While Cal Expo described its choice as painful and “simply not feasible,” it is in line with a broader decline in the sport ...

There may be no more thoroughbred horse racing at Cal Expo. Harness racing could also be on the chopping block.

The gates swing forward, and the race begins. Back in the day, when horse racing was the only legal form of gambling in New York State, 20,000 or more people would jam the stands at Yonkers ...

But in the case of horse racing—even at tracks on days when the stands are largely empty—there is interest throughout the country (and beyond). Just on the Thoroughbred side, more than $11.6 ...

Earlier this year, the California Authority of Racing Fairs canceled all races at county fairs, effectively shuttering horse racing in Northern California. Horse racing trainer Tim Bellasis hugs ...