Stakes Preview: Go for Wand and Ring the Bell
Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the Go for Wand Stakes at Aqueduct & the Ring the Bell Stakes at Oaklawn.
McMonagle Looks to Kick-Start 2026 With Hong Kong Stint
Dylan Browne McMonagle admits it will be hard to top his breakthrough 2025, when he won his first Irish jockeys' championship and scored in the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) at Del Mar, but he has no intention of resting on…
Skelly, Banishing to Square Off in Ring the Bell Stakes
Two starters from the Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1), 2024 participant Skelly and 2025 runner Banishing, headline the $150,000 Ring The Bell Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at 6 furlongs Dec. 13 at Oaklawn Park.
Rice Sets NYRA Training Record With 165th Win in 2025
Trainer Linda Rice captured a record 165th training win on the New York Racing Association circuit for 2025 when Snide posted a 28-1 upset in the fourth race Dec. 12 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Romantic Warrior, Ka Ying Rising Loom on HK's Big Day
Local horses, led by Romantic Warrior and Ka Ying Rising, look like solid bets in at least three of the four races comprising the Longines Hong Kong International Races Dec. 14 at Sha Tin Racecourse.
Baffert Trio to Meet Captivator in Los Al Futurity
Bob Baffert, who has won 14 renditions of the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2), has entered Litmus Test, Provenance, and Blacksmith this year.
Antonio Fresu in Dubai
The grade 1-winning rider, now based in California, on his working holiday in Dubai.
Mansetti Among 42 Keeneland January Supplements
Keeneland has supplemented 42 horses—including King’s Plate Stakes winner Mansetti, along with In a Jif, dam of grade 1 winner Cogburn, and her 2025 colt by Into Mischief—to the 2026 January Horses of All Ages Sale, Jan. 12-13.
EHV-1 Positive Has Two Barns Quarantined at Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Downs has imposed a quarantine on barns 25 and 26 after a horse was confirmed to have the neurological form of equine herpesvirus type 1, also known as EHV-1. The track canceled live racing Dec. 21 and Dec.…