Dr Jim Walker has been appointed to the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) Board with immediate effect. Walker is the chair of the Racecourse Owners Association (ROA). He joins the BHA Board as one of two member nominated directors, on behalf…
Golden Tempo (Curlin), the winner of the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes, worked four furlongs in :48.40 at Keeneland on Friday morning in preparation for his next start, the Aug. 29, $1.25 million GI DraftKings Travers Stakes at…
Edited Press Release The 2025/26 Hong Kong season ended on Wednesday, July 15. Race goers enjoyed 88 meetings divided between Happy Valley and Sha Tin this season, comprising 865 Hong Kong races and 492 overseas simulcast races. Ka Ying Rising…
A total of 60 horses have been catalogued for the GoffsGo Late July Sale on July 23. The one-day sale will feature stores, horses-in-training, point-to-pointers and mares, with recent juvenile winner Celtic Moon (lot 26) signed on. The daughter of…
Xavier Pegum has joined the BBA Ireland bloodstock team for the duration of the sales season. A graduate of the Irish National Stud thoroughbred breeding and stud management course, Pegum has previously worked for the Aga Khan Studs in Ireland,…
Woodbine Entertainment, Colonial Downs and Delaware Park have cancelled their respective live Thoroughbred racing programs due to poor air quality caused by extensive wildfires in Canada, the tracks said in press releases on Friday. After shelving Thursday's card, Woodbine said…
Godolphin's champion Rebel's Romance has been retired at the age of eight, the organisation announced on Friday morning. His final appearance was a victory in the G2 Princess Of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket on July 9. Charlie Appleby said, “We…
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – It only seems like trainer Chad Brown wins the GI Diana Stakes every year. Right? Oh, yeah. The Diana, worth $500,000, has become Brown's personal playground. All you need to do to believe is just examine…
According to a report by Steve Andersen in the Daily Racing Form, 2025 GI Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Bentornato (Valiant Minister) has suffered a sesamoid injury and is not expected to race again this year. Trainer Jose D'Angelo told the…
Multiple Group 1 winner Khaadem has been retired, according to published reports. The 10-year-old Charlie Hills trainee raced in the colours of Fitri Hay. Bred by Yeomanstown Stud, the son of Dark Angel sold for 750,000gns out of Book 1…