UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
Thoroughbred Racing Weekend Advance
By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer He was undefeated at age 2, won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and was named Eclipse Award champ. But can Hansen keep moving forward Sunday in his 3-year-old debut?
Plans changing for thoroughbred racing In Austintown
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio - The type of horse racing track Penn National Gaming wants to move to the Mahoning Valley has changed.
Breaking: HBO Responds to Racing Show Luck’s Real-Life Horse Fatalities
Unlucky break for 'Luck' Critics have already been effusive in their praise for Luck , the new HBO show created by David Milch . Executive produced by Michael Mann and by star Dustin Hoffman , the series sets out to expose the seedy underbelly of the thoroughbred racing scene. But eagle-eyed viewers may notice one detail missing from the pilot episode, as well as one additional installment: the ...
Thoroughbred Racehorses Get Speed from Just a Few Ancestors
Thoroughbred horses owe their amazing sprinting capabilities to just a couple of ancestors, according to a new study that traces the genetics of these racehorses.
HBO's Luck Dives Deep Into Horse Racing
GIG: Creator and co-executive producer of Luck , HBO’s look at the world of thoroughbred racing. BEFORE THAT: While struggling with drugs and gambling, he created a little show called NYPD Blue . Then got sober. Then created Deadwood.
Source of thoroughbred 'speed gene' found
DUBLIN, Ireland, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A "speed gene" present in all thoroughbred racing horses has been traced to a single British mare that lived about 300 years ago, researchers say.
NY Racing Board Sticks Trainer with Verbal Abuse Fine
Thoroughbred horse racing trainer Diane Balsamo is $500 poorer, now that the New York Racing and Wagering Board has upheld a fine imposed for a temper flare in 2011. As The Saratogian reported January 25, Balsamo apparently blew up at the Belmont Park track veterinarian and her...
David Milch: Trying His 'Luck' With Horse Racing
The new HBO drama Luck examines the inside world of horse racing through the lives of thoroughbred breeders, owners, jockeys and gamblers. Series creator David Milch spent much of his childhood at the track and has struggled in the past with a gambling addiction.