#RACING
Game Review: Turf Dynasty
A surprisingly fun, addictive mobile Thoroughbred racing game.
NTRA To Give $100,000 to University of Kentucky Equine Surfaces & Safety Research Lab
The funds will be used to create a physical space on the University of Kentucky campus that will house the Equine Surfaces and Safety Research Laboratory.
Santa Anita Opening Weekend Features Big Rivalries
The West Coast mecca of racing kicked off its meet with two fabulous match-ups: California Chrome and Dortmund in the Awesome Again and Beholder and Stellar Wind in the Zenyatta!
2016 Best of HN #2: An Open Love Letter to Lani: The Weirdest Race Horse Ever
Kanye West meets Samurai warrior meets Usain Bolt. That’s Lani. And I <3 Him.
Breaking News: It’s a Boy! Zenyatta Welcomes Third Colt
And of course, he is ADORABLE.
#TBT: Secretariat’s Genetic “X Factor” the Secret to the Triple Crown?
In today’s Throwback Thursday, scientists and Thoroughbred genealogists attempt to explain one of the greatest performances in sports history.
It’s a Colt! Rosie Napravnik Gives Birth to a Boy
Our favorite (and now retired) female jockey announced the birth of her son Carson Wayne Sharp on Monday.
Watch 75 Years of Hollywood Park History Go Up In Dust
The grandstands were imploded on Sunday.
Take a Ride on Cinderella Story/Derby Contender California Chrome
The flashy west coast colt California Chrome has been one very busy derby contender! (more…)
7 Horses That Weren’t Supposed To Win the Kentucky Derby, But Did
Americans love rooting for the underdog in any fight and we love nothing more than when the underdog takes home America’s biggest horse race. (more…)
2014 Dubai World Cup Promo Is ‘So Bad It’s Good’
Direct quote from our friends at The Carrot, who unearthed this overblown and overwrought yet astonishingly pointless video. (more…)
May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor
Kyle Holdsworth takes a look at the history of horse race betting and how it has impacted the sport in Britain. (more…)
PETA’s Anti-Racing Campaign: An Open Letter from RRTP
Steuart Pittman, president of the Retired Racehorse Training Project, responds to the PETA racing exposé that went public last week. (more…)
PETA Takes On Horse Racing
Nobody goes to PETA for the uplifting videos. Their just-released exposé on the horse racing industry is no exception. (more…)
Horse Racing on Ice in Siberia…WHAT
Because racing isn’t crazy enough on its own?
Battle Royale! Historic Field Set for the 2014 Santa Anita Handicap
Mucho Macho Man vs. Game On Dude vs. Will Take Charge… this epic face-off is going down tomorrow. Heather Benson has the scoop. (more…)
Ebby Watch: First Race of 2014
Eblouissante, Zenyatta’s baby half-sister, is a crowd favorite here at HN–but she has some big horseshoes to fill. Heather Benson gives us an update on how she’s doing. (more…)
Racehorse Trainer Gets Results Up With Viagra
Well, that’s one way to enhance performance…
Racing…. on Anything BUT a Thoroughbred
Tired of boring old Thoroughbreds? Many tracks have been thinking outside the box when it comes to filling the starting gate. Here are some of the more interesting fields. (more…)
Zenyatta’s Baby Sister Learns Dressage… ON the Track
One racing barn in Southern California is using the principles of dressage to improve their horses’ performance on the track–and one of their trainees might look familiar. (more…)
Horse of the Year: Wise Dan!
At the Eclipse Awards (think the Oscars of horse racing) last weekend, Wise Dan was once more crowned “King” of American racing when he became one of a very small number of horses to be named HOTY two years in a row. (more…)