Every two weeks through Oct. 20, a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the...

For the 10th year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the...

West Coast sprinters will flash their speed once again Saturday when a field of 10 will face off in the Pat O’Brien Stakes at Del Mar.

Another year’s gone by, and the transformation of Kentucky Downs from a quaint countryside turf-only track straddling the Kentucky-Tennessee state line into a regional gaming mecca is complete....

If you’re new to horse racing, you’ll notice very soon that horses will be assigned different jockeys to ride them often during their careers on the track. Rarely will a horse have the same jockey...

One of the most prestigious races in America for older fillies and mares, the $500,000 Personal Ensign Stakes Saturday at Saratoga Race Course is an important prep on the road to the Longines...

The end of August is traditionally one of the most active times of the year in North American Thoroughbred racing as the historic DraftKings Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course more often than...

Todd Pletcher, winner of a record eight Eclipse Awards as the leading trainer in North America, learned invaluable lessons as a top assistant to the late Hall of Fame member D. Wayne Lukas.

Cindy Gilbert was not looking for a horse when Beyond the Budget came into her life. A year earlier, she had lost Delight, her heart horse. The grief of that loss was still present when Beverly...

Annise Montplaisir appreciates nature’s beauty and is known to work in her Lexington, Ky., garden until fading daylight makes it impossible to continue. She delights in tending to delicate young...