Conrad Bandoroff, Rowland Hancock, and Craig Brogden have been elected to the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders board of directors, the organization announced on social media July 22.
The $135,000 Curlin Stakes at Saratoga is not a time-honored path to the Travers Stakes (G1). Yet the Curlin serves a purpose as one last chance to swim in a shallow pond before heading over to much deeper waters in…
Maiden Watch: Week of July 14-July 20
Ken Freirich will match up to $100,000 for donations raised on this year's Annual Day of Giving. The fundraising program puts key Thoroughbred industry charities in the spotlight 100 days out from the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar.
Oaklawn will offer a record 62 stakes races during the 64-day racing season. Stakes purses alone will exceed $18.3 million, more than double the total from the 2019 season.
The July Digital Sale closed July 22 with 137 horses sold for $4,808,500. The sale averaged $35,098, with a median of $15,000. The clearance rate of 81% represented the 137 horses sold from 169 offered.
Dollars and Sense with Frank Angst
Juddmonte's group 1 winner Kalpana is raring to go in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) July 26 at Ascot. The field is headed by Grand Prix de Saint Cloud (G1) winner Calandagan.