The son of a rescued mare and a stallion secured with a few bucks and a handshake’ – our series continues with an unlikely ...

Bad weather forecast forces two-day postponement, Saudi Cup ruled out for former world #1, Kentucky Downs contest gets G1 status –all this and more in our weekly digest of recent international racing ...

Patricia McQueen continues her popular series with a magisterial sweep of the equine legend’s lesser-known stakes-winning ...

Up close and personal: Thorpedo Anna (Brian Hernandez, near side) fends off Dorth Vader in the G1 Personal Ensign. Photo: NYRA / Coglianese To celebrate a remarkable year of racing action on the New ...

Flavien Prat: former French champion apprentice is now one of the top riders in the US. Photo: NYRA / Walter Wlodarcyzk Our questions are answered by the top US-based rider, who has thrived since ...

Popular former NY Horse of the Year, who won 12 races in the Empire State during a long career, is enjoying his new role at the Old Friends’ Cabin Creek offshoot Although he bears a name suggesting an ...

Number one: Ka Ying Rising and Zac Purton after a dominant performance at Sha Tin that put him back at #1 on TRC Global Rankings. Photo: Hong Kong Jockey Club After a consummate performance to extend ...

The debut of a two-year-old Camelot colt at Leopardstown over the weekend got our correspondent thinking – all the way back to the legendary Northern Dancer This is a tale about two horses you have ...

Neither injuries nor age seemed to slow down The Tin Man, who continued racing at a high level until the ripe old age of nine. (Benoit photo) In the latest edition of his hugely popular series, our ...

In the concluding part of his unmissable series detailing Secretariat’s Triple Crown season, Steve Dennis recalls the equine legend’s farewell to racing – and his subsequent life at stud With his ...

Ben Curtis: more than 1,000 winners in the UK – and now a G1 winner in the US. Photo: Hodges Photography / Fair Grounds Our questions are answered by the prolific former British-based jockey who ...

The world’s most expensive stallions are an international group, ranging from the European stalwarts Galileo, Dubawi and Frankel to seasoned Americans such as War Front and Tapit and the Japanese ...