Officials Praise Safety Numbers at Saratoga Meet
While the New York Racing Association staged its longest meet at Saratoga Race Course this summer, it also proved to be one of the safest in the iconic racetrack's 163-year history.
Presque Isle Jockeys Back In Action After Safety-Related Refusal To Ride
A catastrophic equine injury to the trailing runner in the third race at Presque Isle Downs on Tuesday hospitalized a jockey with multiple broken bones and required the euthanization of a 5-year-old mare who unseated him after she “took a…
Tawny Port Could Target The Melbourne Cup After Gold Cup Win At Kentucky Downs
Second in this same race one year ago, Tawny Port (Pioneerof the Nile) stepped up to go one better Wednesday, stretching out from the GI Christope Clement Turf at 1 1/2 miles to win the marathon 2 1/16-mile Marsh McLennan…
Justify’s Kentucky Belle Streets Her Rivals In Dueling Grounds Oaks
Pounded into 4-5 favoritism for the final stakes race of the meeting at Kentucky Downs, WinStar Farm's Kentucky Belle (f, 3, Justify–Dancing Fancy, by Tiznow) was forwardly placed throughout the running of Wednesday's GIII Dueling Grounds Oaks Invitational Stakes and…
How’s Al Today Back On Short Rest To Take Juvenile Mile
How's Al Today became the first two-time winner of the 2026 Kentucky Downs meet on Wednesday's closing day, taking the Pepsi Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile Stakes just 11 days after he won a restricted allowance race going 6 1/2 furlongs…
WinStar’s Gerry Duffy Joins The TDN Writers’ Room Podcast
Gerry Duffy has had a lot of important jobs in horse racing, but now he has landed what he calls his “dream” job. Duffy was named President of WinStar Farm Apr. 1, and is set to formally take over as…
JGEF Introduces Academic Success Program, Received Non-Profit Status
The Jockeys' Guild Education Foundation (JGEF), launched just this past April, in conjunction with Bluegrass Community and Technical College's Workforce Solutions department, have launched an introductory class to help jockeys build academic skills, strengthen digital literacy and prepare for career-specific…
Arqana Millionaire Lex Victoria Powers To Rising Stardom at Kempton
Victorious Forever and Duaij Al Khalifa's Lex Victoria (Sioux Nation), a G2 Rockfel and G1 Fillies' Mile entry, made light of a seven-pound penalty in Wednesday's Unibet Fillies' Novice Stakes at Kempton and streeted overmatched rivals for a TDN Rising…
Haras De Castillon Offerings Lead Day Two At Osarus
Expanded in 2026, the Osarus La Teste Yearling Sale concluded on Wednesday with improved metrics across the board. The clearance rate increased 5% from the 2025 edition, with 182 lots sold from 227 offered (80%). The gross almost doubled at…
American Belle Headlines 195-Lot Tattersalls Online September Catalogue
The 195-strong catalogue for the Tattersalls Online September Sale is now online. The sale, set for 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16, is headlined by American Belle (Starspangledbanner), a half-sister to Godolphin's multiple…