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Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Leading thoroughbred racehorse Rachel Alexandra worked five-furlongs Monday morning on Saratoga's Oklahoma training track, even as her connections remain undecided on her next start. "She looked bea

Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird will undergo throat surgery on Tuesday for an entrapped epiglottis. The three- year-old gelding is still expected to start in the $1 million Travers Stakes on Satu

Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Humane treatment of thoroughbred racehorses has been front and center since the tragic accident Barbaro suffered early in the running of the 2006 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Racetracks are maneuvering with the idea that they can get two or more of the leading thoroughbreds to face each other in the near future. Fair Grounds and Gulfstream Park have already issued opportu

New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Louisiana Derby is being given a purse increase and an extended distance for next year's running. Fair Grounds Race Course announced Tuesday that its major Kentucky Derby prep race will also be conduct

Lexington, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It will become a lot easier for fans to follow the horses during the running of the Breeders' Cup World Championships beginning this year. The organization announced Tuesday that the standard colored

Del Mar, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zenyatta, reigning champion older female, needed every inch of the 1 1/16 miles to win Sunday's $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar. The five-year-old remains undefeated in 12 career starts,

Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bullsbay, the longest shot on the board, charged to victory Saturday in the $750,000 Whitney Handicap at Saratoga Race Course. Ridden by Jeremy Rose, Bullsbay covered the 1 1/8 miles in 1:48

Arlington Heights, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gio Ponti, sent off as the 3-2 favorite, overcame a stumble at the start to win Saturday's running of the 27th Arlington Million at Arlington Park. The 1 1/4 mile race is part of the Breeder

East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Leading three-year-old trotter Muscle Hill, sent off as the 3-10 favorite, easily defeated nine rivals Saturday to win harness racing's marquee event, the $1.52 million Hamblet