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Al Kazeem too strong for Camelot at Royal Ascot
Al Kazeem easily beat Camelot on Wednesday in the Prince of Wales' Stakes, the feature race on day two of the Royal Ascot meeting, to underline the ...
Dawn Approach wins, Animal Kingdom loses at Ascot
Dawn Approach won the St James's Palace Stakes on the opening day at Royal Ascot following a thrilling race and a photo finish with Toronado on ...
Animal Kingdom travels from US seeking 1 last win
Australian superstar Black Caviar made a 10,000-mile (16,000-kilometer) roundtrip to light up last year's Royal Ascot. Twelve months later, another ...
The late Henry Cecil to be honored at Royal Ascot
Organizers of Royal Ascot say a string of tributes will be made in honor of the late trainer Henry Cecil at next week's meeting. A minute's silence ...
Palace Malice scores upset in Belmont Stakes
Palace Malice took charge on the turn for home and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, holding off Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow and Kentucky Derby ...
British trainer charged in doping scandal
A trainer was charged Friday with administering anabolic steroids to nine of his horses in the second doping scandal to rock British racing in recent ...
Derby winner Orb 3-1 favorite for Belmont
Kentucky Derby winner Orb is the horse to beat in the Belmont Stakes. Despite finishing fourth behind Oxbow in the Preakness, Orb was made the 3-1 ...
Ruler of the World wins English Derby
Ruler of the World won the 234th English Derby by 1 ½ lengths on Saturday as pre-race favorite Dawn Approach finished last in the 12-horse race.
Dettori last in 1st race back after 6-month ban
Back in the saddle after serving a six-month ban for cocaine use, Frankie Dettori finished last in his first race Friday. Dettori, one of the world's ...
Al-Zarooni withdraws appeal of 8-year ban
Former Godolphin trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni has withdrawn an appeal against his eight-year worldwide ban for doping race horses at his stables in ...
Irish jockey Ahern gets 10-year ban for corruption
The British Horseracing Authority has been banned Irish jockey Eddie Ahern for 10 years for violating corruption rules. The 35-year-old Ahern was ...
Godolphin scandal widens with more failed tests
The Godolphin doping scandal deepened Monday with the British Horseracing Authority announcing that seven more horses have tested positive for ...
Horse racing chiefs widen doping probe
The British Horseracing Authority has widened the scope of a doping investigation that was launched last month after a trainer admitted to giving ...
Dettori admits cocaine use led to racing ban
Jockey Frankie Dettori has confirmed that his suspension from racing was because of cocaine use. The Italian-born rider received the global six-month ...
Veteran Godolphin trainer to run doping-hit yard
Godolphin's longest-serving trainer will assume temporary control of its doping-tainted stables in England following Mahmood Al Zarooni's suspension ...
Al-Zarooni lodges appeal against 8-year ban
Former Godolphin trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni launched an appeal Tuesday against the severity of his eight-year worldwide ban for doping race horses at ...
2000 Guineas winner Dawn Approach set for Derby
Dawn Approach will run in next month's English Derby after his victory in the 2,000 Guineas on Saturday. After winning the first classic of the ...
Hughes wins 1,000 Guineas for 1st classic victory
Champion jockey Richard Hughes claimed his first winner in an English classic by riding Sky Lantern to victory in the 1,000 Guineas on Sunday. The 9-1 ...
Orb comes from behind to win Kentucky Derby
Orb splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, giving U.S. Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his first victory in the ...
Dawn Approach wins 2000 Guineas for Godolphin
Dawn Approach extended his unbeaten record by winning the 2,000 Guineas on Saturday, bringing some joy for Godolphin after its involvement in a recent ...
Doping scandals hang over 1000, 2000 Guineas
Shaken by the recent doping confessions of two high-profile trainers, British horse racing is under a cloud heading into the first two classics of the ...
Orb installed as 7-2 favorite for Kentucky Derby
Orb has been made the early 7-2 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with undefeated Verrazano the second choice in a full field of 20 horses. Trained by ...
Godolphin trainer thought steroid use legal
Trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni brought the anabolic steroids that led to his eight-year ban in his luggage from Dubai and never recorded in medical books ...