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Tim Ritvo out as COO of horse racing's The Stronach Group

Tim Ritvo is out as chief operating officer of The Stronach Group, which runs Santa Anita

Ete Indien gets easy win in Gulfstream's Fountain of Youth

Ete Indien gets easy win in Gulfstream’s Fountain of Youth

Ray York, winning jockey in 1954 Kentucky Derby, dies at 86

Ray York, who won the 1954 Kentucky Derby aboard Determine at age 20 and rode in a record seven consecutive decades, has died

Shartin N is harness racing's Horse of the Year

Shartin N is the first older pacing mare honored as harness racing’s Horse of the Year

Kentucky Derby winner Country House retired with foot injury

Kentucky Derby winning horse Country House has been retired because of a foot ailment

Horse dies on training track at Santa Anita, 6th since Dec.

A horse died on the training track at Santa Anita last weekend, the sixth death at the track since last December

Tiger Roll gets top weight in bid for Grand National 3-peat

Nadal wins San Vicente at Santa Anita for Baffert

Nadal won the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes by three-quarters of a length, giving trainer Bob Baffert another Kentucky Derby possibility

Storm the Court among 347 horses eligible for Triple Crown

John Imbriale takes over as race caller at New York's tracks

Larry Collmus is out and John Imbriale is in as race caller and track announcer at Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga

Belinda Stronach tells AP: Horse racing got 'a wake-up call'

Belinda Stronach tells AP: Horse racing got ‘a wake-up call’

Empire Maker, Belmont winner and prolific sire, dies at 20

Empire Maker, who won the 2003 Belmont Stakes to spoil Funny Cide’s Triple Crown bid and went on to become a prolific sire, has died at age 20

Report: Vets missed chances involving Breeders' Cup fatality

Report: Vets missed chances involving Breeders’ Cup fatality

Maximum Security invited to Pegasus World Cup race

Authentic gives Baffert Ky Derby contender with Sham victory

Authentic led all the way in winning the $100,000 Sham Stakes by 7 3/4 lengths at Santa Anita

Jockey Mike Smith wins record 217th Grade 1 race

Omaha Beach won the $300,000 Malibu Stakes by 2 3/4 lengths on opening day at Santa Anita

Prosecutor finds no crime in Santa Anita horse racing deaths

The Los Angeles district attorney has found no evidence of crimes or animal cruelty in a spike in deaths at the Santa Anita Park horse track

Pegasus races to ban medication, offer lower purses

The Pegasus World Cup horse races at Florida’s Gulfstream Park next month will require horses to be medication-free on race day

Stabling, training at Aqueduct to shut down in January

Stabling and training of horses at Aqueduct will shut down Jan. 1 in an effort to consolidate operations at Belmont Park

California becoming most restrictive state for riding crops

Del Mar preemptively cancels racing for Nov. 21

Del Mar is preemptively canceling racing for Nov. 21 because of projected rain from the season’s first storm in Southern California

Irad Ortiz Jr. rides 5 winners at Aqueduct

Irad Ortiz Jr. rode five winners at Aqueduct on Monday, the second time he’s had that many in a day this year

2 horses euthanized after being injured in races at Del Mar

Two horses have been euthanized after suffering injuries during races at Del Mar, ending the track’s stretch of safe competition

Australian-bred Vow and Declare wins Melbourne Cup

Only Australian-bred runner, Vow and Declare, wins $8 million Melbourne Cup; 1st win for trainer and jockey

Vino Rosso wins Breeders' Cup Classic marred by horse injury

Vino Rosso won the $6 million Classic at the Breeders’ Cup by 4 1/4 lengths, upsetting 5-2 favorite McKinzie in a race marred by an injury to a 15-1 long shot

The Latest: 4 horses scratched by vets at Breeders' Cup

The Latest: 4 horses scratched from Breeders’ Cup races after pre-race exams by veterinarians

Storm the Court scores 45-1 upset in Breeders' Cup Juvenile

Storm the Court won the $2 million Juvenile by a neck at 45-1 odds on opening day of the Breeders’ Cup, scoring the biggest upset in the race’s 35-year history

McKinzie is lukewarm favorite in Breeders' Cup Classic

There’s plenty of good horses in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Just no standout.

Fans stream into Santa Anita for Breeders' Cup

Fans stream into Santa Anita for Breeders’ Cup amid handful of protesters

Horse racing's tragic, wild ride culminates at Breeders' Cup

Horse racing’s tragic, wild ride culminates at Breeders’ Cup