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Godolphin repeated as leading owner by earnings, and Irad Ortiz, Jr., again established a single-season earnings record

What better way to ring in the New Year than a weekend with eight stakes, highlighted by preps for Gulfstream's three most prestigious events

It's a fairly quiet weekend for horse racing in the United States, but two Kentucky Derby prep races will draw their fair share of intrigue

Trainer Graham Motion's two trainees’ best chances for victories are enhanced by distance – the longer the better.

The fields for Del Mar's Turf Festival, comprising eight races worth a combined $1.4 million, are starting to take shape.

The 9-year old gelding, who won his first Grade 1 race in his last year on the track, was donated to Old Friends by his owner, Tom Egan

A number of Breeders' Cup hopefuls breezed Sunday at Santa Anita, including four trained by Bob Baffert and Grade 1 winner Tamara.

He has a great constitution and is very relaxed which has no doubt contributed to him winning from a mile up to a mile and a half.”

French Derby winner Ace Impact swept to a dramatic victory in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Sunday in Paris, capping a weekend of racing that saw 10 Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" races, many for 2-year-olds.

Three Diamonds Farm’s Cross Border posted a mild upset in the $200,000 Cape Henlopen Stakes on Saturday at Delaware Park.