Bentornato has recorded four workouts since his victory at Churchill Downs, including an Oct. 18 breeze at Keeneland, where he went five furlongs in 1:00. The dark bay colt seems primed for a ...

Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith took a minute to remember his very first horse. He recounted his many adventures with a little black pony that his father bought him. The pony was named Stormy and ...

The Breeders’ Cup World Championships is the biggest event in global horse racing: if the Triple Crown is the equine equivalent of the Super Bowl, then the Breeders’ Cup is like the equine Olympic ...

Maryland-based trainer Michael Trombetta and his assistant, Chris Aro, chat about John Deere Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies ...

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport involving two or more horses ridden by a jockey over a set distance. Although its origins are somewhat unclear, the sport has been enjoyed by horse ...

In the California-bred’s final race, he registered a spectacular performance that belongs near the top of the Breeders’ Cup’s greatest races. Finally, there was a back-to-back winner of the Breeders’ ...

Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in Louisville, Ky., is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby ...

Birthdate: June 1, 1945 Birthplace: Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Residence: Arcadia, Calif. Family: Wife, Dottie Ingordo-Shirreffs Trainer John Shirreffs will forever be linked to equine sensation Zenyatta, ...

Formed in 1994, Godolphin is the international division composed of the top horses owned by members of Dubai's royal family. Godolphin has won more than 285 Grade 1 or Group 1 races in 14 countries.

Edgar Morales, a native of Puerto Rico, came to the U.S. as a teenager and started galloping horses for trainers in Louisiana during the 2010s, following his older brother, jockey Roberto Morales.

If you’ve opened this story you probably are interested in the Kentucky Derby but might not know a whole lot about horse racing or the Triple Crown. Never fear, America’s Best Racing is here to ...

An exciting Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is in the books, and now a solid field of 3-year-old racehorses is lined up to compete in the historic 150 th running of the Preakness Stakes ...