS IN PAYOFF OF $12,304.70 ON 439 WINNING TICKETS PRAT & MILLER FINISH ON TOP AS SANTA ANITA’S 60-DAY WINTER SPRING MEET CLOSES ARCADIA, Calif. (June 21, 2020)–With $5,649,128 in new money wagered, Sunday’s total 20 cent Rainbow Pick Six Jackpot pool reached […] The post Santa A […]