Dark horse clearing hurdles

Norman’s bloodlines flow from a who’s who of thoroughbred horse-racing royalty.

Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation says AG's lawsuit over horse conditions is without merit, wants it tossed

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation wants a lawsuit against it dismissed amidst allegations that horses under the group’s care were severely neglected, causing some to die.

Peter Fuller dies at 89; his horse lost its Kentucky Derby crown

Thoroughbred owner waged a four-year court battle over the disqualification of Dancer's Image because of a drug found in the colt's system. Peter Fuller, who never fully accepted the ruling that stripped the 1968 Kentucky Derby crown from his thoroughbred Dancer's Image, died Monday of cancer at a skilled-care facility in Portsmouth, N.H., his family said. He was 89.

Sport of Kings

Some consider it the Sport of Kings, but many others know it as a business the thoroughbred horse business.

Belmont Stakes 2012: I'll Have Another's Loss Would Be Bad for Horse Racing

Now that I'll Have Another has shocked the thoroughbred racing world and won the first two legs of the Triple Crown, it would be a terrible turn for horse racing if the 3-year-old colt is unable to complete the trifecta and cement himself in horse racing lore forever. Horse racing fans have been deprived of a Triple Crown since 1978, and for the feat to be postponed for yet another year would be ...