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Guy Commandeers Horse, Tries To Get On The Track At The Breeders' CupWhite people are regularly getting out of hand at horse racing events, and things were no different Saturday at the Breeders’ Cup. A 24-year-old Kentucky man named Michael Wells-Rody was arrested at Churchill Downs for sneaking into a restricted area, jumping on a horse, and trying to ride it out on...

American Pharoah Obliterates Competition, Wins Breeders' Cup ClassicAmerican Pharoah completed a stunning 2015 season by adding a Breeders’ Cup Classic victory to his previous Triple Crown. The stallion crushed the world’s fastest horses en route to a six-and-a-half length win....

Can Dirtbags, Pretty Ladies, And Twitter Save Horse Racing?If you're like the average American, your experience of major horse races centers on one: the Kentucky Derby. Perhaps you know a bit more about the sport and follow the Preakness and the Belmont as well, putting a bit of money down in the same spirit in which you'd pick a bracket and talking up Trip...

Relive Zenyatta's Breathtaking Run

It is with a heavy sigh of relief that we can report Zenyatta did not have to be euthanized following her run in the Breeder's Cup Classic. She finished 2nd, but it was one of the greatest finishes we've ever seen....

Is Superhorse Zenyatta About To Win, Place Or Die?

Last time people blended potential immortality into horse-racing discussions, it ended with euthanasia block pools. So, good luck with all that, Zenyatta. Here's hoping the following links collection doesn't become a pre-obit around 6:45 p.m....

Calvin Borel Starts Fistfight In Breeders' Cup Winner's Circle

Borel, angry about fellow jockey Javier Castellano's actions during the Breeders' Cup Marathon, went after him post-race with fists-a-flying....

Last Night's Winner: The Zenyatta Bubble

Zenyatta, the undefeated 6-year-old mare who's getting the sort of soft-focus-and-tinkly-piano treatment we generally reserve for plucky little Olympic gymnasts and Bob Costas, is an 8-to-5 favorite in tomorrow's Breeders' Cup Classic, horse racing's true signature event. Bet against....

In Which A Man Sends Death Threats To A Horse

A week ahead of Conduit's big Breeders Cup Turf race, a man has been charged for threatening to kill the colt. If you had Conduit and Jack Woltz's horse Khartoum in the death exacta, good luck. [Horse And Hound]...