Mizumi, Marjoram Set to Tangle in Summertime Oaks
Bob Baffert-trained Mizumi, an impressive winner in her debut May 2, comes into the June 13 Summertime Oaks (G3) at Santa Anita Park looking to go 2-for-2 to start her career.
Uncle Mo Filly Clocks Quarter-Mile in :20 2/5 at OBS
Consignor Tom McCrocklin sent out Global Leader (Hip 220), a filly by Uncle Mo, to blaze a quarter-mile in :20 2/5 June 10, during Day 2 of the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales June 2-Year-Olds in Training and…
Juddmonte Homebred Looms Large As Racing Resumes at Big A
4th-BAQ, $85k, Msw, 3yo/up, 1mT, 2:43 p.m. ET The final few weeks of racing in the history of Aqueduct kick off Thursday following a 17-day break in the action for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. The afternoon's turf maiden features…
Speightstown’s Lady Jancis All The Way in Churchill Finale
Stonestreet Stables' Lady Jancis (Speightstown) took plenty of heat dueling inside on a strong pace on Keeneland turf-sprint debut Oct. 11 and stuck on well to be fourth beaten just under two lengths. Returning in the Wednesday finale at Churchill…
Noosa Sport Leads Arkle Sale’s Wednesday Session At Goffs
A total of six lots made €200,000 or more during the second day of the Goffs Arkle Sale Part 1, and top of the heap was Noosa Sport (No Risk At All). The three-year-old filly sold to Gordon Elliott Racing…
The Rise Of The Super Sire: Concentration, Book Size And Economics Have Reshaped Thoroughbred Breeding
By the early 2000s, the commercial Thoroughbred breeding industry still resembled a relatively broad ecosystem. Elite stallions mattered enormously, but a wide range of sires maintained meaningful market share, regional programs remained viable, and biological limits naturally constrained how dominant…
Dubai Honour’s Half-Sister Manaar Debuts At Newbury
4.40 Newbury, Novice, 3yo, f, 9fT MANAAR (IRE) (St Mark's Basilica {Fr}) is an intriguing debutante for Shadwell and William Haggas, being a half-sister to the stable's four-times Group 1 winner Dubai Honour (Pride Of Dubai). A 370,000gns Tattersalls October…
Weekly Rulings: June 4-10; Trainer Guerrero Sees 8-Month Testosterone Ban Essentially Eliminated
Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country. The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU)…
Authentic Filly Banana Frost Keeps Lynch Barn Hot at Churchill
Flying Dutchmen Breeding & Racing's Banana Frost (Authentic) capped a promising worktab with a half-mile drill in :47 4/5 from the gate on May 31 and was sent off as the 7-4 second favorite to open her account at first…
The Lion In Winter Euthanised After Sustaining Training Injury
Group winner The Lion In Winter was euthanised following a training accident at Ballydoyle, The Sun reported on Wednesday evening. The former Derby favourite, set to run in next Tuesday's G1 Queen Anne Stakes, was four. By Sea The Stars,…