Bettors suspected something was afoot and hammered the Godolphin homebred Desert Castle (Frankel) into 1-2 favouritism for Friday evening's Zyn Frontrunner EBF Newcomers' Confined Maiden Stakes at Newmarket, and the imposing bay duly delivered in eyecatching fashion to earn a…
The judge handling the Hawthorne Race Course bankruptcy case has ordered the immediate release of $800,000 in unpaid purse money while establishing a process to determine a final administrative claim of up to $1.1 million. Together with a separate $200,000…
Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced juveniles from a variety of…
Six authors have been selected as finalists for the 20th annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award with the winner being selected on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at Castleton Lyons near Lexington, Kentucky, the farm said in a Friday morning release. This…
Ed Crisford, who announced a move to train under his own name in Dubai in April, will delay that journey until October, he confirmed on Friday. Crisford will be a private trainer for Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Currently,…
I am a lifelong member of the Thoroughbred industry, having earned my living here for over 50 years. During that time, I have served on the New York Thoroughbred Breeders (NYTB) Board of Directors for 32 years, recently completed a…
In this week's The Challenge, presented by Gainesway, horses competing in the Whitney Stakes (G1) and Fourstardave Stakes (G1T) Aug. 8 figure to leave their mark at the Breeders' Cup this fall, just as they have regularly done through the…
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the 2026 Whitney (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
As the prolonged dry spell continues across much of England, Ombudsman had a spin on the grass on Friday morning for the first time since his four-length victory in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot. Ridden by his…