All the buzz was on the highly-anticipated debut of the Flightline colt Greenwell, but it was Balloteer (Early Voting) who sped to the lead and never looked back to earn 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' honors at Churchill. Catching…
A colt by the now-pensioned Darley heavyweight Medaglia d'Oro (hip 824) was one of two to share the fastest furlong time during Friday's penultimate breeze day ahead of next week's Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's June 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. Now…
A fairly quirky notion, perhaps, but let's just give it a little rein. Because it was in California that Collected reached his peak on the racetrack, including when beaten only by the Horse of the Year in the GI Breeders'…
2.25 York, Hcp, 3yo/up, 7fT Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum's long-striding EXTREMELY ZAIN (FR) (Hello Youmzain {Fr}), who retains a G1 Sussex Stakes entry, seeks to build upon a TDN Rising Star display at Newbury four weeks ago and will…
Nominations for the 2026 Bill Kraatz Thoroughbred Makeover Ambassador Award are now being accepted online, the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) announced Friday. Named in memory of chief steward Bill Kraatz, the Ambassador Award recognizes a Thoroughbred Makeover graduate horse that…
Having shaped with real promise at The Curragh last month, Al Shira'aa Racing's Folsom Blues (Blue Point) showed more of his raw material to become a TDN Rising Star, Presented by Hagyard at Gowran on Friday. Sent off the heavily-supported…
Now carrying four stars on his saddle cloth for each lifetime Group 1 victory, Croix Du Nord accumulated the most votes for Sunday's 2200-metre G1 Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin. The 2024 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) victor is riding a two-race…
Bishops Bay (Uncle Mo) will be back to defend his title in Saturday's GIII Salvator Mile S., one of four stakes races on Monmouth Park's 10-race Haskell Preview Day card. After bringing $1.3 million from advisor Pedro Lanz on behalf…
Jockey Corey Lanerie will call it a career at the conclusion of the Churchill Downs spring meet Sunday, June 28 following 35 years in the saddle, the track announced Friday. Lanerie will leave the sport having totaled more than 5,000…
Carrying a Royal Ascot entry, River In Paradise sold for 100,000gns to Narvick and bloodstock agent Shawn Dugan during the Tattersalls Online June Pop-Up Sale on Friday. Consigned by Robert Edwards's Uplands Stables, the daughter of Lope Y Fernandez holds…