Mike Welsch lives in south Florida covering Gulfstream and Calder. He clocks horses for Daily Racing Form leading up to the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup, among other national events. He joined DRF ...

The Florida House Commerce Committee on Tuesday advanced a bill that would allow Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach and Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar to decouple their racing and gambling licenses.

Trainer Daniel Leitch recorded his first – and thus far only – career stakes victory at Aqueduct when American Apple upset the Grade 3 Matron Stakes at 47-1 in the fall of 2022. Saturday, Leitch ...

After a half-mile workout May 16 at Churchill Downs, Kentucky Oaks runner-up Meaning probably is bound for Saratoga for the Grade 1, $500,000 Acorn on June 5.

Charles Town will cancel all three days of live racing this week, from Thursday to Saturday, due to “a water line leak near the main track.” Racing is expected to resume on Thursday, May 28.

Golden Tempo, Renegade, and Chief Wallabee – the first-, second-, and fourth-place finishers from the Derby – are considered definite for the Belmont, which, for the third straight year, will be held ...

Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, May 17, 2026 at Sha Tin.

On Saturday, in his first start since finishing second in the Saudi Derby in February, Obliteration worked out a nice inside-out trip under Jose Ortiz to win the $150,000 Chick Lang Stakes by 3 1/2 ...

This year, trainer Kendra Lyons has branched out from her southern Oregon base, winning three of 29 races and hitting the board 52 percent of the time at Turf Paradise. She'll send out the pair of ...

When the 4-year-old colt Baeza was moved into Bill Mott's stable early this year, the trainer figured the day would come when Baeza would square off with his stable's star, Sovereignty. That day will ...

There have been a half-dozen opportunities in the past eight months for Saffie Joseph Jr. to finally give Navajo Warrior his first shot in stakes company. The trainer waited until he was sure, and his ...

Owner Peter Brant, who has enjoyed immense success over the last eight years since teaming up exclusively with Chad Brown, has moved approximately 75 percent of his stable from the five-time Eclipse ...