Horse Racing News

Michigan's Hazel Park Raceway has agreed to sell its assets and will close after nearly 70 years of harness and thoroughbred racing. The facility opened in 1949 with a five-eighths-mile track.

Balance the Budget jumped out early and went on to a more than six lengths victory Saturday in the Colonial Cup, the first Grade 1 race of the National Steeplechase Association season.

Former Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who has vowed never to return to the state of Kentucky, said he won't attend the May 4 Kentucky Oaks, even though his filly Coach Rocks will run in the race.

Audible rolled to his fourth straight victory, scoring an impressive win in the Grade 1 Florida Derby to earn 100 points in the Kentucky Derby standings, more than enough to clinch a spot in the field.

Thunder Snow upset prerace favorite West Coast to capture the Dubai World Cup on Saturday by more than five lengths.

No trainers have sent more horses to the Kentucky Derby than D. Wayne Lukas and Todd Pletcher, which may bode well for Jonathan Thomas.

Arrogate started the Dubai World Cup from the ninth gate last year and won.

A thoroughbred horse named after Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has qualified for the Kentucky Derby.

After an awesome day's racing at Rosehill Gardens for the Golden Slipper, attention turns to Warwick Farm in Sydney where the form from that very race has tab.com.au form analyst Mitchell Lamb onto good thing.

Co-favorite Noble Indy settled near the front and held off a late charge by Lone Sailor to win the $1 million Louisiana Derby by a head at the Fair Grounds Race Course on Saturday.