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Baffert Back From Ban, Wins Preakness With National Treasure After Another Horse Euthanized

BALTIMORE—Bob Baffert choked back tears and his voice cracked while he tried to juggle the conflicting feelings of seeing one of his horses win the Preakness Stakes hours after another was euthanized on the same track. “This business is twists and turns, ups and downs,” the Hall of Fame trainer said. “To win this—losing that…


Bob Baffert’s National Treasure Wins Preakness, Hours After Another of His Horses Was Euthanized

BALTIMORE—Bob Baffert’s National Treasure won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ending Mage’s Triple Crown bid in the trainer’s return from a suspension—and just hours after another of his 3-year-old horses was euthanized on the track. Baffert headed to the winner’s circle on the same day that his colt Havnameltdown went down with a fatal left…


Corach Rambler Wins After Activists Delay Grand National

LIVERPOOL, England—In the end, nothing could stop Corach Rambler in another eventful edition of the Grand National. The 8–1 favorite produced a strong finish to win the world-famous horse race, which was delayed for 15 minutes Saturday after animal rights activists scaled fences around the perimeter of the course and got onto the track. Some…


More Than 100 Arrested as Activists Delay Grand National

The Grand National, one of the world’s most famous horse races, was delayed Saturday after animal rights activists scaled fences around the perimeter of Aintree racecourse and got onto the track. A total of 118 people were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and public nuisance offenses in a bid to disrupt the race, Merseyside…


Racehorse Dies at Los Alamitos; 17th Fatality This Year

CYPRESS, Calif.—A 4-year-old filly at Los Alamitos Race Course has suffered a sudden death, becoming the track’s 17th racehorse to die this year. Pistachio Princess died Nov. 21, according to the California Horse Racing Board. The filly had 19 starts in her career and two first-place finishes, with wins at Santa Anita in March and…


8th Horse Dies From Training Injury at Santa Anita Park This Year

ARCADIA, Calif.—A 2-year-old colt who had not yet had a race died while training at Santa Anita Park, state horse racing officials announced. Majestic Sam died Nov. 19 after suffering an unspecified training injury at the Arcadia track. The website Equibase shows that he completed a workout that day and recorded the seventh-fastest time out…


Horse Collapses, Dies at Del Mar Racetrack

DEL MAR, Calif.—A racehorse collapsed and died at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on the opening day of the track’s fall season. “The 5-year-old gelding Kazuhiko collapsed and died while walking back to the barn after the 5th race at Del Mar … a sudden death,” Mike Marten, spokesman for the California Horse Racing Board, told…


Racehorse Collapses, Dies After Finishing 4th at Los Alamitos

CYPRESS, Calif.—Another horse has died in a racing accident at Los Alamitos Race Course, state horse racing officials have confirmed. Smokin Hot Fire was a 2-year-old gelding with five career races. He collapsed after crossing the finish line in fourth place at the end of the July 31 night’s race. His cause of death was…


Siena’s Palio: 90 Seconds of Sheer Medieval Madness

“For the Sienese life story: You’re born…there’s the Palio…and then you die.” That’s how my friend Roberto explains the importance of Italy’s world-famous horse race, the Palio di Siena, which takes place twice every summer on July 2 and August 16. The city’s residents hurl themselves into the traditional revelry of the event with abandon….


Kentucky Derby Winner Rich Strike Not Running in Preakness

Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness after his major upset to win the Kentucky Derby, keeping horse racing from having a Triple Crown winner for a fourth consecutive year. Owner Rich Dawson made the stunning announcement Thursday, 10 days before the race in Maryland. Dawson said he and trainer Eric Reed agreed to…