The ‘Sport of Kings’ Needs a Commissioner

When a male racehorse finishes its career there's a high chance that its owners will seek to put it out to stud. This is a horse racing term that effectively means it mates with female horses across the country - and sometimes the world - with the intent to produce the next generation of champion horses. Breeding is a big deal in the industry but…

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - After seven Pegasus World Cup events, it's evidently time for change. 1/ST Racing, which has hosted the entirety of the Pegasus series to this point at Gulfstream Park, is planning for two Pegasus days in 2024 - one at Gulfstream and the other at Santa Anita. Details aren't finalized and it's unclear how it would fit in the…

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Cyberknife is going into his finale as the favorite. The 4-year-old is the 5-2 morning-line top choice for Saturday's $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park, to be run at a mile and an eighth on the dirt. It'll be the final race before the winner of last year's Haskell Stakes and Arkansas Derby starts…

Everything will come to light in good time. A year ago today, we were looking ahead at 2022 wondering which freshman sire would emerge as the head of his class and set himself up for a long career as a top stallion in Kentucky. Fast forward to the middle of December 2022, and we've got a three-horse race between Bolt d'Oro, Good Magic, and Justify…

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 6:17 am |Back to: Bret Jones | Sarah K. Andrew Bret Jones is the vice president at Airdrie Stud located in Midway, KY, a 2500-acre breeding operation founded in 1972 by his parents, Governor Brereton Jones and his wife, Elizabeth. He is a graduate of the University of the South (Suwanee) and has formally been a…

Flightline's racing career was so brief that he didn't even get his full quota of fifteen minutes of fame - his six races and six wins were wrapped up in a total time spent racing of not much more than nine minutes. But he certainly made the most of his limited time on the track, posting his first top-class performance on just his third start when…

Every night (or morning), multitudes of people in everyday jobs copulate, then proceed to have extremely productive workdays. Their coital commingling does not detract from their workplace performance. If anything, the ensuing endorphin rush may only enhance it. Some athletes have been known to abstain from amorous relations before important…

Undefeated Flightline and Rich Strike, upset winner of the Kentucky Derby, head a field of eight in the Breeders' Cup Classic for the US$6-million race that also includes a horse from the barn of embattled trainer Bob Baffert. The Classic field was among the horses entered for the US$28-million, 14-race world championships on November 4-5 at…

The richest horse race in North America will take place on Saturday, the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic. With a purse of $6 million, the Breeders' Cup 2022 attracts the top horses from all over the world, with the winner also often taking home Horse of the Year honors. The Breeders' Cup Classic 2022 will take place at Keeneland Race Course and measures…

Late Saturday afternoon at Keeneland Race Course, in the undulating hills outside Lexington, undefeated four-year-old colt Flightline will run as the heavy favorite in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic. It will probably/likely/maybe/possibly be Flightline's final race before vanning 10 miles west to Lane's End Farm, where he will stand as a…

The horse racing world closes out a thrilling year with the 39th edition of the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland, with coverage exclusively across NBC, USA Network, NBCSports.com and Peacock. The Breeders' Cup is horse racing's last hurrah of the year. Horses from around the globe will compete in 14 races over two days, with the…

Undefeated Flightline and Rich Strike, upset winner of the Kentucky Derby, head a field of nine for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with trainer Todd Pletcher pre-entering two horses for the US$6 million race that also includes a horse from the barn of embattled trainer Bob Baffert. Trained by John Sadler, Flightline is 5-0 in his career, winning his…

Undefeated Flightline and Rich Strike, upset winner of the Kentucky Derby, head a field of nine for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with trainer Todd Pletcher pre-entering two horses for the $6 million race that also includes a horse from the barn of embattled trainer Bob Baffert. Trained by John Sadler, Flightline is 5-0 in his career, winning his…

Undefeated Flightline and Rich Strike, upset winner of the Kentucky Derby, head a field of nine for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with trainer Todd Pletcher pre-entering two horses for the $6 million race that also includes a horse from the barn of embattled trainer Bob Baffert. Trained by John Sadler, Flightline is 5-0 in his career, winning his…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Undefeated Flightline and Rich Strike, upset winner of the Kentucky Derby, head a field of nine for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with trainer Todd Pletcher pre-entering two horses for the $6 million race that also includes a horse from the barn of embattled trainer Bob Baffert. Trained by John Sadler, Flightline is 5-0 in his…

Undefeated Flightline and Rich Strike, upset winner of the Kentucky Derby, head a field of nine for the Breeders' Cup Classic, with trainer Todd Pletcher pre-entering two horses for the $6 million race that also includes a horse from the barn of embattled trainer Bob Baffert. Trained by John Sadler, Flightline is 5-0 in his career, winning his…

After the thrilling run of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes is the next race in the Triple Crown, set this year for its 147th running. The 2022 Preakness Stakes will air on Saturday, May 21 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET on CNBC and from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage is also available to stream live on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app…

PARIS, Kentucky (InvestigateTV/Gray News) - Long before a string of catastrophic horse deaths at a racetrack in California made headlines and a federal indictment of more than two dozen horseracing insiders rocked the sport, the owner of one of the most famed thoroughbreds was advocating for change. In 1982, Penny Chenery, the owner of Triple Crown…

The Preakness Stakes returns in its traditional spot after the Kentucky Derby in the Triple Crown season. The race has been called "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" because a blanket of Maryland's state flower is placed across the winning colt or filly. NBC is home to the 147th Preakness Stakes, providing comprehensive race coverage and analysis…

The horse racing world closes out a thrilling year with the 39th edition of the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland, with coverage exclusively across NBC, USA Network, NBCSports.com and Peacock. The Breeders' Cup is horse racing's last hurrah of the year. Horses from around the globe will compete in 14 races over two days, with the…

GEORGETOWN, Ky. - The ashes of disqualified 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will be interred at a retirement farm for thoroughbred horses in Kentucky. Old Friends said the colt's ashes will be interred in a memorial garden alongside 1999 Kentucky Derby winner Charismatic and 2002 Derby winner War Emblem. The farm will host an open house on…

The horse racing world closes out a thrilling year with the 39th edition of the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland, with coverage exclusively across NBC, USA Network, NBCSports.com and Peacock. The Breeders' Cup is horse racing's last hurrah of the year. Horses from around the globe will compete in 14 races over two days, with the…