American Pharoah was whipped at least 32 times during the Kentucky Derby. The racing commission’s response? Meh.
A horse named Tickles was put down after he suffered a leg injury.
A look at a heartbreaking series of photos that show what happens to thoroughbred horses in Japan.
Think all racehorses are retired to bucolic farms in the country? Don’t bet on it.
It was a deadly summer meet at Del Mar racetrack in Del Mar, California, and PETA is demanding answers.
Henry was once a racehorse, but after he stopped winning, his life took a turn for the worse.
Horse trainer Steve Asmussen defends the drugging of horses in an interview with HBO’s “Real Sports.”
Only one horse can win a race. What happens to the losers? Watch this video to find out.
After PETA’s exposé, the California Horse Racing Board bans thyroid hormones for nontherapeutic purposes.
Sam Simon steps in to save a horse who came from a stable where a PETA investigator documented routine drug misuse.
With the Kentucky Derby fast approaching, PETA calls on Churchill Downs to crack down on illegal shock devices.
Following a meeting with PETA, the owner of Pimlico Race Course and other tracks announces that it’s implementing strict new reforms at all its tracks.
A Kentucky horse-racing track takes two steps backward with its plans to replace its high-tech synthetic track with a dangerous dirt track.
The New York Times reveals the extent of ugly electro-shock violations in horse racing.
After PETA files legal complaints alleging violations by thoroughbred trainer Steve Asmussen, horse-racing authorities take action.
