I've read every HISA annual metrics report since the first one landed in 2024. All three of them. Cover to cover, footnotes included. And every year I've come away with the same feeling: something is missing. Not from the effort.…
The Japanese Road to the Kentucky Derby remains a wide-open affair, but the fourth and final leg of the series, Saturday's $226,736 Fukuryu Stakes (allowance) at Nakayama Racecourse, will be the final piece to the puzzle, with a field of…
Jockey Billy Loughnane has been banned for 21 days for improper riding. The stewards ruled he acted against the instructions of a vet at Southwell on Thursday evening. There was an incident at the start of the day's final race,…
Saturday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 8.45 p.m., DUBAI WORLD CUP SPONSORED BY EMIRATES AIRLINE-G1, $12,000,000, NH4yo/up, SH3yo, 2000m Field: Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steal {Jpn}), Magnitude (Not This Time), Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}), Meydaan (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Imperial Emperor…
Last seen running fourth as the favorite in the GIII Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita Feb. 7, heavily-favored Desert Gate (Omaha Beach) had no issue with a short field in the Hot Springs Stakes Thursday at Oaklawn Park,…
The Irish Equine Veterinary Association (IEVA) Student Day will be held by the IEVA at the Irish National Stud, Co. Kildare, on Friday, April 3. Specifically tailored for veterinary students, the day is now in its third year. The full-day…
Injuries and a suspension levied by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) have limited Paco Lopez's mounts over the last several months, but he is healthy again, has served his suspension and is ready to resume his career. Lopez…
In our first trainee blog, Harry Winnard, from the 23rd Godolphin Flying Start class (2025-2027), considers whether jockeys should once again have access to saunas at UK racecourses. A jockey running laps of the track in an outfit resembling a…
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.–If you are looking for the best seat in the house for the GI Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park this weekend, then chances are brothers Luke and Cole Jones piloting their drones have their gimbals locked on shooting…
Point-to-pointer Moorhead sold for £24,000to New Vision Bloodstock and Paul Drury at the GoffsGo Late March Sale which ended on Thursday. The son of Arrigo (lot 13) was consigned by Hill House Stud. He ran second on debut in a…