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Favored Vekoma cruises to Blue Grass victory at Keeneland

Vekoma easily wins Blue Grass at Keeneland and takes big step toward Kentucky Derby

Horse deaths put Santa Anita under scrutiny on big race day

Santa Anita is facing enormous scrutiny, and not just because this weekend is the biggest race day of the year

Keeneland spring meet opens Thursday for 1st time since 1959

Keeneland begins 16-day spring meet that opens on Thursday for first time in 60 years

23rd horse dies at Santa Anita after racing accident

A two-horse spill in the $100,000 San Simeon Stakes at Santa Anita has led to the 23rd equine fatality at the Southern California track

Maximum Security wins Florida Derby, earns Kentucky berth

Maximum Security bolted from the gate and never got caught, going wire-to-wire to win the Florida Derby

Plus Que Parfait rallies to win UAE Derby; is Derby next?

Plus Que Parfait wins $2.5 million UAE Derby with Jose Ortiz aboard; is Kentucky Derby next?

Racing resumes at Santa Anita after 3 ½-week shutdown

Racing is underway at Santa Anita for the first time since it was stopped nearly a month ago following the deaths of 22 horses

Owner: City is trying to take racetrack by eminent domain

Board weighs new rules after 22 horse deaths at Santa Anita

The California Horse Racing Board is weighing new safety and medication rules in the wake of 22 horse deaths at Santa Anita

Hidden Scroll the favorite for Florida Derby

Hidden Scroll has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park

Cutting Humor wins Sunland Derby to enter Ky Derby picture

Cutting Humor edged Anothertwistafate to win the $800,000 Sunland Derby and enter the picture for the Kentucky Derby

By My Standards a surprise winner of $1M Louisiana Derby

By My Standards passed three horses down the stretch to win the $1 million Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds Race course

Racetrack owner: No plan to keep Preakness in Baltimore

The Pimlico Race Course owner says there’s no plan to keep the signature Preakness Stakes race in Baltimore, despite what Mayor Catherine Pugh has said

Sire of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah dies at 13

Pioneerof the Nile, sire of 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, dies at 13

Santa Anita set to resume racing on March 29

Santa Anita plans to resume racing on March 29, pending approval of new safety and medication rules by the California Horse Racing Board

Long Range Toddy upsets Improbable in Rebel at Oaklawn

Long Range Toddy upset Improbable in the first division of the $750,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn to insert the colt into the Kentucky Derby picture

Prosecutors look into spate of horse deaths at Santa Anita

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office says it has assigned investigators to help look into a spate of 22 horse deaths at Santa Anita.

22nd horse suffers fatal injuries at Santa Anita

Altior ties world record with 18th straight win over jumps

Santa Anita resumes limited training on main dirt track

Code of Honor wins Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream

Code of Honor wins Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park for McGaughey, Velazquez

Winx breaks Group One world record with win at Randwick

Seven-year-old mare Winx set a world record Saturday for Group One wins following a come-from-behind victory in the Chipping Norton Stakes at Royal Randwick

Roadster wins at Santa Anita, back on Ky Derby trail

Roadster, idle since a third-place finish Sept. 3, returned to the races with a 2 1/2-length victory in the $57,000 feature at Santa Anita

Santa Anita to reopen after soil testing completed

Jockey Craig Perret among 9 finalists for racing HOF

New blow to horse racing as more equine flu cases announced

Four new cases of equine flu have been reported by the British Horseracing Authority in a blow to the sport’shopes of resuming action on Wednesday

Horse racing in UK off until Wednesday at earliest over flu

Horse racing in Britain has been canceled until Wednesday at the earliest over an outbreak of equine flu

Horse racing canceled in Britain over flu outbreak

Horse racing has been cancelled in Britain on Thursday due to an equine flu outbreak

Game Winner among 362 horses eligible for Triple Crown

Unbeaten Game Winner among 362 3-year-old thoroughbreds made eligible during early nomination period to compete in Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes

Mucho Gusto wins Robert Lewis for Baffert at Santa Anita

Mucho Gusto won the $150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes by 4¾ lengths, earning 10 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby