His writings on Japanese horses and stables are particularly illuminating when looking at the genre of stable scenes (umaya-zu) that were popular in the late sixteenth century, along with paintings of ...

That there would be more horses making the voyage across the Pacific Ocean for the Breeders' Cup wouldn't have surprised anyone. But rather than incremental change, Japanese connections have ...

The entire world’s population of Przewalski’s horses once dwindled to a mere dozen. So how did a pair named Fiona and Shrek ...

Yahagi wrestled away headlines at Del Mar in 2021 with his country’s first two wins at the global event. He sprinted into the ...

Get ready for the 41st annual Breeders' Cup World Championships with a deep dive into this year's horse racing field ...

The 3-year-old filly Thorpedo Anna emerged from the Breeders' Cup as the leading candidate for Horse of the Year while Sierra Leone got a leg up on Fierceness for 3-year-old male champion in what ...

The colt and jockey Flavien Prat rally at Del Mar to beat Fierceness and help Distaff winner Thorpedo Anna in Horse of the ...

Knight's Choice won the 164th running of the Melbourne Cup in a bruising result for punters on Tuesday, the rank outsider storming down the final straight to edge ...

Irish jockey Robbie Dolan is set to give his vocal chords their biggest workout since his appearance on "The Voice" after delivering a pitch-perfect ride on ...

Punters believe the international brigade are well-positioned to once again take the spoils, with several raiders at the top ...

DEL MAR — The last time Japanese horses came to Del Mar for the 2021 Breeders’ Cup, they made a sizable dent in American racing with two breakthrough wins. On their return, they just might be ...