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Champions Stable: Equestrian Dynasty coming to PC, consoles
The horse racing management sim is set for launch in 2026.
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Horse Racing
2025 Melbourne Cup Field - complete guide
It is the first Tuesday in November, which means it is time to run the Melbourne Cup and we have all the details you need to pick a winner in the big one.
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Horse Racing
As it happened: History made as Half Yours does the double
Ten years after Michelle Payne's unforgettable triumph, Jamie Melham has etched her name into the record books, becoming just the second female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, guiding Half Yours to a stunning victory.
Horse Racing
2025 Melbourne Cup Day tips: Who should you back in every race?
The biggest day on the Australian racing calendar is finally here! Not sure who to back? Not to worry, as we take you through the best selections and some value runners in Tuesday's 10-race card at the glorious Flemington racecourse.
Horse Racing
Sovereignty rallies to win Jim Dandy at Saratoga
Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes champion Sovereignty rallied after losing position heading into the final turn to win the $500,000 Jim Dandy by a length at Saratoga on Saturday.
Horse Racing
Trailer: 'Sacred Dog'
Trailer: 'Sacred Dog'
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Horse Racing
Journalism rallies in $1M Haskell Invitational win
Journalism launched a dramatic rally to win the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Saturday at Monmouth Park.
Horse Racing
Canada's reigning HOY euthanized after race injury
Patches O'Houlihan, Canada's reigning horse of the year, was euthanized Thursday.
Horse Racing
Remembering Ruffian 50 years after her breakdown at Belmont
The filly shattered her right front ankle in a match race against Kentucky Derby winner Foolish Pleasure.
Horse Racing
Harris, horse breeder, philanthropist, dies at 81
John C. Harris, a prominent figure in thoroughbred breeding and racing, has died at the age of 81.
Horse Racing
Remembering D. Wayne Lukas' legendary career as a horse trainer
Marty Smith reflects on the career of horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who died at the age of 89.
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Horse Racing
D. Wayne Lukas, Hall of Fame horse trainer, dies
D. Wayne Lukas, a Hall of Fame horse trainer who was second all time with 15 Triple Crown race wins, has died at the age of 89.
Horse Racing
Royal Ascot: Favourite Trawlerman wins Gold Cup
Favourite Trawlerman, ridden by William Buick, led all the way to win Royal Ascot's headline Gold Cup and make up for missing out last year on a sizzling hot Ladies Day afternoon on Thursday.
Horse Racing
Princess of Wales 'disappointed' to miss Ascot
The Princess of Wales will be missing the Royal Ascot following her battle with cancer.
Horse Racing
Belmont Stakes to remain at Saratoga in 2026
The Belmont Stakes is set to be run at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York for a third consecutive year in 2026.
Horse Racing
Sovereignty wins 157th running of the Belmont Stakes
Sovereignty wins the Belmont Stakes, completing two legs of this year's Triple Crown.
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Horse Racing
Who has won the Belmont Stakes? All-time winners list
The Belmont Stakes has been a staple of the horse racing season since 1867. Check out all-time winning horses and jockeys now.
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Journalism opens as 8-5 favorite for Belmont
Kentucky Derby runner-up and Preakness winner Journalism opened as the 8-5 favorite in the Belmont Stakes when post positions were drawn Monday for the final leg of the Triple Crown.
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- Forever Young wins $7M Breeders' Cup Classic
- Ted Noffey captures Breeders' Cup Juvenile win
- Derby winner Sovereignty out for Breeders' Cup
- Melbourne Cup: All-time records and statistics
- Bradshaw may get Breeders' Cup slot as filly wins
- Fierceness beats Journalism to win Pacific Classic
- Secretariat Triple Crown jockey Turcotte, 84, dies