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Closing weekend from Del Mar's summer meet and two of the final three days of racing from the rich Kentucky Downs oval

Three-year-old Gigante won his last big race on the Secretariat Turf Course at Colonial Downs, taking home $500,000, and is predicted to finish second Saturday.

Weekend horse racing is all about the turf with seven Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" grass races on the program, two at Kentucky Downs and five at Ireland's two big racecourses.

Lauer is still permitted to train while awaiting results of a split sample test; he is the fifth trainer with a positive test for metformin

Keeneland’s 80th annual September Yearling Sale, which attracts leading horsemen from across North America and from around the world to buy Thoroughbred racing prospects, begins Monday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. ET for the first of 12 sessions.

The Group will be deployed to conduct comprehensive assessments of U.S. Thoroughbred track surfaces to identify potential irregularities and support local experts as needed

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) has formed a new Track Surface Advisory Group, the members of which will be deployed by HISA to analyze

A great horse can bring their A-game no matter the situation. So, we went right to the lead, and it was over when that happened.” ​ ​ ​ ​

Mission of Joy is the likely favorite in a field of eight 3-year-old fillies entered in Saturday’s $250,000 Woodford Reserve Virginia Oaks

The six stakes races combined feature purse money of $1.3 million. There are 11 races on the Saturday card which starts at 1:30 P.M.