Ortiz will seek to win the Run for the Roses for the first time in what will be his ninth Kentucky Derby ride.

The Italian jockey will seek his first win in a North American Triple Crown race while riding the favorite Saturday in the ...

Olympian Simone Biles may be the GOAT of gymnastics, but she found herself horsing around at the 2025 Kentucky Derby in Louisville Saturday.

Bits come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, styles and designs, and what suits one horse won’t work as well for another. With such a vast range to choose from, deciding which to use is a complex task.

A horse rearing up while you are riding is an unpleasant and often frightening experience. It is the sort of behaviour that most riders fear — and with good reason. Should the horse rear high enough ...

A lawyer acting for the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has today argued a trackwork rider’s 16-month ban ... the mare bit Wearne on the arm before rearing up, striking Wearne on the ...

A lawyer acting for the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission says the video footage is “crystal clear” showing Rockhampton ...

The Real Rider Cup (RRC) organizing committee has announced dates for the annual charity show jumping competition: Saturday, June 28 in Lexington, Ky., and Saturday, Oct. 18 in Fair Hill, Md.

A New Zealand purchaser has asked for compensation after buying a retired racehorse that displayed hostile behavior, which, she alleges, was not revealed at sale time. The horse, a "ticking time ...

From time to time, the rider experienced more problems including bucking, rearing up and more aggressive kicking out. Several vets examined the horse and found he had a condition known as ...

Olatunji W. Bolaji was picking up a rider outside a Philadelphia hookah bar when two men approached his car and started shooting Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025.