Horse Racing

DEL MAR, Calif. — A 3-year-old filly has collapsed and died after a workout at Del Mar, while another horse that was injured in a race on Nov. 10 has been euthanized, making it four horses that have died since the track’s fall meet began Nov. 6. Slewgoodtobetrue died in the barn area Sunday. A

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the owners of Maximum Security seeking to challenge the decision to disqualify their horse as the winner of the Kentucky Derby. Owners Gary and Mary West wanted the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Kentucky to reverse the stewards’ decision and find

11:09 PM ET ESPN staff Vow and Declare took out a thrilling Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday afternoon, the Australian stayer beating a host of international raiders to give jockey Craig Williams and trainer Danny O’Brien their first wins in the “race that stops a nation.” The Australian four-year-old worked up the rails in

Australians are expected to sink over $300 million into the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, but what does the horse you have bet on say about you? ESPN horse racing expert* Mike Wise has run the numbers, read the tea leaves and had a chat to a mate that swears blind that he partied with Tom

Mongolian Groom was euthanized after running in the $6 million Classic at the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita, the 37th horse to die at the California track since December. The marquee race was the last of the two-day world championships, in which 13 other Cup races ran without injury. Mongolian Groom was part of the

ARCADIA, Calif. — Vino Rosso won the $6 million Classic at the Breeders’ Cup by 4¼ lengths, upsetting 5-2 favorite McKinzie in a race overshadowed by a fatal injury to 15-1 long shot Mongolian Groom on Saturday night. Vino Rosso went off at 9-2 odds for trainer Todd Pletcher, who won his first Classic to

ARCADIA, Calif. — So much for settling the early Kentucky Derby picture. Next year’s outlook is downright fuzzy after a couple of little-known colts challenged each other down the stretch before 45-1 shot Storm the Court staged a stunning neck victory in the Juvenile on opening day of the Breeders’ Cup on Friday. Entries from

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The home of the Kentucky Derby plans to begin work next month on a $300 million project that will include a hotel, historical racing machines, new stadium seating and a Millionaires Row renovation. Churchill Downs announced the tentative plans Wednesday in a statement saying it would also create 300 new jobs. The

ARCADIA, Calif. — Santa Anita is looking into the possibility of removing its dirt surface, where the majority of the track’s 36 horse deaths since December have occurred, and going back to a synthetic surface. That’s according to Dr. Dionne Benson, chief veterinary officer for The Stronach Group, which owns the track. “We haven’t ruled

The 36th edition of the Breeders’ Cup will kick off two days of action on Friday afternoon at Churchill Downs. A lot of eyes will be on the Breeders’ Cup Classic, will run under the lights on Saturday evening, but with so many high-profile races in the mix, there are numerous opportunities to wager on

ARCADIA, Calif. — McKinzie, with a new jockey replacing Hall of Famer Mike Smith, is the 3-1 favorite for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic this weekend at troubled Santa Anita. The track is hosting the world championships for a record 10th time Friday and Saturday. A total of 36 horses have died at Santa

ARCADIA, Calif. — A 2-year-old filly injured her right-front leg less than a half-mile from the finish line in a race at Santa Anita and was euthanized, making her the 36th horse to die at the Southern California track since December. The incident occurred in Sunday’s third race. It was the second fatality in three

ARCADIA, Calif. — A fifth horse has died at Santa Anita this fall, the 35th overall fatality since Dec. 26 at the Southern California racetrack. G Q Covergirl injured both her front legs Friday on the training track. The 5-year-old mare was euthanized on the advice of the attending veterinarian. Trained by two-time Kentucky Derby

ARCADIA, Calif. — McKinzie heads a field of 11 horses, including mare Elate against males, for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, with trainer Bob Baffert going for a fourth victory in the $6 million race that includes Preakness winner War of Will. The Classic won’t have Kentucky Derby winner Country House or Belmont winner Sir Winston.

ARCADIA, Calif. — A 3-year-old gelding was fatally injured in the fifth race at Santa Anita on Saturday, becoming the 34th horse to die at the track since December. According to a statement from track owner The Stronach Group, jockey Ruben Fuentes pulled up Satchel Paige at the three-eighths pole of the 6½-furlong sprint. Track

ARCADIA, Calif. — Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer will not be allowed to enter horses in the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita, where he was barred earlier this year. Fred Hertrich, chairman of the Breeders’ Cup board, said Friday that it would honor Santa Anita’s house rule and prohibit Hollendorfer from entering horses in

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A colt was fatally injured at Keeneland in a crash that also left his jockey, Adam Beschizza, with an injured left clavicle. The death of Triggerman is the track’s third since the fall meet opened on Friday. Keeneland says in a statement that Triggerman injured his front left leg in a 1-mile

ARCADIA, Calif. — Sherwood C. Chillingworth, a longtime executive with the Oak Tree Racing Association who had partnerships in several stakes-winning thoroughbreds, has died. He was 93. Chillingworth had been in declining health and died Tuesday of undisclosed causes, Frank DeMarco, vice president and general counsel at Santa Anita, said Wednesday. They were friends for