A coalition of Animal Rights Organizations will launch a protest to ask that Aqueduct Racetrack be shut down until it can guarantee the public that there will be no more injuries or deaths at the t… ...

Towcester Racecourse in Northamptonshire will host the annual English Greyhound Derby, with a £175,000 prize at stake for the winner. While adored by some, the event has previously been a target for ...

Dene Stansall, Animal Aid horse racing consultant The BHA says the long-term injury rate has also fallen by 32 per cent and the faller rate has declined by 30 per cent over 20 years.

According to the database, the occurrence of fatal injuries suffered by racehorses in 2014 was 1.89 per 1,000 starts; that number was down slightly from 1.90 in 2013.

Largest animals on earth shown 'racing' at high speed. Pete Thomas. USA TODAY Sports. ... Blue whales, an endangered species, are found globally and number about 15,000 animals.

Commercial racing operates in four other countries. In the U.S., its popularity peaked in the 1980s and the number of states allowing the practice has dwindled since then amid reports of dog ...

There are a number of other animal-racing options around the state, though. Here are five suggestions for where you can go to get in on the action -- but not necessarily any monetary action.