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Ocala Breeders' Sales will host a "Second Chance" digital auction on its OBSOnline platform featuring horses that were either unsold or breezed and scratched from the record-setting Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale.
By reviewing decades of Kentucky Derby (G1) results for commonalities uniting past winners (or losers), handicappers can build a profile of a typical Kentucky Derby winner.
The book is produced annually and provides a listing of stakes races from each country that will be accorded group/graded or listed status in sales catalogs using standards approved by the Society of International Thoroughbred Auctioneers.
A federal bankruptcy judge approved interim financing and budget for Hawthorne Race Course at an April 20 hearing, less than 24 hours after the track's delayed Opening Day.
Top-class Australian sprinter Tentyris will not run at Royal Ascot in June after Darley announced that he and Ghaiyyath's dual group 1-winning son Observer have been retired and will take up stud duties in Australia later this year.
Due to the overwhelming response and positive feedback of a new wager early in the meet, all Daily Double wagers will now line up with a reduced takeout of 15% beginning April 21 at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
Three stakes—including a grade 2—worth a total of $400,000 highlight the Los Angeles County Fair meet at Los Alamitos Race Course. The nine-day season will begin June 19 and continue through July 5.
Wearing blinkers for his April 20 breeze, which he recorded in 1:00 for 5 furlongs, Chief Wallabee is ready to take a step forward in the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1).
On the April 20 edition of BloodHorse Monday: Jockey Junior Alvarado talks about seeking a repeat Derby victory with Chief Wallabee and analyzes Sovereignty's Oaklawn Handicap (G2), Alan Porter dives into this year's Derby pedigrees.
Bentornato is the 2025 Florida-bred Horse of the Year in a vote by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association board of directors and announced at the FTBOA Awards Gala held April 20 at the Circle Square Cultural Center in Ocala.