Aqueduct Releases 2026 Winter Stakes Schedule
The New York Racing Association announced Dec. 17 the stakes schedule for the 2026 winter meet at Aqueduct Racetrack, which will include 20 stakes races worth more than $3.1 million in total purses.
December Online Sale Closes 2025 Season for Inglis
Two well-related mares stole the show during the Inglis Digital December (Late) Online Sale that closed Dec. 17, selling for AU$140,000 each in the final sale of 2025 for the auction company.
Benson, Six Others Form Vet Team Overseeing Santa Anita
A highly respected team of equine veterinarians is set to serve the 2025-26 racing season at Santa Anita Park starting Dec. 26 with opening day of the Classic Meet.
Major Dude Aims to Abide in the Fort Lauderdale
Defending race winner Major Dude and fellow millionaires Wolfie's Dynaghost and Chasing the Crown lead a stacked group of 10 older horses in the $200,000 Fort Lauderdale Stakes (G3T) Dec. 20 at Gulfstream Park.
TTA Makes Adjustments for 2YOs in TX Stallion Stakes
The Texas Stallion Stakes Series now has a pathway to nominate 2-year-olds.
HIWU Disqualifies Tamara From Chillingworth Win
Spendthrift Farm's Tamara has been disqualified from her Oct. 4 win in the Chillingworth Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park after a drug test by the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit indicated the presence of the muscle relaxant methocarbamol.
ATC Seeks Injunction Over Administrator Appointment
The Australian Turf Club has launched Supreme Court action against Racing NSW's move to appoint an administrator to take over the club's affairs, claiming its board does not accept the regulator has the power to do so.
Second Leg of Japan Road to KY Derby Has New Cast
The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby returns with the Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun at Kawasaki Racecourse Dec. 17 with none of the runners who contested the first leg in November.
OBS Catalogs 282 for January Winter Mixed Sale
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company has cataloged 282 horses for its January Winter Mixed Sale to be held Jan. 27. The single-session auction will begin at 11 a.m. ET and features newly turned yearlings, broodmares, and broodmare prospects.
Arapahoe Park Highlights Equine Safety During Fall Meet
Arapahoe Park, along with the Colorado Division of Racing, successfully concluded its ten-week fall 2025 meet with zero catastrophic track injuries.