ESPN, the sports television network, has been named the winner of the Media Eclipse Award for Television, Feature Programming, for a story that aired on its E:60 news magazine program.
NBC Sports has been named the winner of the Media Eclipse Award for Television, Live Racing Programming, for a broadcast featuring this year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic.
The New York Racing Association will offer a $1 million bonus to the connections of any Japan-based horse who wins the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on June 10, NYRA announced Tuesday.
One of the two horses at Fair Grounds who ran fevers Monday and were tested for the equine herpesvirus was confirmed to have a form of the virus.
Fair Grounds announced Monday it was putting its entire backstretch under quarantine because of an equine herpesvirus outbreak at the New Orleans track.
Monday’s pick six at Santa Anita will begin with a carryover of $18,918 in the single ticket jackpot pool.
A third horse has tested positive for the equine herpesvirus at Fair Grounds, this one in a different barn than the first two cases.
Arrogate, the winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Nov. 5, will be withdrawn from Sunday's $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita because of track conditions, trainer Bob Baffert said in a text message Sunday morning.
Prominent owner Kaleem Shah and Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert have parted ways, Baffert said in an email Saturday evening.
A second horse at Fair Grounds has gotten sick and tested positive for the equine herpesvirus, senior director of racing Jason Boulet said Saturday morning.
