G1 Winner Scorthy Champ to Stand at Barton Stud in 2026
Group 1 winner Scorthy Champ will be standing at Barton Stud in 2026 as Tom Blain's team adds another aspect to the operation.
Strategic Risk Romps in the In Reality Stakes
The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association Florida Sire Stakes series wrapped up Nov. 29 at Gulfstream Park with a pair of homebreds taking top honors in the two $300,000 stakes for Florida-bred 2-year-olds.
Call Sign Seven Skims Rail to Upset Seabiscuit at 68-1
Seabiscuit is considered one of horse racing's greatest longshot stories, so fittingly the $200,000 Seabiscuit Handicap (G2T) at Del Mar Nov. 29 was won by the race's longest shot: Call Sign Seven at 68-1.
Spendthrift Doubles Up: Further Ado Wins KY Jockey Club
Joining Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Ted Noffey, Further Ado gives Spendthrift Farm two aces heading toward the 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1). Further Ado captured the Nov. 29 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs
Salamis Outkicks Tom's Magic in Hollywood Derby
A dawdling pace in the $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1T) Nov. 29 at Del Mar turned the race into a test of late acceleration, and Salamis passed with flying colors.
Truly Quality Repeats in Hollywood Turf Cup
Augustin Stables' homebred Truly Quality became the first horse in a quarter century to win back-to-back runnings of the Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes (G2T) when he rallied to score a 1 3/4-length victory Nov. 28 at Del Mar.
Magnitude Registers Clark Victory Over Hit Show
When Magnitude romped by 9 3/4 lengths in the Risen Star Stakes (G2) in February, he looked like a horse poised for racing success at Churchill Downs. That proved the case, except in the Nov. 28 Clark Stakes (G2) rather than…
Lush Lips Holds On for Mrs. Revere Win
Lush Lips rewarded her new ownership as she landed a hard-fought victory in the Mrs. Revere Stakes (G2T) Nov. 28 at Churchill Downs.