Idiomatic Back at No. 3 in NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Idiomatic climbed her way back up the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top Thoroughbred poll, ranking third after her victory in the Spinster Stakes (G1) at Keeneland Oct. 6. The post...
View ArticleBold Act Comes Off the Bench for Sycamore Repeat Bid
Godolphin’s Irish homebred Bold Act returns from the bench Oct. 11 as he looks to win the $300,000 Sycamore Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland for the second consecutive year. The post Bold Act Comes Off the...
View ArticleFamilies Can Meet and Read to Old Friends Retirees
Old Friends will host a Family Day: Meet & Read to Old Friends Retirees event Oct. 12 from 10-11:30 a.m. ET, so that young children of all ages can meet some of the Thoroughbred retirees at the...
View ArticleIFHA Executive Council Re-Elects Chair, Vice Chairs
The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities Executive Council has unanimously re-elected Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges as chair, and Jim Gagliano, Masayuki Goto, and Horacio Esposito as vice...
View ArticleAstros Star Alex Bregman on Governor Sam
The bad news is that Astros Star Alex Bregman was available to be at Keeneland last Sunday. The good news is that his Bregman Family Racing’s 2-year-old colt Governor Sam is now Breeders’ Cup bound...
View ArticleStyle Points Faces Brown Duo in Sands Point
With the Breeders’ Cup just three weeks away, the Sands Point Stakes (G2T) is an unlikely spot to search for a candidate for the World Championships. Yet it could be a nice stepping stone to future...
View ArticleNYRA Eyes Hosting Breeders' Cup After Belmont Rebuild
A $455 million remake of Belmont Park is, in its fledgling months, on schedule and costs are proceeding as planned to the point where NYRA executives expressed confidence racing will return to the...
View ArticleEverest, All-Star Mile Get Group 1 Status
News that 12 Sydney races will receive black-type upgrades—aside from elite status for 1,200-meter (about six-furlong) The Everest (G1) and Melbourne’s All-Star Mile (G1)—has sparked a concerned...
View ArticleGodolphin Leads Trade at Strong Day 2 of Tatts October
Godolphin signed for the four most expensive lots during another day of barnstorming trade in Newmarket, including the sister to dual group 1-winning miler Charyn who fetched a cool 2,900,000 guineas....
View ArticleOpening Weekend Sees Near-Record Wagering for Keeneland
All-sources wagering on the Oct. 4-6 opening three days of Keeneland’s fall meet—known as Fall Stars Weekend—exceeded $49.5 million. The post Opening Weekend Sees Near-Record Wagering for Keeneland...
View ArticleG1 Winner Bright Future to Stud at Claiborne for $12.5K
Bright Future, the winner of the 2023 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1), has been retired to Claiborne Farm to enter stud in 2025. He will stand for an advertised fee of $12,500 during his debut season....
View ArticleDarby Dan Farm Sets $12,500 Stud Fee for Blazing Sevens
Darby Dan Farm announces a 2025 stud fee of $12,500 for Blazing Sevens, winner of the 2022 Champagne Stakes (G1) and the 2023 Preakness Stakes (G1) runner-up. The post Darby Dan Farm Sets $12,500 Stud...
View ArticleNew Study Highlights Keeneland’s $1.6 Billion Impact
A newly released economic impact reveals that Keeneland’s racing operations, annual Thoroughbred auctions, supporting business lines and investment in new construction generates an estimated $1.6...
View ArticleGaffalione, Lopez Share Jockey of the Week
Tyler Gaffalione and Paco Lopez recorded impressive victories and milestones during Keeneland’s Fall Stars opening weekend. The panel of racing experts rewarded both with Jockey of the Week honors for...
View ArticleBreeders' Cup Nomination Deadline for Weanlings Nears
The final deadline to nominate foals born in 2024 to the Breeders’ Cup program for the one-time fee of $400 is Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The post Breeders' Cup Nomination Deadline for...
View ArticleNysos, Eagles Flight Back on Work Tab at Santa Anita
Unbeaten 3-year-old colt Nysos, sidelined since winning the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) in February at Santa Anita Park, and royally bred 3-year-old Eagles Flight each returned to the work tab Oct. 10...
View ArticleEconomics Joins Fierceness in Fifth on World Rankings
After his defeat of 2023 Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) winner Auguste Rodin in the Irish Champion Stakes (G1) Sept. 14, Economics joined the top 5 in the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings released...
View ArticleDesert Flower, January Rematch in Fillies' Mile
The 1-2 finishers of Doncaster’s May Hill Stakes (G2) rematch in the Oct. 11 Fillies’ Mile (G1) at Newmarket. The post Desert Flower, January Rematch in Fillies' Mile appeared first on E-Ponies.
View ArticleTampa Bay Downs Sees Minor Damage From Hurricane Milton
Tampa Bay Downs reported minimal damage to the front side of the Oldsmar, Fla., track and considerable flooding in the barn area following the assault of Hurricane Milton during the evening of Oct. 9....
View ArticleGrade 1 Producers Supplemented to Keeneland November
Seven broodmares/broodmare prospects have been supplemented to Book 1 of the catalog. Diva Delight and Expo Gold, dams of Midnight Bisou and Swiss Skydiver, are both in foal to Uncle Mo. Two weanling...
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