A France Galop proposal to open the G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe to geldings was approved by the European Pattern Committee (EPC) last month. The EPC held a working meeting in Berlin, Germany on August 10, attended by…
The beginning of a long-term Classic plan by Graham Smith-Bernal was hatched at the BBAG Yearling Sale with the purchase of a Sea The Stars filly from breeder Gestut Ebbesloh for €600,000. The daughter of the Group 3-winning Soldier Hollow…
Veronica Stephens has been named the new chair of Nottingham Racecourse. She succeeds Jeremy Bradbeer, who died suddenly on August 15. A member of the course's Racecourse Committee since 2017, Stephens is a lifelong racing fan. She is also an…
In this continuing series, TDN's Senior Racing Editor Steve Sherack catches up with the connections of promising maidens to keep on your radar. Psalm Beauty (f, 2, Jackie's Warrior–Platinum Paynter, by Paynter) came rolling down the center of the course…
Last year's Arc hero Daryz (Sea The Stars) will warm up for his repeat bid in Sunday's G2 Qatar Prix Foy at ParisLongchamp as France's premier track plays host to an array of luminaries. Francis Graffard issued a positive bulletin on The…
Robert M. Seitz, a Pennsylvania man hauling 25 horses through New York, allegedly with the intent of transporting the equines to Canada for slaughter, has been arrested as a New York law banning slaughter was enforced for the first time,…
Lauren Day, Emma English and Sarah Fitzpatrick have all completed the ITBA Next Generation internship scheme for 2025/26, following placements with a wide variety of companies across the Thoroughbred industry, including Coolmore Stud, the Curragh Racecourse, IHRB, ITBA, Punchestown Racecourse,…
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Puma (Essential Quality), fresh off his fourth-place finish in the GI Travers Stakes last Saturday, might be running again sooner than later. Trainer Gustavo Delgado, standing outside the colt's stall Thursday morning at the Oklahoma…
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Ten-time winner Solitary Man topped the GoffsGo Early September Sale when selling for £60,000 to Ed Bailey Bloodstock and Harry Derham on Thursday. Sold as lot 10 from Enda Bolger's Howardstown Stables, the Champs Elysees gelding landed this year's Midlands…