Winx Half Sister Shows Potential in Maiden Victory
Michael Freedman believes Wings Of Desire, the half sister to champion mare Winx, has the scope to get up to distances in which her famous sibling excelled. The post Winx Half Sister Shows Potential...
View ArticleWithout Caution First U.S. Winner For Without Parole
Trained by Cherie DeVaux, Without Caution was a professional first-out winner at Saratoga Race Course. The post Without Caution First U.S. Winner For Without Parole appeared first on E-Ponies.
View ArticleDaughter of My Conquestadory Impresses in Australia
Sakima, an AU$1.25 million daughter of 2013 Alcibiades (G1) winner My Conquestadory, earned her first career victory at Kensington July 17. The post Daughter of My Conquestadory Impresses in Australia...
View ArticleDornoch Exits Haskell Well, Returns to Saratoga
Following his July 20 victory in the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park, Dornoch walked off the van early the morning of July 21 and into Danny Gargan’s barn at Saratoga Race Course. The...
View ArticleSupport Growing for Sapporo Kinen to Achieve G1 Status
Report from Japan The post Support Growing for Sapporo Kinen to Achieve G1 Status appeared first on E-Ponies.
View ArticleDornoch's High-Quality Traits Add Up for Spendthrift
Spendthrift Farm general manager Ned Toffey on the farm’s newest stallion purchase, Dornoch. The colt won his second grade 1 July 20 in the Haskell Stakes (G1), following a victory in the Belmont...
View ArticleValentine Candy Faces Up-and-Comers in Amsterdam
Multiple stakes winner Valentine Candy, in search of his first graded victory, faces no easy task in the $200,000 Amsterdam Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course July 26, when he will encounter several...
View ArticleLongtime Florida Horseman Milton S. Hendry Dies at 82
Hendry and his wife, Beth, owned Westfield Farm in Ocala in 2000-08. They bred their mares and sold the foals as yearlings and 2-year-olds in training. The couple bred and sold Don’t Get Mad, who...
View ArticleRetired Hawaakom, General A Rod at Valhalla Golf Club
Valhalla Golf Club and Second Stride are pleased to announce a unique partnership showcasing two former racehorses residing in a specially constructed barn and pasture area at the main entrance of the...
View ArticleDebut Winner Virgin Colada Fits Resolute Racing Mold
One of the first crop of yearlings purchased by John Stewart’s Resolute Racing, Virgin Colada is part of Stewart’s plan for international turf competition. The post Debut Winner Virgin Colada Fits...
View ArticleRider Procter Faces Long Journey After Fall at Cartmel
The 21-year-old was taken by air ambulance to Royal Preston Hospital after suffering a thoracic spinal fracture when falling from Uggy Uggy Uggy in the 2 1/8-mile female jockeys’ handicap hurdle. She...
View ArticleFlutter Head Calls for Changes in English, Irish Racing
The parent company of Sky Bet and Paddy Power has warned racing must embrace major change as it has become “unprofitable” for bookmakers, with a shrinking audience and the sport’s “underlying quality”...
View ArticleOptimism as Entries Open for Inglis' 2025 Sales Season
The appetite from breeders to offer yearlings at select sales and the competition for places at Australasia’s premier Thoroughbred auctions next year will be as hot as ever, according to Inglis...
View ArticleTiz Molly Partners Win TOC Inaugural Partnership Award
Tiz Molly Partners has been selected by Thoroughbred Owners of California as the recipient of the inaugural Horseracing Partnership Award. The post Tiz Molly Partners Win TOC Inaugural Partnership...
View ArticleProspective Pinhooks: Fasig-Tipton NY-Bred Yearlings
Sales histories for Fasig-Tipton’s 2024 New York-Bred Yearlings Sale in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The post Prospective Pinhooks: Fasig-Tipton NY-Bred Yearlings appeared first on E-Ponies.
View ArticleOn the Lead Podcast Covers Racing Issues
Check out On the Lead, a podcast presented by The Jockey Club. The 12-episode series will cover a variety of topics reminiscent of the Round Table Conference’s theme of “matters pertaining to racing.”...
View ArticleGetaway Car Pulls the Robbery in Del Mar Debut
Maiden Watch: Week of July 15-July 21 The post Getaway Car Pulls the Robbery in Del Mar Debut appeared first on E-Ponies.
View ArticleMelbourne Cup-Winning Jockey Michelle Payne Retires
Payne retires with 772 victories to her name, with her first winner coming as a 15-year-old for her father, Paddy Payne Sr. Having previously said it would be her last season riding, she will now...
View ArticleLiable, Dam of Blame, Dies at Age 29
Liable, the 2010 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year known for producing 2010 Eclipse Award-winning older male and Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) winner Blame, died July 19 due to infirmities of old age. The...
View ArticleOne Man's Effort and a Louisiana Return for Lecomte
Ten years ago, Ron Schneider began a quest to find Henri Delattre’s (1801-1876) oil painting of the celebrated Thoroughbred Lecomte. The post One Man's Effort and a Louisiana Return for Lecomte...
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