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Alamogordo city commissioners have asked the staff of the southern New Mexico community to put together an incentive package to lure Ruidoso Downs horse racing to Alamogordo if the track's owner decides to relocate.

Harness racing in New Jersey isn't going to die without a fight. That's the message the head of the state's harness racing industry told about 150 supporters of the sport who attended an informational meeting in the paddock at the Meadowlands Racetrack on Thursday night.

It's Ladies' Day as Glorious Goodwood reaches its halfway point. Don't move that dial, as they used to say on the radio.

Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky has drawn the No. 1 post and is the 5-2 favorite in a field of eight entered for Sunday's $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.

Perfect Shirl rallied to overtake Exclusive Love in the deep stretch and won the $150,000 Lake George Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Saratoga Race Course on Wednesday.

Afleet Express, a 3-year-old, enters the Jim Dandy Stakes on a two-race win streak, including a victory at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J. on June 19 , ridden by Javier Castellano.

Finding her own 'horsepower' It's been quite a life's journey for Bernice Ende of Trego, Montana.

A WLKY investigation raises questions about training tactics used by at least one trainer at Churchill Downs.

When it comes to longevity among iconic figures, the horse in the window at Haegle's West could kick Mr.

A Pennsylvania horse trainer was charged Wednesday with trying to rig races at Penn National Race Course by injecting horses with performance-enhancing drugs.

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of those responsible for the neglect and abandonment of two malnourished horses near the Tinkham Campground near North Bend.

The cats and dogs of "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" have all kinds of super-spy gadgetry and training at their disposal: jet-packs, tricked-out collars, the works.

Bold Chieftain won 12 of his 21 career races in Northern California. "The fun we had with this horse I just can't put into words," trainer and co-owner Bill Morey Jr.

What New Jersey stands to lose if there is no horse racing in the state Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - from the Rutgers Equine Science Center Editor's Note: The following is a response to the Report of the Governora s Advisory Commission on New Jersey Gaming, Sports and Entertainment from the Rutgers Equine Science Center.

Richard Hannon fears the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood could present a tactical minefield for his brilliant three-year-old miler Canford Cliffs, who is drawn on the extreme outside in stall one.

A A 35-year-old pony used to help children learn to ride was one of the animals who died in a morning barn fire on Stahlheber Road Tuesday, July 27, according to family members.

Storms crowd racers into single night Above, in Thursday's harness horse pace race for nonwinners of $8,000 at the Barron County Fair, Erica's Blossom and driver Adam Turnbull have the lead on the corner starting the final lap.

The 129th annual Chautauqua County Fair kicked off Monday with harness racing located at the Budweiser Grandstand.

After more than two decades, all bets are off for Manor Downs. The horse racing haven is looking for new ownership after closing Sunday afternoon.

Believe it or not, it used to be fun to run a newspaper. And profitable, too. In 1930, Los Angeles proper had no less than five dailies.