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A New York federal judge on Wednesday nullified the suspension of horse trainer Bob Baffert, finding that the New York Racing Association acted unconstitutionally by failing to let him adequately respond to claims made against him after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test.

Medication of horses is a central focus of the racing industry in light of Bob Baffert-trained Medina Spirit failing a drug test after winning the Kentucky Derby and the Horse Racing Safety and Integrity Act that goes into effect in July 2022

With the horse and trainer Bob Baffert all but certain to be stripped of their Kentucky Derby win, what does it mean for this weekend’s Belmont Stakes? NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

John Keenan, the police official who led New York City’s manhunt for the “Son of Sam” killer and eventually took a case-solving confession from David Berkowitz, has died.

All three sites of the Triple Crown are among several major tracks that have agreed to phase out the use of a common anti-bleeding medication starting next year. Starting in 2020, 2-year-old horses won’t be allowed to be treated with the drug Lasix within 24 hours of racing. Lasix is a diuretic given to a majority of horses on race...

A horseplayer Saturday turned 40 cents into more than $250,000, hitting the Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream Park.

New Jersey Transit will add additional trains to help get horse race fans to Monmouth Park to watch Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.

American Pharoah dashed to victory in the Belmont Stakes to clinch the Triple Crown before a sellout crowd Saturday, ending a decades-long drought of horses to accomplish one of sports’ rarest feats. American Pharoah led all the way to win by 5½ lengths, becoming the first horse in 37 years to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes. The...

If American Pharoah becomes the first Triple Crown champion in 37 years, it won’t be before a record-setting crowd. A sellout crowd of 90,000 was streaming into Belmont Park early Saturday. Track officials put an attendance cap on this year’s event after traffic, troubled trains and sold-out concession stands created chaos last year. So far, the crowd was under control.