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- R. C. Anderson Stakes: Clippity Cop (8/25/2026) - R. C. Anderson Stakes
- Top Third-Crop Sires Heading for Photo Finish (8/25/2026) - The List: An Update and Review of the Top 25 General Sires List Rankings
- Jean-Claude Rouget to Cease Training Next Month (8/25/2026) - France’s former champion trainer Jean-Claude Rouget has announced that he is to cease operations at the end of September, according to a report published in Paris Turf. Rouget, 73, informed his staff on Tuesday morning that his company will be placed in liquidation if no takeover bid is received before September 25. The prolific trainer,…
- Three Finalists Named for Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award (8/24/2026) - The Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award has narrowed its Thoroughbred literary competition to three finalists, all of whom produced fine examples of excellence in long-form writing about the Thoroughbred sport.
- In Terms of Travers Trends, Golden Tempo Checks Boxes (8/24/2026) - In using recent Travers Stakes (G1) trends to handicap this year’s edition of the race, dual classic winner Golden Tempo stands tall.
- Gramm Immediately Suspended as Owner, Contest Player (8/24/2026) - The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority said Aug. 24 that owner Marshall Gramm, who is facing charges from that organization related to an alleged hack of its equine medical records, has been provisionally suspended while that case plays out.
- Prospective Pinhooks: Keeneland September Book 1 (8/24/2026) - Sale histories for horses entered in Book 1 of the Keeneland September Yearlings Sale
- Prospective Pinhooks: Keeneland September Book 2 (8/24/2026) - Sale histories for horses entered in Book 2 of the Keeneland September Yearlings Sale being held in Lexington Sept. 14-26.
- Prospective Pinhooks: Keeneland September Book 3 (8/24/2026) - Sale histories for horses entered in Book 3 of the Keeneland September Yearlings Sale being held in Lexington Sept. 14-26.
- Prospective Pinhooks: Keeneland September Book 4 (8/24/2026) - Sale histories for horses entered in Book 4 of the Keeneland September Yearlings Sale being held Sept. 14-26.
- Prospective Pinhooks: Keeneland September Book 5A (8/24/2026) - Sale histories for horses entered in Book 5A of the Keeneland September Yearlings Sale being held in Lexington Sept. 14-26.
- Prospective Pinhooks: Keeneland September Book 5B (8/24/2026) - Sale histories for horses entered in Book 5B of the Keeneland September Yearlings Sale being held in Lexington Sept. 14-26.
- Goffs Ready for Strong UK Premier August Yearling Sale (8/24/2026) - Following withdrawals, this year’s catalog presents buyers with about 420 chances to write their own chapter in a remarkable bloodstock tale. The two-day sale will be held Aug. 25-26.
- Top Sires Headline Texas Summer Yearling Sale (8/24/2026) - The future runners of Southwest racing take center stage Aug. 25 as the Texas Summer Yearling Sale at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.
- New York Horsemen Honor Smullen-Tagg With Lukas Award (8/24/2026) - The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association announces this year’s D. Wayne Lukas Award will be presented to Robin Smullen-Tagg, who has been the right hand of trainer Barclay Tagg for over 26 years.
- BH Monday: Leading Change Seeks Travers Upset (8/24/2026) - On the Aug. 24 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Wathnan Racing’s Case Clay discusses Leading Change’s entry in the Travers Stakes (G1), Kentucky Downs’ Ted Nicholson talks changes to the betting menu, we hear from viewers on our Hall of Fame discussion.
- Golden Tempo Heads Stellar Field in Travers Stakes (8/24/2026) - On Aug. 29 at iconic Saratoga Race Course, the 157th edition of the $1.25 million Travers Stakes (G1) known as the Midsummer Derby will richly deserve that nickname with a deeply talented field not seen in quite a while.
- Beautifully Bred Tahaluf Opens Account at First Asking (8/24/2026) - Shadwell Stable’s Tahaluf (Curlin) was no better than the 67-10 fourth choice in a field where just one of the 11 entrants had previous race experience and parlayed a perfect trip into a first-out score in a strong-looking maiden Monday at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Content to settle just ahead of midfield as favored My Pal Al…
- First Training Win for De La Cruz (8/24/2026) - Fernando De La Cruz notched his first win as a trainer Monday at Gulfstream Park when he saddled Smart Lisa (Audible) for a 2 3/4-length victory in the day’s second race, a mile $17,500 maiden claiming race for fillies and mares on turf. De La Cruz, who galloped and worked as an assistant for veteran…
- Suit Challenging Definition of ‘Possession’ Gets Trial Date After Trainer’s Suspension Has Ended (8/24/2026) - A federal judge has set an Oct. 18, 2027, trial date for a levothyroxine (Thyro-L) case involving a Fairmount Park trainer who sued the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) last year over the definition of the word “possession” after that banned substance was found in his barn in 2024. But the case has lingered…
- Well-Bred Epicenter Colt Debuts On Grass For Pin Oak, Riley Mott (8/24/2026) - 5th, IND, $44k, Msw, 2yo, 1mT, 4:14 p.m. ET RUETTIGER (Epicenter) was purchased by Pin Oak Stud for $675,000 at last year’s Keeneland September sale and is out of the unraced Benvenutta (Tapit), a daughter of G3 Albany Stakes third Baffled (Distorted Humor), whose six winners from seven to face the starter include the dual…
- Coolmore and Westerberg Blueblood Set for Deauville Debut (8/24/2026) - 5.13 Deauville, Mdn, 3yo, 10fT Coolmore and Westerberg’s HOUSE OF TUDOR (IRE) (St Mark’s Basilica {Fr}) is a son of the stakes-winning G3 Derrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial runner-up Palace (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and thus a half-brother to the dual Group 1-placed G2 Beresford victor High Definition (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and fellow Beresford-winning G1…
- Breeding Right in Red-Hot Blue Point Sells for €480,000 (8/24/2026) - A banner year for Blue Point continued on Monday when a lifetime breeding right in the Kildangan Stud resident was purchased by an unnamed buyer for €480,000. This was the second breeding right in Blue Point to be offered via the Darley Winning Bid platform in 2026, with the first having sold for €470,000 last…
- Robin Smullen-Tagg Honored with D. Wayne Lukas Award (8/24/2026) - Robin Smullen-Tagg has been named the inaugural winner of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association’s D. Wayne Lukas Award. Smullen-Tagg has been the right hand of trainer Barclay Tagg for over 26 years and her expertise helped guide the careers of popular New York-bred Classic winners Funny Cide and Tiz the Law, both of whom…
- Charity Polo Match Added to Thoroughbred Makeover (8/24/2026) - A charity polo match has been added to the 2026 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, the Retired Racehorse Project announced Monday. The match will take place Oct. 9 at the Man O’ War Polo Field at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, with proceeds benefiting the RRP. Gates will…