The Quarter Horse is shorter than the Thoroughbred, but it weighs more on average. Thus, the body type of the Quarter Horses tends to be more muscular and stockier compared with the taller, leaner ...

D. Wayne Lukas, one of the most accomplished and influential trainers in the history of North American horse racing, has died ...

June betting, which saw four Saturdays on the calendar versus five in June 2024, was $956,784,146 compared with ...

Lukas was enshrined in the sports Hall of Fame in 1999, won the Kentucky Derby four times, the Kentucky Oaks five times and ...

Fun Thoroughbred Horse Facts The fastest racehorse was a Thoroughbred named Winning Brew, who ran at a speed of 43.97 miles per hour over two furlongs (a quarter of a mile).

Legendary thoroughbred trainer D. Wayne Lukas, 89, is back home after being hospitalized in Louisville. He will no longer ...

Lukas' Quarter Horse clients helped him get his start in 1978 in thoroughbred racing. Within a decade, his horses won $17.8 million, more than double the amount ever won in a single year by any ...

The average quarter horse size is meant to be a bit smaller than other breeds of horses. One of the most famous early sires of quarter horses was about 15 hands high at the shoulder and weighed ...

RUIDOSO – A trio of Grade 1 races highlight the closing weekend of live quarter horse and thoroughbred racing at Ruidoso Downs, headlined by the richest quarter horse in the world, the $3 ...

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has awarded a license for a new facility with plans to offer quarter horse racing in the state. Revolutionary Racing will build in Ashland, Kentucky and ...

In addition to the return of nearly all of last year's quarter horse owners and trainers, this ... Mar. 14—The second annual Sandy Ridge at Red Mile is scheduled for Sunday through Tuesday, and ...