There has been a renewed focus placed on animal welfare in recent years after 66 horse fatalities at the Grand National Festival since 2000 ...

A post-mortem states a severe respiratory infection is likely to have contributed to the death of Grand National runner ...

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The horse racing world is mourning the loss of an accomplished harness driver after a racing accident earlier this month. Hunter Myers, 27, passed away from injuries he sustained during a race ...

Thorpedo Anna won the Grade I Apple Blossom Handicap and Carl Spackler landed the Grade I Maker's Mark Mile, polishing ...

End of Bay Area horse racing forces ‘back side’ families out of tack room shelters, RVs and schools 5,000 residents, workers could be forced to move from Alameda County fairgrounds next month ...

A horse that collapsed during the Grand National has died. Celebre d'Allen was pulled up - stopped from racing - by rider Micheal Nolan after the final fence of the 30-fence race at Aintree on 5 ...

Workers in the horse racing industry say it's common practice across Australia to drug horses for track work and general handling. They say this is a safety concern putting riders, handlers ...

A harness driver died after a serious accident during a horse race at The Hollywood Casino at The Meadows in Washington County. Twenty-seven-year-old Hunter Myers died Thursday morning "after a ...

A former reporter and editor at Sports Illustrated, Menez covered an array of sports, including horse racing, for the magazine and its website for almost 14 years. Between 2010 and 2012 ...

Frankie Dettori's switch to riding in the U.S. and the rivalry of owners Mike Repole and John Stewart are just two of the ...

“I’m a big advocate of a ‘win and you’re in’ incentive, like they do with another iconic race – the Melbourne Cup. I want to see good, in-form horses running in the National, not a ...