NYRA Increases Purses For 13 Grade 1 Stakes Races The New York Racing Association (NYRA) will raise the purses on 13 Grade 1 Thoroughbred horse races offered at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course in 2009. The hikes are part of ...

Curlin Has Final Work For Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park September 27 Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin had a "perfect" workout Monday morning in his final move before attempting to become the first American race horse to break the $10 million mark in Saturday's 90th ru...

Kentucky Derby Creates New Qualifying Race, Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes Churchill Downs has partnered with Kempton Park Racecourse in England to create the $150,000 Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes, a 1 1/8-mile race over Kempton’s synthetic surface that will guarant...

Jockey Club calls for Kentucky Derby field study LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)–A Jockey Club panel will study whether the number of horses allowed into the Kentucky Derby poses a safety risk. The annual Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs regularly dr...