Category: Horse Racing Betting

Irish jockey Michael O’Sullivan died on Sunday, 10 days after sustaining injuries in a fall at Thurles Racecourse in Ireland, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) said.

White Abarrio won the $3 million Pegasus World Cup with a dominant performance at Gulfstream on Saturday.

Thorpedo Anna won Horse of the Year and Champion Three-Year-Old Filly at the Eclipse Awards by a landslide. Other winners included Moira as Champion Female Turf Horse, National Treasure as Champion Older Male, and Godolphin repeating as Champion Owner and Breeder. Get all the winners, details about them, and the vote totals here.

Thorpedo Anna won Horse of the Year honors at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night, becoming only the second 3-year-old filly to beat male competition for the top trophy.

A flare-up of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend.

Santa Anita Park postponed Friday’s racing program until Jan. 16 because of poor air quality forecast in Arcadia, near the Eaton Fire.

Barnes defeated stablemate Romanesque by 5½ lengths to win the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert in a field of Kentucky Derby hopefuls on Saturday at Santa Anita.

As this year ends and we look ahead to the new year, it is time to take a look back at the highs and lows of 2024 and remember those people and horses that we lost.

At Sha Tin on Sunday, favorite Romantic Warrior won his third Longines Hong Kong Cup over Liberty Island with Tastiera third. Get the results, chart, and photos here.

Also on opening day for Santa Anita, favorite Raging Torrent won the Malibu Stakes (G1) by 2 1/2 lengths over Stronghold and Imagination. Also on the card, Kopion won the La Brea Stakes (G1) and J B Strikes Back won the Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes (G2). Get the results, chart, and photos here.