Horse Racing
- Horse racing's HOF overhauls voting process
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame has reduced its voting group from 172 to 154 members and is also making changes to its nominating and election process.
- Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury dies at 92
Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, known as "King of the Claimers," died Tuesday. He was 92.
- Sovereignty named top horse at Eclipse Awards
Sovereignty won Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night, as well as 3-year-old male honors, and Bill Mott, who guided the colt to victories in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont, was named trainer of the year.
- So Happy wins $200K San Vicente Stakes
So Happy won the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes by two lengths on Saturday at Santa Anita.
- Veteran jockey Gregg McCarron dies at age 77
Gregg McCarron, who won over 2,400 races in a 24-year riding career and who steered his younger brother Chris to a Hall of Fame career as a jockey, has died. He was 77.
