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The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced Aug. 11 the recipients of the 2025 State and Canadian Breeder of the Year Awards, recognizing outstanding breeders whose achievements distinguished them during the 2025 racing season.
Participating on a panel that outlined many challenges for today's Thoroughbred owner, Jack Knowlton, managing partner of Sackatoga Stable, used something of an apologetic tone in acknowledging that his group is the rare owner to be in the black.
Heartwood Farm kept the Into Mischief express rolling after it sold a full brother to multiple graded stakes winner Barnes for $4.2 million early in the second session of Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale.
Multiple leading sire Into Mischief had two yearlings roar into seven-figure territory eight hips into Day 2 of Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale. A colt (Hip 121) sells for $2.6 million, while a filly (Hip 124) sells for $1.5 million.
Hip 78 and 91 became the seventh and eighth seven-figure yearling colts in the opening session of Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale.
Scott Mallory sold his first million-dollar yearling Aug. 10 when Hip 40, a Determined Stud-bred daughter of Candy Ride, sold for $1,075,000 to Legion Bloodstock and Gracie Bloodstock at Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale.
HISA plans to investigate multiple horses and races following concerns raised on social media about some dramatic form turnarounds along with some odd betting patterns in several races Aug. 9 at Saratoga Race Course and Monmouth Park.
Boyd Racing lands the Day 1 topper after going to $3.2 million for a bay son of Nyquist out of grade 2 winner Slammed at Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale.