Jan 3 (Reuters) - Diane Crump, who in 1970 became the first woman to ride professionally in the Kentucky Derby, died on Thursday aged 77. Crump's daughter Della Payne announced her death on a page on ...

WASHINGTON -- Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77. Crump ...

Harness pony racing at the National Equestrian Center delivered a night of tight competition, headlined by multiple photo finishes and blistering speeds across several time bar classes. The night ...

The Caulfield Cup-winning hoop and his family are among the successful applicants for the sport’s first slot race in Victoria, with the Coffeys now searching for the pacer to represent them in the ...

Candyce Martins drove Smart Machine to the fastest time of the day during harness pony racing at the National Equestrian Center on Vesey Street. Competing in the 1:04/0 & Faster Time Bar Class during ...

Northern junior driver Monika Ranger has impressed some of the north's best judges in her short career. Photo / HRNZ A remarkable stat for one of harness racing’s most surprising careers could get ...

On a recent morning on his neighbor’s Pownal farm, Chris Lombard was teaching three students how to get his rescue Andalusian horse, Tally, to trot. The students took turns holding a long rope ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Jamie Melham rode Half Yours to victory in the 165th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday to become the first female jockey to win a historic Australian racing double. A decade after ...

Editor's note: The map showing the five crashes involving horse and buggies so far in 2025 includes an entry from June 4 that should say two children were riding a pony-drawn cart. With the largest ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — With three wins Wednesday, female trainers have had the best meet at Saratoga Race Course in the 21st century, according to available online records from Equibase. Ten female ...

SPRINGFIELD -- A two-year-old harness racing filly died in what its owner called "a one in a billion freak accident" at the Illinois State Fair Grandstand on Aug. 13. Lil Kell, which was also trained ...

When this horse saw his buddy with a harness on its face, he quickly leapt into action and tried to remove it. After several comical attempts to bite it off, he was finally successful in removing it ...