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Famous Race Horse, Invasor Retired
During his final workout at Belmont Park in preparation for his expected start in the Suburban Handicap next Saturday, 2006 Horse of the Year Invasor suffered a career-ending injury and was retired by his owner, Shadwell Stable. While cooling out at ... Read the full article

2007 Coaching Club American Oaks Results
The $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) wraps up the Triple Tiara, which began with the Acorn and the Mother Goose. A crowd of 7,758 was on hand for the last graded stakes race of the Belmont spring meet, with New York racing moving to Saratoga ... Read the full article

2007 Ogden Phipps Handicap Results
The $300,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap (G1) for older fillies and mares was contested at Belmont Park on Saturday afternoon. A field of six contested the 1 1/16 mile trip around one turn of the main track, with defending champion Take D'Tour sent off as ... Read the full article

2007 Preakness Stakes Results
In the second round of the Triple Crown, horse racing fans anticipated the outcome of the 132nd Preakness Stakes. Held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland the horses sped around the 1 3/16 mile course. Today, Curlin, a three-year old thor ... Read the full article

2007 Fair Grounds Breeders' Cup, Mineshaft, and Taylor's Special Handicaps
There were five stakes races on Louisiana Derby Preview Day at the Fair Grounds, highlighted by the Risen Star and the Silverbulletday for 3-year-old males and females respectively. Kicking off the stakes action on Saturday were three handicap stakes ... Read the full article

2007 Sheepshead Bay Handicap Results
Memorial Day weekend at Belmont Park in New York includes one graded stakes per day over the three days. Kicking off the graded stakes action this year is the $150,000 Sheepshead Bay Handicap (G2) for older fillies and mares going 1 3/8 miles over th ... Read the full article

Saved From Slaughter, Stakes Winner Go Mikey Go Returns Home
Go Mikey Go, the 1998 Albany Handicap winner, who was saved from slaughter by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, will be honored prior to this year's running of the stakes race for 3-year-old New York breds at Saratoga Race Course. The now 11 ... Read the full article

2007 Wood Memorial Undercard Stakes
The on-track crowd of 7,848 on Wood Memorial day were also treated to three stakes events for the older divisions. The most important of these is the $300,000 Carter Handicap (G1), a 7 furlong sprint on the main track. A contentious field of six went ... Read the full article

2007 New Orleans Handicap, Mervyn Muniz Handicap, and Bienville Stakes
Before the running of the Louisiana Derby and the Fair Grounds Oaks for 3-year-olds, there are three other stakes races on the card featuring the older horses. The $500,000 New Orleans Handicap (G2) saw a field of six older horses go 1 1/8 miles on ... Read the full article

2007 Stephen Foster Handicap Results
Outside of Derby week, the biggest day of racing at Churchill Downs is Stephen Foster Handicap day with six graded stakes races on the card. In the main event, a field of eight older horses went to post in the $750,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (G1), c ... Read the full article

2007 Gotham Stakes and Toboggan Handicap
The New York route on the Triple Crown trail includes the $200,000 Gotham Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct, the main local prep for the Wood Memorial and ultimately the Kentucky Derby. A field of 9 three-year-olds went to post in this 1 1/16-mile trip around ... Read the full article

2007 Belmont Undercard Turf Stakes Results
2007 Manhattan Handicap, Just a Game Handicap, and Foresta Stakes Results Belmont Stakes day features one of the richest undercards of the year. Three of the races were contested on the turf, highlighted by the $400,000 Manhattan Handicap (G1) fo ... Read the full article

2007 Jaipur Stakes Results
Memorial Day weekend stakes action continued at Belmont Park on Sunday with the running of the $100,000 Jaipur Stakes (G3). A field of nine older horses went to post in this 6 furlong sprint over the inner turf course before an on-track crowd of 9,59 ... Read the full article

2008 Horse Racing's Hall of Fame Finalists
Seven horses, three jockeys, and two trainers have been selected as the 2008 finalists for election to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame. The 12 finalists were selected from a group of 81 candidates and determined by a vote of the Hall of ... Read the full article

Fountain of Youth Day Stakes Results
The best horses of the East Coast traditionally spend the winter at Gulfstream Park in Florida. On Saturday, four graded stakes were contested over the main track at the Hallandale Beach oval including two major Triple Crown prep races. Todd Pletcher ... Read the full article

2007 Donn Handicap Day Results
One of the highlights on the Florida racing calendar is the $500,000 Donn Handicap (G1), featuring the top older horses in the east going 1 1/8 miles on the main track. In recent years this has become a popular prep race for the $6 million Dubai Worl ... Read the full article

2007 Kentucky Derby Contenders Graded Stakes Earnings
With the Kentucky Derby less than a month away, the list of possible entrants is starting to take shape. Since the Derby field is limited to 20 entrants, some of these contenders are not going to get in the race. Only the top 20 entrants based on gra ... Read the full article

Santa Anita Handicap Day Results
The highlight of the Santa Anita winter meeting is the $1 million Santa Anita Handicap (G1). A decent crowd of 43,024 was on hand for the three graded stakes on the afternoon contested under ideal racing conditions: sunny skies and temperatures in th ... Read the full article

Cortie Wetherill &Take Away, Win Amateur-Owner Hunter Stakes 18-35 Years
WELLINGTON, Fla., Feb. 3--The Grand Hunter ring hosted the $1,000 Amateur-Owner Hunter Stakes for the 18-35-year-old division Sunday at the CN Winter Equestrian Festival presented by Zimmerman Advertising, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian C ... Read the full article

2007 United Nations Stakes Results
The $750,000 United Nations Stakes (G1) is one of the premier races at Monmouth Park, attracting some of the best turf runners on the east coast. On Saturday before an on-track crowd of 12,278, a compact field of just 5 entered this 1 3/8 mile event ... Read the full article