Last week was like any other in California racing, only more so. People messed up the sport again in a new, sadder way. Horses bailed them out again in a new, stirring way. On Saturday, the colt named ...

Horse racing is unique in how quickly it can take you from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows, an experience on full display the weekend of June 7-9. The Belmont was held at Saratoga due to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The future of harness racing is in jeopardy, as the Cal Expo Board of Directors will decide if it stays, or ends forever. Social ...

HAVE A LASTING EFFECT ON THEIR LIVES. HER NAME IS MARK AND THIS IS GOING TO BE HER RACING EQUIPMENT. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, LET’S HOOK THEM UP. ONE LAST HORSE RACE. AT CAL EXPO IN SACRAMENTO. IT’S GOING TO ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Golden State Racing, which was created earlier this year to plug the gap in the Northern California Thoroughbred racing calendar ...

Live thoroughbred horse racing will not return to the California State Fair in 2025, Cal Expo officials announced Friday, ending a tradition that dates back more than 170 years. “With the closure of ...

The California Horse Racing Board votes not to license races at the Tehama District Fair and the Humboldt County Fair, a ...

Harness driver Tyler Smith, riding No. 5 Emery Vern, moves past David Siegel, riding Hoosier Bogo, at Cal Expo in Sacramento in 2014. Harness racing and thoroughbred horse racing will not take place ...

Of all the great racehorses who have run in California, few had the magic attached to their reputation like Silky Sullivan. He was known for his come-from-the-clouds racing style, making up ...

The state looms large in the sport’s history, and its tracks are stunning. But horse racing in California is going broke. California racetracks like Santa Anita Park and Del Mar offer significantly ...