Learn the essential horse racing betting terms—from Win, Place, and Show to Trifectas and Superfectas—in this fun and easy guide designed to help beginners bet with confidence.

Horse dentition has uniquely allowed for bits — they have a space between their canines and cheek teeth where a bit can rest on the gums, known as the “bars” of the mouth.

The horse has played a central role in the history and mythology of many Native American tribes. The Shoshone, Crow, Blackfeet, Sioux, and other tribes first saw horses when Spaniards brought them ...

He broke out well enough, but trapped on the rail, boxed in tight, the favored horse faded in the pack just as the race began to burn. The fastest surged forward. Journalism didn’t flinch.