This week makes amends for an oversight–No. 1 is a colt who actually broke his maiden two weeks back in a stakes but flew beneath (actually above) our radar since we were looking at maiden races. Better late than never.…
By My Standards (Goldencents–A Jealous Woman, by Muqtarib) has been purchased by a group of Louisiana horsemen–the By My Standards Syndicate–and will stand in Northwest Louisiana, according to Louisiana Horse Magazine. According to the partnership, details on the No. 1…
An old gelding wins his second Suburban? Well, there had already been six other dual winners, so nobody will be renaming a stakes for Phileas Fogg (Astern {Aus}) just yet. Maybe if he can go on and emulate one of…
The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation Fashionable Fillies Luncheon will feature an interview by Donna Brothers with Cherie DeVaux, two iconic women in the horse racing industry. DeVaux made headlines this year as the first woman to train a Kentucky…
Fasig-Tipton and Dubai Racing Club have formed an international partnership. The aim is it strengthen international collaboration and create new opportunities for owners, trainers and breeders across the global racing industry. The strategic partnership will see Fasig-Tipton establish an enhanced…
The British Horseracing Authority is “hugely disappointed” the Gambling Commission has confirmed Financial Risk Assessments will be implemented, warning that racing faces “severe financial implications”. In recent months the commission has been gathering and reviewing a wide range of factors…
Upon the conclusion of his racing career, GI Woody Stephens winner Englishman (Maxfield–In It for the Gold, by Speightstown) will retire to Lane's End, the farm announced on Tuesday. Englishman is expected to continue racing into 2027. Campaigned by Lee…
Las Vegas. The mecca of profligacy and prurience. Showgirls and showboats. High rolls and no hopers. But a mecca for horseracing? Actually, yes. Occasionally. Las Vegas Downs came and went in the 1930s, the makeshift dirt-oval no rival for the…
A trip to Chantilly for the Prix Robert Papin remains “plan A” for impressive Norfolk Stakes winner Orthodox after Clive Cox declared he was “over the moon” with how his high-class youngster has bounced out of Royal Ascot. The speedy…
'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Mashallah (Maxfield) was back to something approaching her best when romping by seven lengths in an age-restricted, first-level Saratoga allowance on July 4 (96 Beyer), opening the door to bigger and loftier targets over…