Todd Pletcher always had high expectations for Dunkirk. The gray colt purchased for $3.7 million in 2007 has a chance to vindicate his trainer on Saturday in the $1 million Belmont Stakes. Dunkirk showed enough flashes of talent to be considered one of top contenders heading into the ...

Jockey Jamie Theriot (TEHR'-ee-oh) is appealing a 30-day suspension he received in connection with an accident at Arlington Park that left fellow rider Rene Douglas seriously injured. Theriot said Wednesday that he consulted with attorneys and members of the racing community before deciding the appeal ...

Jockey Rene Douglas may be paralyzed after being thrown from his mount during a race at Arlington Park, his agent said. Dennis Cooper said Douglas spent seven hours in surgery on Sunday at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital and afterward doctors told him his client could not feel his ...

Jockey Rene Douglas is in fair condition a day after being thrown from his horse during a race at Arlington Park in suburban Chicago. Douglas was aboard Born to Be during Saturday's Arlington Matron Handicap when the horse clipped heels with another horse and fell ...