The stallions who entered stud in 2021 should really remain viewed as a work in progress, with only a third crop of juveniles joining the fray. Yet an impetuous commercial market had already made its judgement last year, when Tiz…
1st-SAR, $115k, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:10 p.m. Maria Louise (Gun Runner), a daughter of GI Breeders' Cup Distaff winner Stopchargingmaria (Tale of the Cat), faces six other sophomore fillies while making her racetrack debut Wednesday at Saratoga. The…
Coolmore's G1 St Leger hero Scandinavia (Justify) collected a first elite-level victory in last year's renewal of Goodwood's G1 Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup and repeated the dose, at the expense of the unlucky-in-running Trawlerman (Golden Horn), to become Aidan O'Brien's…
The first edition of the AKTEM Stallion Online Sale will be held on September 25. The first two lots are young sires Van Beethoven (lot 1) and Taj Mahal (lot 2). Van Beethoven is a son of Scat Daddy and…
Tony Bloom and Ian McAleavy's Lake Forest (No Nay Never) was doing his best work at the business end of last month's G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes and, faced with an easier task in Tuesday's G2 HKJC World Pool…
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR), Harness Racing New Zealand (HRNZ) and TAB NZ have unveiled Project Stamina, an independent review recommending a significant reduction in the country's racing venue network, with future investment focused on fewer, better-resourced facilities. The report…
It wasn't Ryan Moore or William Buick's name next to the winner of the Qatar Goodwood Festival's first black-type race of the week, but the little-known Kaiya Fraser as he steered Dr Rascal (Sottsass) to success in the G2 Vintage Stakes.…
The Turkish Jockey Club has bolstered its stallion ranks with a pair of new arrivals for 2027, with Mo Town on the move from Coolmore's Ashford Stud in America and Twain set to kick off his stallion career in the…
Our top three this week all ran on turf, including a 2-year-old filly who might be special. 5 – WEMBLEY AVENUE, WO, 7/26-4th, 1 1/16 miles (Tapeta) (video) Beyer Speed Figure – 82 (c, 3, by Known Agenda–Miz Liz,…
Ashford Stud's Golden Pal leads the freshman sire standings as of July 27 with a deep bench of runners that give him a strong base for the remainder of the year. WinStar Farm's Life Is Good is tracking as a…