Hall of Fame Jockey Smith Joins HISA Safety Committee
Jockey Mike Smith has been appointed to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's Racetrack Safety Standing Committee.
Kentucky Derby Runner Master Fencer Sires First Winner
In 2019 Master Fencer became the third Japan-based horse to contest the Kentucky Derby (G1).
New 3-Year-Old Series Brings Excitement, Concerns
In outlining a lucrative six-race series for 3-year-olds that will include the Kentucky Derby (G1), Belmont Stakes (G1), and a new championship race, executives from CDI and NYRA express hope that the new series will draw more attention to racing.
Litz Named Maryland Horse Breeders Executive Director
Anne Litz will start working with current executive director Cricket Goodall as her assistant, with the plan to succeed Goodall in July 2027.
Nysos Retired Healthy, to Stand at Ashford Stud
Nysos, winner of this year's Metropolitan Handicap (G1), has been retired from racing and will stand at Coolmore's Ashford Stud.
Guillermo Rodriguez Rides 1,000th Winner
Multiple stakes-winning jockey Guillermo Rodriguez rode his 1,000th North American winner Aug. 1 when Mother Volga won the seventh race at Belterra Park.
BH Monday: Nitrogen Tackles Boys in Stellar Whitney
On the Aug. 3 episode of BloodHorse Monday: D. J. Stable's Jonathan Green on running Nitrogen against the boys in the Whitney Stakes (G1), Todd Pletcher speaks about Renegade's Jim Dandy (G2) win, and we react to the Thoroughbred Championship…
Catterick Debut for Alpinista’s First Foal A La Montagne
2.15 Catterick, Novice, 2yo, 7f 6yT A LA MONTAGNE (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) wins the award as the most significant runner to grace one of Britain's smallest tracks of Catterick Bridge, being the first foal out of the Arc heroine Alpinista…
Nysos Retired from Racing to Stand at Ashford Stud
Multiple Grade I winner Nysos (Nyquist) has been retired from racing and will stand at Coolmore's Ashford Stud for the 2027 breeding season. The decision was made following a routine diagnostic evaluation that revealed subtle imaging changes on a scan.…
Ask HISA/HIWU: Lab Status Update
With a view to pulling the veil back on the whys and wherefores of their operations, a representative of either the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) Authority or the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) will every week…