Award winners can settle it on the track in Pegasus
If nothing else, the Pegasus race will present a rare opportunity to find out which awards ceremony got it right, since both California Chrome and Arrogate are hurtling in that direction.
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Enhanced testing, security measures in place for Pegasus World Cup
Horses entered in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup on Jan. 28 at Gulfstream Park will be subjected to additional security and testing requirements.
Race of the Day: Monday, Jan. 16 (8:05)
Ft. Lauderdale Stakes Preview (12:35)
Santa Anita looking to add day as makeup for cancellation
Santa Anita officials hope to add a day of racing in the coming months as a makeup for canceling Thursday's program because of wet conditions.
Vale Dori looks to jump to top of older mare division
Now that Beholder is safely retired after what is certain to be recognized as a fourth championship season, there is the usual vacuum of power at the top of the division.
Race of the Day: Sunday, Jan. 15 (5:44)
SoCal Report: Friday, Jan. 13 (10:45)
Scott Stevens eyes big day at Turf Paradise
Scott Stevens was in a funk. The new year was 10 days old, and after 17 rides at Turf Paradise he still was looking for his first winner.
La Canada Stakes Preview (3:44)
Race of the Day: Saturday, Jan. 14 (11:29)
Marshua's River Stakes Preview (7:08)
Everything you need to know about the Pegasus Cup
The racing world is laser-focused on South Florida right now, where 12 of the best horses in the world will square off in just a couple of weeks at Gulfstream Park for a whopping $12 million.
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Jazil Stakes Preview (7:27)
Pippin Stakes Preview (5:53)
Gormley passes first Kentucky Derby test
January may be barely a week old, but for many the real road to the May 6 Kentucky Derby began Saturday at Santa Anita in a sloppy-track Sham Stakes.
Race of the Day: Friday, Jan. 13 (11:22)
Trainer banned from entries in 2017 Breeders' Cup
The trainer Ron Ellis will not be allowed to enter any horses in the 2017 Breeders' Cup under a formal adoption of a sanction by Breeders' Cup on Tuesday.
Weekend Warrior: Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (5:30)
Weekend Warrior: Hal's Hope Stakes (4:15)
Winter racing is not quite what it used to be
It's a new year and to many that means renewed optimism and hope that no matter what last year looked like this next 12 months is sure to be better.
Weekend Warrior: Fire Plug Stakes (4:07)
DRF Breeding report (10:16)
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Weekend Wrap: Santa Ynez Stakes (5:51)
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Blue Tone goes off turf for victory in San Gabriel
Blue Tone has been a source of high expectations for trainer Bob Hess Jr., the sort of horse expected to develop into an important stakes winner since a maiden win at Hollywood Park.
Race of the Day: Wednesday, Jan. 11 (9:09)
Weekend Wrap: Dania Beach (3:18)
Gormley gets the better of American Anthem in Sham
Gormley is named for a famed British sculptor, but it is trainer John Shirreffs who is molding Antony Gormley's namesake into one of the top prospects for the Kentucky Derby.
Race of the Day: Sunday, Jan. 8 (10:20)
Watch This Cat looks good in Las Cienegas win
In Saturday's $98,000 Las Cienegas Stakes for fillies and mares at 6-1/2 furlongs on a muddy track, Watch This Cat rallied three wide to win the first stakes of her career.
Made You Look rallies to win Dania Beach
Making his first start since a middling run in the Breeders' Cup, Made You Look unleashed a furious outside rally after turning for home to post a 2-1/2-length triumph Saturday.
Chrome gets early morning farewell at Los Alamitos
A dozen or so of California Chrome's loyal fans were gathered at Art Sherman's Los Alamitos barn in the wee hours of a chilly Friday morning to pay homage to their chestnut hero.
American Gal out following surgery to remove bone chip
American Gal, among the top 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita and one of the Kaleem Shah-owned runners previously trained by Bob Baffert, will be out 60 days after undergoing minor surgery.
Sunshine Millions purses take $300,000 cut this year
The Sunshine Millions has been a favorite of fans and horsemen alike each January since its inception in 2003.
Horse of the Year finalists named
Arrogate and California Chrome battled it out in the Breeders' Cup Classic and are the leading contenders for Horse of the Year after they were named as two of the three finalists.
Cracking the Code
Dr. James MacLeod of the U. of Kentucky describes advances in equine genetic testing. Duncan Taylor of Taylor Made analyzes whether horse owners/breeders are embracing it.
Baffert's loss a gain for other trainers
Kaleem Shah's decision to remove his horses from the Bob Baffert stable this week has provided juicy grist for social media mavens.
Ladies Handicap Preview (6:28)
American Pharoah colt born in Kentucky
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah's first foal has arrived.
El Areeb takes first step toward Kentucky Derby
Trainer Cal Lynch believes El Areeb could be the best horse he's trained in a 20-year career and, after the colt's performance in Monday's Grade 3, $150,000 Jerome Stakes.
Horse Racing weekend recap (1:41)
Weekend Wrap: American Oaks (5:23)
San Pasqual win may put Midnight Storm in Pegasus Cup
Consecutive stakes wins on off tracks for Midnight Storm may lead to a start in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 28.
Arrogate scratched from San Pasqual due to track conditions
Arrogate, the winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Nov. 5, will be withdrawn from Sunday's $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita because of track conditions.
Masochistic disqualified from Breeders' Cup purse money
Masochistic was formally disqualified on Friday from a second-place finish in the $1,365,000 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 5 because of the presence of a banned steroid.
Proposed tax rules would benefit horseplayers
On Thursday, the IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued proposed new rules that would greatly benefit horseplayers.
Agreement reached for Keen Ice to start in Pegasus World Cup
Donegal Racing and the brothers Jerry and Ronnie Frankel have reached a partnership agreement to start Donegal's Keen Ice in the $12 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream.
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