The fourth installment in the 2026 OwnerView webinar series, held on June 9, focused on various tools and programs that enhance the experience of purchasing Thoroughbreds at auction. The conference was hosted by The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners…
Betting firm Fitzdares say that St James's Palace Stakes hotpot Bow Echo (Night Of Thunder) is the best backed horse on day one at Royal Ascot – but trader Mark Cancea revealed that Venetian Sun, as short as 2-1 favourite…
Group winner Rashabar has been retired from racing and connections will now seek a spot at stud for the four-year-old. The Manton Thoroughbreds runner secured a maiden victory with Billy Loughnane aboard in the G2 Coventry Stakes in June of…
In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here…
Nearly one year after being tasked by the Supreme Court of the United States to re-examine a 2024 ruling that the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Act (HISA) is partially unconstitutional, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on…
Silvestre de Sousa has ridden his 2,000th winner in Britain with the success of Neyva's Angel (Harry Angel) at Yarmouth on Thursday. De Sousa has been champion jockey three times there in 2015, 2017 and 2018. Currently 45, De Sousa…
John Greathouse, Jr., for years an integral part of the family-run Glencrest Farm, passed away Wednesday. He was 82. According to his son, John Greathouse III, he died after problems resulting from a blood ulcer. Glencrest was established in the…
A contentious G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes is in the cards at Royal Ascot next week, as nine horses have stood their ground, among them John and Thady Gosden trainee Ombudsman (Night Of Thunder). Successful in this race last term,…
The first condition book for Saratoga Race Course's summer meet is now available online. The book spans racing from opening day, July 3, through July 26. The 46-day summer meet, totaling a nearly 14% overall increase in overnight purses, features…
The Jockey Club Information Systems (TJCIS) has entered into an agreement to license North American racing and pedigree data to New Zealand-based Arion Pedigrees, a leading provider of pedigree, racing, and bloodstock information throughout Australia, New Zealand, and other Southern…