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Ronnie Wood's horse has shot at British Grand National run

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is hoping for a shot at winning the world’s most grueling steeplechase with a not so wild horse

Jockey Kent Desormeaux rides 6,000th career winner

Jockey Kent Desormeaux rallied X S Gold over the final furlong at Santa Anita to earn his 6,000th career victory

Jockey Victor Espinoza eyeing comeback in mid-February

Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor Espinoza says doctors have cleared him to resume his Hall of Fame riding career

Chris Kay resigns as CEO of New York Racing Association

Chris Kay has resigned after 5 1/2 years as chief executive officer and president of the New York Racing Association

Accelerate the early favorite to win Pegasus World Cup

No surprise: BC Classic winner Accelerate the early favorite at the Pegasus World Cup

Kentucky Derby purse up to $3 million; 1st boost in 14 years

Kentucky Derby purse raised to $3 million, an increase of $1 million; 1st boost in 14 years

Jockey Espinoza returns to exercising horses after injury

Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza returns to exercising horses at Santa Anita for 1st time since being seriously injured in training accident last summer

Horse of Year finalists: Justify, Accelerate, Monomoy Girl

Justify, Accelerate and Monomoy Girl selected as Eclipse Award finalists for Horse of the Year

Baffert sweeps Grade 1 2-year-old races at Los Alamitos

Bob Baffert swept the CashCall Futurity and Starlet for 2-year-olds, winning the Grade 1 races for the second straight year at Los Alamitos

Frank Mirahmadi to take over as Santa Anita race caller

Frank Mirahmadi will become Santa Anita’s new race caller when the winter meet begins Dec. 26, replacing Michael Wrona who was let go after two years

Rick Pitino's equine namesake falls to 0-5 at Del Mar

It’s another loss for Pitino the horse. The colt is winless in five career starts

Cross Counter wins Melbourne Cup for Godolphin

Breeders' Cup bumped up to 14 races, $30 million in purses

Back at Churchill Downs for the first time since 2011, the Breeders’ Cup has a new race and bigger prize money

Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano rides 5,000th winner

Javier Castellano won consecutive races to give the Hall of Fame jockey his 5,000th career victory in North America

Best Solution and Northern Ireland jockey win Caulfied Cup

Ex-jockey Valenzuela pleads guilty to domestic violence

Former jockey Patrick Valenzuela has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence for slapping his girlfriend at a Southern California restaurant

Swedish long-shot wins Yonkers International Trot

Swedish long-shot Cruzado Dela Noche of Sweden won the $1 million Yonkers International Trot at Yonkers Raceway

Agent: Jockey Espinoza plans comeback in late December

Enable wins Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for 2nd straight year

Enable wins Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for 2nd straight year

McKinzie wins $1M Pa Derby off 6-month break for Baffert

McKinzie returned from a six-month break to win the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby by 1 3/4 lengths for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert

Shirley Day Smith, fixture among racing media, dies at 99

Shirley Day Smith, fixture among horse racing media for decades, dies at 99

J.R. Todd goes back-to-back in Funny Car at Indy

J.R. Todd successfully defended his Funny Car title at the Chevrolet Performance Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway

Catholic Boy wins Travers Stakes at Saratoga

Catholic Boy pulls away from Mendelssohn in the stretch and captures the $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course

Chad Brown, on home track, has 2 favorites for Travers

Trainer Chad Brown has 2 favorites for Travers, a race that is very much close to home

Good Magic the favorite for Travers Stakes

Good Magic the favorite for Travers Stakes at Saratoga

Jockey Drayden Van Dyke wins record-tying 7 races at Del Mar

Jockey Drayden Van Dyke won a record-tying seven races at Del Mar, including the $200,000 Del Mar Mile

Santa Anita to rename race in honor of American Pharoah

Santa Anita will rename a Grade 1 stakes race in honor of 2015 Triple Crown champion American Pharoah

Santa Anita, Keeneland, Del Mar are Breeders' Cup sites

Santa Anita, Keeneland, Del Mar to host next three Breeders’ Cup Championships

Altanta becomes 14th filly to win Hambletonian

Good Magic romps in $1 million Haskell at Monmouth Park

OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) Good Magic, the 1-2 favorite, rolled to a three-length victory in the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Sunday at Monmouth Park.