Belmont Stakes

Orb's Triple Crown bid ends at Preakness, which is won by Oxbow

2013-05-18 15:35:00

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, who at age 50 came out of retirement earlier this year, led Oxbow to a wire-to-wire victory in 1:57.54 and a big upset of Kentucky Derby winner Orb today in the 138th Preakness at Pimlico Race Course. Stevens is the...

In Santa Anita Handicap lore, Bobby Frankel lives on

2013-02-27 21:55:00

This is a column about two big deals in Southern California horse racing, the Santa Anita Handicap and Bobby Frankel. One will be run Saturday and the other is no longer with us. Neither will ever be forgettable. If it seems odd to talk about a live...

Goldencents wins Sham Stakes

2013-01-05 18:30:00

Horse racing's road to the triple crown has begun, and there is a touch of d�j� vu already. Trainer Doug O'Neill's Goldencents outbattled two Bob Baffert horses Saturday at Santa Anita in one of the several winter 3-year-old prep races to the Kentucky...

California racing board suspends trainer Doug O'Neill

2012-05-24 17:05:00

Trainer Doug O’Neill has been suspended by the California Horse Racing Board for 45 days because one of his horses tested positive for high levels of carbon dioxide in 2010. O’Neill’s punishment won’t start before July 1, allowing...

Decoding 'Luck': Flirting with horses -- and disaster

2012-02-20 16:38:39

Saturday's Highlights: 'A Crush on You' on Hallmark

2011-06-10 21:36:59

Did a side bet lead to horse racing's first American Triple Crown winner?

2011-06-29 16:33:45

Frank Sinatra tune gets nod over Jay-Z anthem for 2011 Belmont Stakes

2011-06-03 16:33:52

PASSINGS: Bill Harmatz

2011-01-29 22:40:00

Bill Harmatz, 79, a thoroughbred jockey who rode Royal Orbit to victory in the 1959 Preakness Stakes, died Thursday at his home in the San Diego County city of Vista, his daughter Sue Harmatz said. He had cancer. Harmatz began racing professionally at...

Secretariat movie will invoke special memories for everyone

2010-09-01 16:33:15

Ticket photo of the week: A Secretariat spinoff

2010-10-23 16:34:08

Bobby Frankel dies at 68; Hall of Fame racehorse trainer

2009-11-17 00:00:00

Bobby Frankel, a Hall of Fame trainer recognized on both coasts for his affection for and success with thoroughbred horses, died Monday at his home in Pacific Palisades from complications of lymphoma. He was 68. "He was a horse whisperer with racehorses,...

Affirmed, the last horse to win the Triple Crown, outdueled Alydar in all three races, including winning the Belmont Stakes by a head. Affirmed would later become the first horse with more than $2 million in career earnings.

2013-05-17 09:14:46

Some argue that Secretariat was the best racehorse in history, and there is certainly no argument about whether he was the best to win the Triple Crown.

2013-05-17 09:12:39

Though bred in Kentucky, Laurel Park was training ground for the flighty Damascus, who channeled his nervous energy into victories. He won 21 of 32 starts and finished out of the money once, when injured in his last race.

2013-05-16 00:00:00