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Patches O'Houlihan, Canada's reigning horse of the year, is euthanized after injury

Patches O'Houlihan, ridden by Sofia Vives, held off My Boy Prince to win the Grade 2 Highlander by a neck at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday. Patches O’Houlihan was pulled up after the race and left the track in a van for further examination.

Horse Racing

Hall of Fame horse trainer Lukas, a winner of 15 Triple Crown races, dies at 89

D. Wayne Lukas, the Hall of Famer who became one of the most accomplished trainers in the history of horse racing and a face of the sport for decades, has died. He was 89.

CHL

From rink to racetrack, Knights coach Hunter eyes cup sweep at Woodbine

Dale Hunter has a shot at a rare championship double. Two weeks ago, the former NHL star coached the OHL's London Knights to a Memorial Cup title. On Saturday night, he'll look to add the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup to his impressive sports resume.

Horse Racing

Sovereignty beats Journalism to win Belmont Stakes at Saratoga

Sovereignty bested Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga.

Horse Racing

Journalism survives late bump, rallies to win Preakness

Journalism won the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, coming from behind down the stretch to make good on the lofty expectations of being the odds-on favorite in the middle leg of the Triple Crown two weeks after finishing second to Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby.

Horse Racing

Derby winner Sovereignty won't run in Preakness

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, ending any chance at a Triple Crown for a seventh consecutive year.

Horse Racing

Sovereignty outduels favorite Journalism to win 151st Kentucky Derby

Sovereignty outdueled 3-1 favorite Journalism down the stretch to win the 151st Kentucky Derby in the slop on Saturday.

Horse Racing

Rain in forecast for 151st Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby is tough to win, with a huge field of stampeding horses and 150,000 screaming fans in the stands. Toss in a rainy forecast that could turn the Churchill Downs dirt strip into something resembling peanut butter and it gets trickier.

Horse Racing

The 151st Kentucky Derby could be a mudder's delight with rain in the forecast

Horse Racing

Sierra Leone wins $7M Breeders’ Cup Classic; Queen's Plate winner Moira takes Filly & Mare Turf

Sierra Leone won the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by 1 1/2 lengths Saturday at Del Mar, ending a frustrating run of recent losses, including the Kentucky Derby. Moira, the 2022 Queen's Plate winner, is headed to the sales ring next week after her half-length victory in the Filly & Mare Turf.

Horse Racing

Strong stretch run earns Vitality Prince of Wales Stakes race win

Vitality overtook filly Airosa down the stretch to capture the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes on Tuesday.

Horse Racing

Kelce’s new racehorse Swift Delivery finishes second in Toronto race

A racehorse named Swift Delivery that three-time Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce bought into has finished second in its latest start.

Kansas City Chiefs

Kelce buys a stake in horse named Swift Delivery

Three-time Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has bought an ownership stake in a racehorse named Swift Delivery.

Horse Racing

Caitlinhergrtness wins $1 million King's Plate in the 1st leg of the Canadian triple crown

Caitlinhergrtness overtook My Boy Prince in the deep stretch and won the 165th running of the $1 million King’s Plate on Friday, the first leg of the Canadian triple crown.

Horse Racing

King's Plate called off due to heavy rains

The King's Plate has been cancelled. Woodbine Entertainment made the announcement Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter, pointing to the weather as the reason.

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Canada's Wilson sets all-time purse earnings record by a female jockey

Emma-Jayne Wilson is alone at the top. The Canadian surpassed Hall of Fame thoroughbred racer Julie Krone for all-time purse earnings by a female jockey Thursday with a victory at Woodbine Racetrack.

Horse Racing

Dornoch pulls off upset to win first Belmont Stakes run at Saratoga racecourse

When Luis Saez first rode Dornoch at Saratoga Race Course last summer, he told trainer Danny Gargan, “You have the Derby winner.” While that did not come true, Dornoch made good on that optimism Saturday by winning the first Belmont Stakes at Saratoga, hugging the rail and holding off Mindframe to spring a major upset in the Triple Crown finale at odds of 17-1.

