Doyles' KatieRich Farms Continues to Flourish
Breeder of Ghostzapper Stakes (G3) victor Grande, KatieRich Farms' genesis can be traced to native New Yorker Larry Doyle's trip to see the 1973 running of the Belmont Stakes (G1).
Point Dume, Book’em Danno No Worse for Wear After Carter 1-2 Finish
Bush Racing Stable's Point Dume (Into Mischief) fended off Champion Male Sprinter Book'em Danno (Bucchero) by a neck on the front end to capture Saturday's GII Carter at Aqueduct Racetrack. Earning a 101 Beyer Speed Figure, the bay will continue…
Wood Wrap Up: Albus Exits Victory in Good Order, Leaves for Churchill Monday
Trainer Riley Mott knew it would be a big ask for Albus (Yaupon) to go from a one-mile and 40-yard maiden victory to the nine-furlong GII Wood Memorial, but the colt responded with aplomb to win from well off-the-pace on…
‘Rising Star’ Always A Runner Up In Time For Gazelle Win
'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Always A Runner (Gun Runner) wore down pacesetter Pashmina (Constitution) in the final sixteenth to win Saturday's GIII Gazelle Stakes and earn 100 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. The least experienced…
Point Dume Upsets Book’em Danno In the Carter
The in-form Point Dume (Into Mischief) shipped in from his base at Penn National and lowered the colors of the returning Eclipse Award-winning sprinter Book'em Danno (Bucchero) in Saturday's GII Carter Stakes at Aqueduct. The 7-1 second-longest shot on the…
Puerto Rico’s Half-Sister Nevermindtherain Debuts At Cork
Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales…
Triple Crown Alum Trojan Nation an Aftercare Ambassador
Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) alumnus Trojan Nation has found his forever home on a sprawling 2,500-acre ranch outside Cheyenne, Wyo., at the Center for Racehorse Retraining.
NYRA, Fox Will Look to Fill Void Left by FanDuel TV’s Demise
It will be very hard for the racing industry to replace what FanDuel TV meant to the sport with its wall-to-wall coverage of races from across the country and its ability to attract new fans to the sport. But according…
HRRN Honors Tapit Trice Leading Up to Blue Grass Stakes
Tapit Trice, a $1.3 million Keeneland sales yearling, won the 2023 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) and three other graded stakes. The son of Tapit also ran third in the Belmont Stakes (G1) and Travers Stakes (G1).
TDN Derby Top 12: Cadence Quickens, Plot Thickens
by T.D. Thornton-Last Saturday's news that the No. 1-ranked Paladin (Gun Runner) will miss the GI Kentucky Derby with a non-displaced condylar fracture of his right front ankle created a vacancy atop this list. Any set of Derby rankings abhors…