Sports
California’s racing future likely hinges on adding Historical Horse Racing machines, but they are similar to slot machines and face many hurdles.
Declining purses, field sizes and foal crops puts California racing in trouble. But if racing in California dies, can the rest of the country succeed?
The Northern California racing experiment will be coming to an end this week, effectively killing racing in the northern part of the state and having an impact statewide.
The Breeders’ Cup hasn’t had a horse fatality since 2019, but recent safety improvements in the sport still haven’t brought an end to thoroughbred deaths.
A lawsuit filed by former Santa Anita public relations director Mike Willman accuses track executives of lying during the 2019 horse fatality crisis.
For the first time since Flightline, a Southern California horse has won an Eclipse Award, with Citizen Bull taking the 2-Year-Old Male award for Bob Baffert.
California
The Lopez clan was part of a region-wide effort that amounted to an equine Dunkirk.
Imagination has nine different ownership groups. Now, he needs a win in a Triple Crown race to make a lot of people happy. Can he win Saturday’s Preakness Stakes?
Thorpedo Anna could be the star of the Breeders’ Cup, but City of Troy and Fierceness are among the favorites to win the $7-million Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Public sentiment may be moving in Baffert’s favor as some see the extended suspension as vindictive. It played a role in Breeders’ Cup going to Del Mar next year.