In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Group 1 hero Facteur Cheveal at Keeneland. Valor Veteran Succeeds In Lexington Team…
2nd-BEL, $100K, Msw, 2yo, 1m, 1:43 p.m. ET. DREAM MORE (Gun Runner) makes the races for Mike Repole and Grandview Equine. A $1.5-million Keeneland September buy, the colt is out of MGISW Cavorting (Bernardini), and his half-sisters are MGISW Clairiere…
This week's fastest females all excelled on grass or Tapeta: 6–ITZEL, 8th–KEE, 10/11, Franklin S.–GII, 5 1/2fT Beyer Speed Figure-91 (3rd) (video) (m, 6, Mo Town–Catch That Song, by Unbridled's Song) O-BSF Equine Athlete. B-Eric/Randi Moreau-Sipiere (Tex). T-John Ennis. J-Edgar…
In the latest edition of the Odds and Trends column, J. Keeler Johnson dives into early results at the new Belmont Park.
In a year marked by history-making achievements for women in horse racing, the fifth annual Horse Racing Women's Association (HRWA) conference offered an opportunity to reflect on just how far the industry has come—and how much potential lies ahead. Returning…
Juddmonte's Disco Time (Not This Time) snapped a baby three-race skid in a classy Belmont allowance heat Wednesday afternoon, his first appearance since finishing down the field in the GI Churchill Downs Stakes on Kentucky Derby day May 2. The…
Classic winner Oxbow (Awesome Again–Tizamazing, by Cee's Tizzy) will stand the 2027 season at Breakway Farm in Indiana, according to a post by the operation on Tuesday. Based in Dillsboro, the farm announced that the 2013 GI Preakness winner will…
Champion Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) and MGISP Measure (Essential Quality) breezed in the fog at Keeneland on Monday in advance of a tilt at the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff later this month. The fog precluded the fillies to be officially timed,…
Last week's fastest maidens are a clean sweep for Belmont Park. 5-BADITTUDE, BEL, 10/7-2nd, 1m, VIDEO Beyer Speed Figure-82 (2nd) (f, 2, Uncle Mo–Donatella, by Bernardini) O-Repole Stable. B-WinStar Farm (Ky). T-Todd Pletcher. J-Ricardo Santana Jr. This Repole/Pletcher Uncle Mo…
Fall race meets at Keeneland, Belmont Park, and other tracks are ongoing, and a premier steeplechase event, the Far Hills Race Meeting in New Jersey, is set for Saturday, Oct. 17. Radio, TV, and streaming coverage is planned.