Like every sport, horse racing is elevated by rivalries. None is more famous than Affirmed and Alydar, who finished 1-2 in ...

Hawthorne Race Course, which bills itself as the oldest horse-racing venue in Illinois, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Feb. 27. The course — which used to attract tens of thousands of ...

Test your knowledge of "The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports'" with this Kentucky Derby history quiz. How well do you know the ...

In 1923, a steeplechase at Belmont Park in New York produced one of the most unexpected outcomes in horse racing history. Frank Hayes, a little-known apprentice jockey, guided his horse, Sweet Kiss, ...

Max Hirsch was a titan in the sport. He won the 1934 Travers Stakes with Observant. He trained Bold Venture, winner of the 1936 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. In 1934, he had recently become the ...

It took him 30 years- 30 long years of near misses and struggles before Mark Glatt finally qualified for the Kentucky Derby.

Kentucky's equine industry is a $6.5 billion economic engine, supporting jobs, tourism and rural communities across the state ...

Upset winner of last fall’s G2 Sycamore tries to become the first horse to win the G2 Elkhorn the following spring ...

Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino's incoming CEO plans to focus on horse racing despite its history of financial losses. The current CEO, Gary Palmer, who's retiring after nearly 20 years, believes ...