Category: Horse Racing

Royal Ascot Was Awash in Extravagant Hats

Fascinators are banned at a storied British horse racing event that has a strict dress code codifying what it means to be a hat.
See Photos From Inside the 2024 Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes arrives at Saratoga Race Course.
Saratoga Springs Will Host Belmont Stakes Amid Shifts in Horse Racing

The storied track is hosting the Triple Crown race as progress around safety and increased capital investment lift the battered sport’s prospects.
Preakness Stakes Welcomes Trainer Barred From Kentucky Derby

Controversy over doping and horse deaths has trailed the successful trainer for several years, but deep-pocketed owners have stuck by him.
Mike Repole, Horse Racing’s Loudest Critic, Is Kentucky Derby Favorite

The brash owner Mike Repole will take a break from tweaking horse racing’s powers when his colt Fierceness runs in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
Horse Racing Deaths Raise Questions About Sport’s Future

The breakdown of 12 horses in the days surrounding the celebrated race a year ago has led to existential questions about the sport and its future.
Martin Wygod, a Winner on Wall Street and the Racetrack, Dies at 84

After he made a fortune selling prescription drugs and providing medical information online, he and his wife became leading breeders of thoroughbred horses.
Report Finds No Clear Reason for Horse Deaths at Churchill Downs

Investigators looking into 12 deaths couldn’t single out a cause, but called for safer tracks, better medical care and lighter workloads for horses.
A Curtain Call for Racing Season in Upstate New York

With summer at an end, fans who enjoy the drama of horse racing at Saratoga must say goodbye for another year.
Racehorse Deaths in Saratoga Renew Old Worries and Prompt Reforms

New York racing officials, addressing a deepening concern for the industry, say they will use diagnostic technology and synthetic tracks to keep horses safe.
Ruffian, Ill-Fated Hall of Fame Race Horse, Is Reburied in Kentucky

The filly, perhaps the greatest female thoroughbred in history, died after a 1975 race at Belmont Park in which she injured her ankle.
Prominent Horse Trainer Jason Servis Sentenced to 4 Years in Doping Scheme

Jason Servis, the highest-profile defendant among more than two dozen people charged after a sprawling F.B.I. investigation, pleaded guilty to two counts related to the use of banned substances.