Life Changing, Voyager Impress at Saratoga
A pair of nicely bred juvenile fillies in Life Changing and Voyager have been named BloodHorse Maiden Watch Hot Prospects following their impressive victories in the past week at Saratoga Race Course.
Magnitude Tops Stellar Field of Eight in Whitney
Magnitude is coming off an impressive 1 1/4-length victory in the June 27 Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs and now heads into the Aug. 8 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
Report: NBC Retains Rights to Preakness
NBC Sports, which holds the rights to broadcast the Kentucky Derby, will also retain the rights to broadcast the Preakness Stakes, according to a report on Front Office Sports. The site says that the result came after a “hard-fought bidding…
In Midst of Bankruptcy Sale and Abrupt End to ’26 Racing Season, Hawthorne Applies for ’27 Dates
Hawthorne Race Course, whose management abruptly and prematurely ended the 2026 racing season two weeks ago, then mandated that backstretch residents vacate the property in advance of a pending Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale, has applied for 2027 race dates with…
Full-Brother To Charyn Set For Kempton Debut
5.50 Kempton, Novice, 2yo, 7f (AWT) Nurlan Bizakov's hitherto untried CHYMBULAK (IRE) (Dark Angel {Ire}), a 450,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling, is a full-brother to G1 Queen Anne, G1 Jacques Le Marois and G1 Queen Elizabeth II hero Charyn…
Robby Albarado Passes Away
Former jockey Robby Albarado passed away in Saratoga following complications from a heart procedure. He was 52. Albarado, who retired from race riding in December of 2021, won 40 Grade I races during his career. He was the regular rider…
Breeding Digest: Safe Hands Steady The Ship
Getting your matings right is only ever a start. The babies then need to find their way into the right hands, generally something outside your control. But if there are degrees of expertise out there, you can at least be…
An Open Letter to the FanDuel TV Racing Team
To Our Friends and Colleagues, The horse racing industry is built on people. Broadcasters telling stories, producers bringing racing to the fans, analysts educating and entertaining, camera operators capturing unforgettable moments, and countless professionals behind the scene making it all…
Wednesday’s Insights: $2.3-Million OBS April Filly Topper Without Hesitation Debuts at the Spa
3rd-SAR $115k, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, post time: 2:22 p.m. ET Maria Louise (Gun Runner), a 3-year-old daughter of 2015 GI Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff winner Stopchargingmaria (Tale of the Cat), debuts for Todd Pletcher going a mile out of…
Golden Slipper Heroine Who ‘Deserves All The Bells And Whistles’ To Sell Privately On Friday
Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot (Written Tycoon) will be offered via private sale on Friday, bringing to market one of the most sought-after profiles on the Australian bloodstock landscape. The Group 1-winning juvenile, from a rapidly developing family that…