The road to the 2025 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic makes an important stop at Saratoga Race Course Labor Day weekend on Sunday, Aug. 31, as older male dirt horses go 1 ¼ miles in the $1 million ...

On May 4, the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be held for the 150 th time at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Kentucky Derby is the most famous horse race in the U.S. and has ...

Tampa Bay Downs is the only Thoroughbred race track on the West Coast of Florida, and is known as one of America's oldest and most well-maintained racetracks. Tampa Bay Downs first opened its doors in ...

The Ellis Park Race Course, originally Dade Park, was built in 1922 by the Green River Jockey Club. The race track was first named after the famous race starter A. B. “Barrett” Dade, a director and ...

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport involving two or more horses ridden by a jockey over a set distance. Although its origins are somewhat unclear, the sport has been enjoyed by horse ...

Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in Louisville, Ky., is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby ...

If you’ve opened this story you probably are interested in the Kentucky Derby but might not know a whole lot about horse racing or the Triple Crown. That’s OK – we’re here to help. The Kentucky Derby ...

Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots combines tradition and modern amenities to provide a complete experience for horse racing fans and slot machine players alike. Fair Grounds is the third-oldest track ...

Throughout horse racing history, women have been instrumental in contributing to the progression and advancement of the sport. Although horse racing remains a largely male-dominated world, women ...

The difficulty of capturing the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, at three distances, on three tracks, all in the span of five weeks can’t be overstated. The task is such a tall ...

Keeneland’s founders set about to create a special racetrack in Central Kentucky. Their vision, as outlined in the track’s original prospectus, was “to create a model racetrack to perpetuate and ...

Fun Facts In 1990, both John Henry and his trainer, Ron McAnally, entered the Racing Hall of Fame. John Henry is the only two-time winner of the Arlington Million. In the BloodHorse ’s ranking of the ...