Horse Racing

Belmont with Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners could be the best of these Triple Crown races

The Belmont Stakes is taking place at venerable Saratoga Race Course for the first time in the venue’s vaunted 161-year history. And while there is no chance at a 14th Triple Crown champion, the third leg features the winners of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes for the first time since 2013.

Horse Racing

Seize the Grey wins Preakness, ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid

Seize the Grey went wire to wire to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas a seventh victory in the race and ending Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid.

Horse Racing

Debate lingers over restoring the prestige of the Preakness

D. Wayne Lukas sat in his corner of the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course earlier this week and pointed several stalls down.

Other Sports

Preakness favourite Muth ruled out after spiking a fever

Preakness favourite Muth has been ruled out of the race after spiking a fever, removing a horse trained by Bob Baffert and potentially giving Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan a clearer path through the second leg of the Triple Crown.

Horse Racing

Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby in 3-horse photo finish

Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a three-horse photo finish, edging out Sierra Leone by a nose with Forever Young third in the tightest finish since 1996 on Saturday.

Horse Racing

Owner of Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth appeals denial to run in the Kentucky Derby

Zedan Racing Stables has appealed a Kentucky Circuit Court ruling that denied its request for a temporary injunction seeking to allow Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth to race in next month’s 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Horse Racing

Encino out of the 150th Kentucky Derby with leg issue. Epic Ride joins the 20-horse field

Encino won’t run in the Kentucky Derby this weekend, trainer Brad Cox said Tuesday. The colt didn't look right after morning training and was vanned to an equine hospital in Lexington.

Horse Racing

Canadian Triple Crown opens with King's Plate on Aug. 17 at Woodbine Racetrack

The $1-million King's Plate will open the 2024 Canadian Triple Crown on Aug. 17, Woodbine Entertainment Group announced Wednesday.

Horse Racing

Belmont Stakes to be held at Saratoga, shortened in 2024

The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course, with the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown shifting from Long Island to upstate New York because of the massive renovation of Belmont Park.

Horse Racing

Touch'n Ride wins Breeders' Stakes thriller

Touch’n Ride, under Kazushi Kimura, wore down a game rival in Elysian Field and then survived a rider’s claim of foul to win the $400,000 Breeders’ Stakes, the final jewel in the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, Sunday at Woodbine.

Horse Racing

Stage set for Breeders' Stakes at Woodbine

Fourteen 3-year-olds are slated to go postward in Sunday’s $400,000 Breeders' Stakes, the third jewel in the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, at Woodbine.

Horse Racing

Favourite Master of The Seas captures $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile turf race

Jockey William Buick rode Irish-bred Master of The Seas to a solid 3 3/4-length win in the $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile on Saturday.

Horse Racing

Velocitor wins 88th Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie

Another year, another Prince of Wales Stakes title for jockey Justin Stein. Stein rode 7-1 pick Velocitor to victory in the $400,000 race, the second jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, on a wet Tuesday at Fort Erie Racetrack. Stein also won last year's race aboard Duke of Love.

Horse Racing

King's Plate winner Paramount Prince to run in Prince of Wales

King's Plate winner Paramount Prince will take a run at the OLG Canadian Triple Crown. Trainer Mark Casse said Wednesday that Paramount Prince will race Sept 12 in the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie Racetrack.

Horse Racing

Paramount Prince wins 164th King's Plate at Woodbine in Toronto

Paramount Prince, with Patrick Husbands aboard, went wire-to-wire to capture the $1-million King's Plate on Sunday at Woodbine Racetrack.

Horse Racing

Full field of 17 chase history in the King's Plate

Seventeen sophomores, including Woodbine Oaks winner Elysian Field, and Plate Trial victor Paramount Prince will contest the $1 million King’s Plate, first leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown at Woodbine

Horse Racing

Elysian Field, Paramount Prince in 17-horse King's Plate field

Oaks winner Elysian Field and Plate Trial champion Paramount Prince will highlight the 17-horse field for the $1-million King's Plate.

Horse Racing

Oaks winner Elysian Field, Plate Trial victor Paramount Prince to run in King's Plate

Mark Casse, the trainer for both horses, said Elysian Field and Paramount Prince will be in the field for the first leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown on Aug. 20 at Woodbine Racetrack.

