Twinkle Town Brings Attention to Take Charge Indy
In this week's Porter on Pedigrees, Saratoga Special Stakes (G2) winner Twinkle Town shines a spotlight on WinStar Farm's repatriated sire Take Charge Indy.
Filly and Mare Sprint Added to Nov. 14 Claiming Crown
The $100,000 Claiming Crown Empress will be for filly and mare sprinters that have raced for a $16,000 claiming price or less in 2025-26. The distance is 6 furlongs.
Qatar Racing to Sponsor British Champions Day
While sponsoring British Champions Day since 2011, QIPCO will transfer the sponsorship to Qatar Racing for the next three years. Qatar Racing will look to expand its international racing, bloodstock, and breeding interests as the new title sponsor.
Equinox Filly Among Tattersalls October Offerings
Siblings to some of the breakout stars of the 2026 flat season are among a blockbuster 469 lots cataloged for Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, the highest-profile auction of its kind in Europe.
Burnham Square Rises Into Top 10 in NTRA Weekly Poll
Arlington Million Stakes (G1T) winner Burnham Square rises to sixth place in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's weekly Top Thoroughbred Poll.
RTCA White Horse Award Accepting Nominations
For many years, the RTCA White Horse Award has recognized extraordinary and heroic acts of courage, compassion, and heroism within the horse racing community. Nominations for the 2026 award are open through Aug. 21.
Albarado, Who Guided Curlin to Two Top Campaigns, Dies
Jockey Robby Albarado, the regular rider on Horses of the Year Curlin and Mineshaft, has died at the age of 52.
PTHA Announces Per Start Bonus Initiative Program
The Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association announces the PTHA Per Start Bonus Initiative Program, a new incentive designed to encourage more participation in overnight races at Parx Racing during the late summer racing schedule.
Bankrupt Hawthorne Applies for 2027 Live Racing Dates
Hawthorne Race Course, bankrupt and one deadline away from being sold for demolition, has applied for 2027 racing dates.