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Headley, longtime trainer with 902 wins, dies
Santa Anita officials said Bruce Headley, the famed thoroughbred trainer, died at an Arcadia hospital from the effects of a stroke. He was 86.
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Golden Gate Fields to open after virus outbreak
Golden Gate Fields will resume live racing on Jan. 15 after being closed for over a month due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
Horse Racing
Oaklawn Park to welcome limited attendance
Oaklawn Park in Arkansas plans to allow limited fans during its winter-spring horse racing meet that runs Jan. 22-May 1.
Horse Racing
Belmont winner Tiz the Law retired on vet's advice
Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law has been suddenly retired on the advice of a veterinarian after an X-ray revealed bone bruising in the colt's front leg.
Horse Racing
2-year-old colt fatally hurt in race at Santa Anita
A 2-year-old colt racing in the $80,150 Eddie Logan Stakes at Santa Anita was fatally injured Sunday, becoming the Southern California track's first fatality since June.
Horse Racing
Charlatan claims Grade 1 win in Malibu Stakes
Charlatan tracked favorite Nashville to the quarter pole and then drew off to a 4 1/2-length victory in the $300,000 Malibu Stakes on Santa Anita's opening day.
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Champion British jockey handed 3-month ban
Oisin Murphy, the champion jockey of British horse racing was banned from riding for three months on Friday following a positive test for cocaine.
Golden Gate Fields suspends racing through Nov.
Golden Gate Fields has suspended live horse racing through the end of November because of the surging coronavirus.
Horse Racing
Flanery retiring as president of Churchill Downs
Kevin Flanery, who has been Churchill Downs' president since July 2009, will retire at the end of this year, the track announced Wednesday.
Horse Racing
Jockey Rosario notches 3,000th career win
Jockey Joel Rosario earned his 3,000th career victory in a race at Aqueduct in New York.
Horse Racing
Authentic's Breeders' Cup track record updated
Authentic's track-record time in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland has been updated to 1:59.60 after a review of multiple sources and camera angles.
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DQ'd Derby winner Maximum Security retired
Maximum Security, disqualified after crossing the finish line first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby, has been retired to stud.
Horse Racing
Authentic retired after Breeders' Cup Classic win
Authentic, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic, will stand at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, next year for a breeding fee of $75,000.
Horse Racing
Authentic goes wire-to-wire to capture BC Classic
Authentic, the Kentucky Derby champion and Preakness runner-up, won a 2¼-length victory over Improbable at the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Horse Racing
Order of Australia wins Breeders' Cup Mile at 73-1
Order of Australia, a 73-1 longshot who was in the race following a scratch and with a substitute rider aboard, won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile on Saturday.
Horse Racing
Absolutely Aiden euthanized after suffering injury
Absolutely Aiden has been euthanized following an injury suffered in a chain-reaction incident that toppled several riders about 200 yards short of the finish in the $150,000 Lafayette Stakes on Saturday.
Horse Racing
Essential Quality captures Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Essential Quality took charge in the stretch to overtake 94-1 long shot Hot Rod Charlie and win the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile by three-quarters of a length.
Betting guide for the 2020 Breeders' Cup
From the opening race to the Classic, Chris Fallica and Anita Marks give their picks for Breeders' Cup races this weekend
Horse Racing
Baffert adds oversight after medication violations
Two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert, who has had multiple horses test positive for medication violations, is taking steps to "do better,'' including hiring outside oversight.
Horse Racing
Improbable is 5-2 favorite for Breeders' Cup
Improbable is the 5-2 favorite for the Breeders' Cup, ahead of Tiz the Law (3-1) and Maximum Security (7-2).
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