Today (Wednesday, August 12) marks two months since the death of Dr David Powell, one of the world's leading equine epidemiologists during his time based at the University of Kentucky's Gluck Research Center in Lexington. He was 84. Born in…
Multiple Grade I winner Deterministic (Liam's Map–Giulio's Jewel, by Speightstown) will enter stud at Lane's End Farm at the conclusion of his racing career, the farm announced Wednesday morning. Deterministic, tabbed a 'TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard' as a…
Unperturbed by an extended delay to Wednesday's Michael Brunton Memorial British EBF Novice Stakes at Salisbury, Jeff Smith's homebred Forbidden Fire (No Nay Never) became the seventh foal and scorer for her Group 1-winning dam with a TDN Rising Star,…
On the one hand it may be hard to believe that Arqana is already 20 years old, but when one considers that horse sales have been taking place in Deauville since 1887, then France's leading Thoroughbred auction house is still…
A prolific presence at yearling sales as buyers for years, LNJ Foxwoods made some headlines this year for a different reason: It was represented by its first offering at The Saratoga Sale, and the result was a home run for…
Franklin Smith Sr. founded the Elloree Training Center in 1976, developing a nationally renowned site for breaking and training young Thoroughbreds. He also ran a small breeding operation at the center.
Heartwood Farm kept the Into Mischief express rolling after it sold Hip 136, a full brother to multiple graded stakes winner Barnes, for $4.2 million early in the second session of Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore weighs in on the Triple Crown, Tom Ryan discusses a new idea for the Belmont Stakes (G1), and Hugo Palmer talks about plans for Glacius, his first North American winner.
At the end of trade Aug. 11, 152 yearlings had changed hands for $118,215,000, including private sales. The boutique auction followed up its first $100 million auction with a 17% gross increase from $100,845,000 in 2025.
Night 2 of the Saratoga Sale delivered a record-breaking evening, led by a powerhouse group of Into Mischief yearlings. Hear from Fasig-Tipton president and CEO Boyd Browning Jr. as he recaps the historic session and what it means for the…