The tragic death of a 41-year-old NASCAR champion from pneumonia and sepsis is a reminder that the conditions can strike at ...

But those are not the only tragic losses that the sport, its fans and competitors have had to deal with across the past year.

A 6-year-old mare has died after suffering a racing injury at Santa Anita Park, the 11th horse to die from a racing or training injury at the Arcadia track this year. Shangrilama was injured in Friday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A total of 18 horses died at the Saratoga Race Course from the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival to the end of the 2025 track ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The deaths of racehorses during Kentucky Derby Week and the Spring Meet in 2023 shook the horse racing world. 12 horses died at Churchill Downs over two months, a number ...

Horse racing is returning to Churchill Downs. The racetrack will host its September and Fall Meet. Churchill Downs suspended racing operations in June, following the deaths of 12 horses. Several ...

The racing community is absorbing another loss it did not see coming. Rick Treadway, a former IndyCar driver and the son of ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS – A rash of equine fatalities on Saratoga Race Course grounds over a recent five-day period has prompted state racing officials to look closer at the deaths and consider some ...

The NASCAR legend died in a fatal crash on Feb. 18, 2001 Brian Cleary/Getty Dale Earnhardt died on Feb. 18, 2001 The NASCAR legend suffered a fatal crash during the final lap of the Daytona 500 ...