OwnerView Panel Examines Industry Support Programs
The final installment in the 2025 OwnerView webinar series was held Dec. 9 and covered industrywide efforts to support individuals in need. The PDJF, Stable Recovery, the RTCA, and the Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation were in focus.
Epsom Derby Purse to be Increased in 2026
Next year's Epsom Derby (G1) will be worth £2 million as part of a £6 million investment by the Jockey Club (UK) to reinvigorate Epsom and Britain's premier classic, with the aim of attracting a crowd of 100,000 for the…
Japan's Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Looks Wide Open
The Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1) Dec. 14 is the first of three big races for Japanese 2-year-olds with connections hoping to find contenders for next year's classics.
International Jockey Conference Focuses on Safety
The 2025 International Conference for the Health, Safety, and Welfare of Jockeys Dec. 11-12 in Hong Kong saw science-based research on rider safety and performance medicine translated to ideas that jockeys can use in their day-to-day routines.
Grade 1 Winner Echo Town to Stand at Leadem Farm
Echo Town, winner of the 2020 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes (G1), has been purchased by Tyree Wolesensky and has relocated to her Leadem Farm near Leola, Ark., for the 2026 breeding season.
Stakes Preview: Go for Wand and Ring the Bell
Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the Go for Wand Stakes at Aqueduct & the Ring the Bell Stakes at Oaklawn.
McMonagle Looks to Kick-Start 2026 With Hong Kong Stint
Dylan Browne McMonagle admits it will be hard to top his breakthrough 2025, when he won his first Irish jockeys' championship and scored in the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) at Del Mar, but he has no intention of resting on…
Skelly, Banishing to Square Off in Ring the Bell Stakes
Two starters from the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1), 2024 participant Skelly and 2025 runner Banishing, headline the $150,000 Ring The Bell Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at 6 furlongs Dec. 13 at Oaklawn Park.