G1 Winner King of Gosford Returns in American Stakes
Grade 1 winner King of Gosford seeks to reclaim his Santa Anita Park throne April 18 when he returns from a 7 1/2-month layoff in the $100,000 American Stakes (G3T).
Hawthorne Set for First Race Day Since Bankruptcy
Hawthorne Race Course finalized plans April 15 to start its delayed 2026 Thoroughbred meeting April 19, its first day of operations since filing for bankruptcy protection.
Machmer Hall Reaps $1.2M Reward With Cyberknife Colt
As Day 2 of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale drew to a close, Machmer Hall celebrated a $1.2 million success when its colt by Cyberknife sold to John Sadler, agent for West Point Thoroughbreds, Mike Talla,…
Starspangledbanner Filly Tops Tattersalls Craven Sale
Although trade remained behind the giddy highs of last year, the April 15 second session of the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale did at least prove more solid than the first.
At a Glance: Oaklawn Handicap
The 2026 Oaklawn Handicap (G1) feels like a throwback race to a bygone era in sport where true horse racing heavyweights of the handicap/older male division would meet regularly in marquee stakes across the country.
Everett Dobson Joins the TDN Writers’ Room Podcast Presented by Keeneland
It's no secret that The Jockey Club has come under fire recently, particularly from owner Mike Repole. There have been calls for it to step up and be a better leader, to take a larger role in solving the aftercare…
$2.3-Million Jackie’s Warrior Filly on Top as Double-Digit Gains Continue at OBS
by Jessica Martini and Stefanie Grimm A filly from the first crop of Jackie's Warrior became the second highest-priced juvenile to ever sell at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale when she brought a final bid…
Sovereignty Gets First Gallop at Oaklawn Wednesday
Edited Press Release Reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty (Into Mischief) got his first feel of the Oaklawn racing surface Wednesday morning, galloping a mile in advance of his 2026 debut in Saturday's $1.2-million GII Oaklawn Handicap. Escorted to the…
“Things Like This Don’t Happen Often” – Flannery Provides Much-Needed Spark To Light Up Craven Breeze-Up Sale
With one big puff of the cheeks, Mark Flannery experienced a feeling that most consignors could scarcely imagine at Tattersalls on Wednesday when his Starspangledbanner filly was knocked down to Anthony Stroud for a cool 900,000gns at one of the…
Darley Sire Frosted Succumbs to Laminitis
Godolphin homebred and Darley stallion Frosted (Tapit–Fast Cookie, by Deputy Minister) was euthanized Wednesday, Apr. 15 after an acute episode of laminitis, according to a release from the stallion station. The fastest-ever GI Metropolitan Handicap winner was 14. He will…