Soul of an Angel to Skip Saudi Cup
C2 Racing Stable, Agave Racing Stable, and Ken Reimer’s champion female sprinter Soul of an Angel will bypass the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) and remain in the United States to target the Madison Stakes...
View ArticleStakes Recap: Bayakoa & Damon Runyon
Maggie Wolfendale and Sara Elbadwi look back at the Grade 3 Bayakoa at Oaklawn and Damon Runyon at Aqueduct. The post Stakes Recap: Bayakoa & Damon Runyon appeared first on E-Ponies.
View ArticleMD Horse Foundation Stallion Season Auction Underway
Thirteen stallions are offered in the Feb. 9-12 Maryland Horse Foundation Stallion Season Auction, including Blofield, Bourbon Courage, Cupid, Divining Rod, Endorsed, Engage, Friesian Fire,...
View ArticleMarket Fears Eased on Day 1 of Inglis Yearling Sale
Tony and Calvin McEvoy were the hardest hitters on Day 1 of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale with the day’s two highest-priced lots— an AU$400,000 colt by Wootton Bassett and an AU$360,000 filly by I...
View ArticleDual Canadian Stakes Winner Scorching Points to Gotham
Paul Braverman and Timothy Pinch’s dual stakes winner Scorching worked five furlongs in 1:04.22 over the Belmont Park dirt training track Feb. 8 in preparation for the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (G3) at...
View ArticleJournalism, Bullard, Look Forward Drill for McCarthy
A trio of 3-year-old graded stakes-winners—Journalism, Bullard and filly Look Forward—plus grade 1-winner Formidable Man, all trained by Michael McCarthy, were among 236 horses to record timed...
View ArticleForever Young Leads Japan's 19-Horse Saudi Cup Team
Report from Japan The post Forever Young Leads Japan's 19-Horse Saudi Cup Team appeared first on E-Ponies.
View ArticleWilkes, Whitham Join BloodHorse Monday Podcast
Trainer Ian Wilkes and owner Clay Whitham join the BloodHorse Monday podcast to discuss Burnham Square’s Feb. 1 victory in the Holy Bull Stakes (G3). Co-hosts Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins also recap...
View ArticleRyan Shares Breeding Keys, Plans for Be Your Best
BH Interview: Mike Ryan The post Ryan Shares Breeding Keys, Plans for Be Your Best appeared first on E-Ponies.
View ArticleLaurel Park To Host Preakness Preview Challenge
The new Maryland Jockey Club is proud to host the Preakness Preview Day Handicapping Challenge, a one-day on-site and online handicapping contest taking place on April 19 at Laurel Park or through...
View ArticleITBF to Host Free, Annual Webinar Feb. 18
Registration is required for the event that will address some of the most challenging international issues for Thoroughbred breeders. The post ITBF to Host Free, Annual Webinar Feb. 18 appeared first...
View ArticleBowman Rewarded for ‘Leap of Faith’ With Speed King
Speed King won the 1 1/16-mile Southwest (G3) at 14.30-1 odds, upsetting Sandman, who was purchased for $1.2 million; Patch Adams, a horse who nearly broke Churchill Downs’ seven-furlong track record;...
View ArticleCatching Freedom Resurfaces in Mineshaft
Returning from an eight-month layoff, Kentucky Derby (G1) fourth and Preakness Stakes (G1) third Catching Freedom begins his 4-year-old campaign in the $250,000 Mineshaft Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds...
View ArticleDundeel Colt Tops Second Day of Inglis Classic Sale
The Inglis Classic continued to perform relatively strongly despite pre-sale fears of a downturn, with the average only marginally down at AU$97,153, from $97,338 at the same point of last year’s sale....
View ArticleAga Khan Studs' Goffs Draft to be Offered Online
A draft of seven lots from the Aga Khan Studs, withdrawn from the Goffs February Sale following the recent passing of His Highness The Aga Khan, will be offered Feb. 12 in an online sale. The post Aga...
View ArticleChampion Goodnight Olive Delivers 'Massive' First Foal
Dual champion Goodnight Olive successfully delivered her first foal Feb. 10, a colt by Not This Time born at John Stewart’s Resolute Farm. The post Champion Goodnight Olive Delivers 'Massive' First...
View ArticleOn the Rise: Joe Moran
In this monthly BH Interview, Karen M. Johnson profiles young racing personalities The post On the Rise: Joe Moran appeared first on E-Ponies.
View ArticleCan Joseph Jr. Trio Slow Down Grand Job in Royal Delta?
Grand Job, since coming over from the United Kingdom last year, has two gate-to-wire wins that exhibited her speed. She will try to stay perfect in the United States in the Royal Delta Stakes (G3). The...
View ArticleKing Recaps Sam F. Davis, Latest Derby Dozen Lineup
Blood Horse news editor Byron King recaps the Feb. 8 Sam F. Davis Stakes from Tampa Bay Downs and spotlights several runners in the Derby Dozen. The post King Recaps Sam F. Davis, Latest Derby Dozen...
View ArticleFormer BHA Chair Saumarez Smith Dies at 53
Joe Saumarez Smith, British racing’s senior leader as British Horseracing Association chair from June 2022 until late last month, has died aged 53. The post Former BHA Chair Saumarez Smith Dies at 53...
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