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Cheltenham Festival 2026 LIVE: Latest updates from Champion Day
The 2026 Cheltenham Festival is under way with the Champion Hurdle providing set to highlight the first of the four-day racing extravaganza.
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Gaming
Champions Stable: Equestrian Dynasty coming to PC, consoles
The horse racing management sim is set for launch in 2026.
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.
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
Forever Young wins $7M Breeders' Cup Classic
Forever Young beat defending champion Sierra Leone by a half-length to win the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Del Mar.
Horse Racing
Ted Noffey captures Breeders' Cup Juvenile win
Ted Noffey won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile by one length to stamp himself as the winter favorite for next year's Kentucky Derby.
Horse Racing
Derby winner Sovereignty out for Breeders' Cup
Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty will not compete in the Breeders' Cup on Saturday due to a fever.
Horse Racing
Melbourne Cup: All-time records and statistics
The Melbourne Cup began in 1861 and has since become Australia's most iconic horse race. Over the years, it has produced incredible moments and records. Here's a look at some of the key facts, stats, and history from the Cup's rich past.
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NFL
Bradshaw may get Breeders' Cup slot as filly wins
A filly co-owned by 77-year-old Fox NFL analyst and Pro Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw won a race to set up a potential start in the $2 million Breeders' Cup.
Horse Racing
Fierceness beats Journalism to win Pacific Classic
Fierceness overcame a poor start to win the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar over Preakness winner Journalism.
Horse Racing
Secretariat Triple Crown jockey Turcotte, 84, dies
Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died. He was 84.
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.
Top Headlines
- Horse racing's HOF overhauls voting process
- Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury dies at 92
- Sovereignty named top horse at Eclipse Awards
- So Happy wins $200K San Vicente Stakes
- Veteran jockey Gregg McCarron dies at age 77
- Crump, 1st female jockey in KY Derby, dies at 77
- Santa Anita postpones opening day to Dec. 28