Horse Racing

Churchill Downs extends trainer Baffert's ban through 2024

Churchill Downs is extending Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension through 2024. Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Monday it was continuing Baffert’s ban citing “continued concerns regarding the threat to the safety and integrity of racing he poses to CDI-owned racetracks.”

Horse Racing

Arcangelo wins Belmont Stakes to make Antonucci first female trainer to win

Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, making the 47-year-old Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race.

Horse Racing

Baffert's National Treasure wins Preakness, hours after one of his horses euthanized

Bob Baffert’s National Treasure won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ending Mage’s Triple Crown bid in the trainer’s return from a suspension — and just hours after another of his three-year-old horses was euthanized on the track.

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Horse Racing

Patches O'Houlihan, Canada's reigning horse of the year, is euthanized after injury

Horse Racing

Hall of Fame horse trainer Lukas, a winner of 15 Triple Crown races, dies at 89

CHL

From rink to racetrack, Knights coach Hunter eyes cup sweep at Woodbine

Horse Racing

Sovereignty beats Journalism to win Belmont Stakes at Saratoga

Horse Racing

Journalism survives late bump, rallies to win Preakness

Horse Racing

Derby winner Sovereignty won't run in Preakness

Horse Racing

Sovereignty outduels favorite Journalism to win 151st Kentucky Derby

Horse Racing

Rain in forecast for 151st Kentucky Derby

Horse Racing

The 151st Kentucky Derby could be a mudder's delight with rain in the forecast

Horse Racing

Sierra Leone wins $7M Breeders’ Cup Classic; Queen's Plate winner Moira takes Filly & Mare Turf

Horse Racing

Strong stretch run earns Vitality Prince of Wales Stakes race win

Horse Racing

Kelce’s new racehorse Swift Delivery finishes second in Toronto race

Kansas City Chiefs

Kelce buys a stake in horse named Swift Delivery

Horse Racing

Caitlinhergrtness wins $1 million King's Plate in the 1st leg of the Canadian triple crown

Horse Racing

King's Plate called off due to heavy rains

Wilson on being first female jockey to win King's Plate, this weekend's race and more

Other Sports

Canada's Wilson sets all-time purse earnings record by a female jockey

Horse Racing

Dornoch pulls off upset to win first Belmont Stakes run at Saratoga racecourse

Horse Racing

Belmont with Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners could be the best of these Triple Crown races

Horse Racing

Seize the Grey wins Preakness, ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid

Horse Racing

Debate lingers over restoring the prestige of the Preakness

Other Sports

Preakness favourite Muth ruled out after spiking a fever

Horse Racing

Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby in 3-horse photo finish

Horse Racing

Owner of Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth appeals denial to run in the Kentucky Derby

Horse Racing

Encino out of the 150th Kentucky Derby with leg issue. Epic Ride joins the 20-horse field

Horse Racing

Canadian Triple Crown opens with King's Plate on Aug. 17 at Woodbine Racetrack

Horse Racing

Belmont Stakes to be held at Saratoga, shortened in 2024

Horse Racing

Touch'n Ride wins Breeders' Stakes thriller

Horse Racing

Stage set for Breeders' Stakes at Woodbine

Horse Racing

Favourite Master of The Seas captures $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile turf race

Horse Racing

Velocitor wins 88th Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie

Horse Racing

King's Plate winner Paramount Prince to run in Prince of Wales

Horse Racing

Paramount Prince wins 164th King's Plate at Woodbine in Toronto

Horse Racing

Full field of 17 chase history in the King's Plate

Horse Racing

Elysian Field, Paramount Prince in 17-horse King's Plate field

Horse Racing

Oaks winner Elysian Field, Plate Trial victor Paramount Prince to run in King's Plate

Horse Racing

Churchill Downs extends trainer Baffert's ban through 2024

Horse Racing

Arcangelo wins Belmont Stakes to make Antonucci first female trainer to win

Horse Racing

Baffert's National Treasure wins Preakness, hours after one of his horses euthanized