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The birdsong is briefly interrupted as a pair of colts gallop by. Nothing too strong now, for the major work is done. Maltese Cross and Tenability breeze on up Newmarket's Al Bahathri, giving rise to some contented muttering from the…
First post time for live Thoroughbred racing at Woodbine Racetrack has been moved up, according to Woodbine Entertainment on Tuesday. Effective Friday, June 5, the first race post time on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays is moved up from 1:20 p.m.…
Those of us most despondent to see the winner of the first leg sitting out the second can console ourselves, precisely on grounds of tradition, that an abbreviated GI Belmont Stakes would never have allowed a “proper” Triple Crown anyway.…
Churchill Downs has launched Gallop for Good: From Race to Retirement (“Gallop for Good”), a national online giving campaign supporting Thoroughbred aftercare nonprofits, centered around a one-day giving event on Churchill's Stephen Foster Day, June 27. Gallop for Good supports…
Each of our six fastest females last week raced on Saturday – five at Churchill Downs and one at Santa Anita. 6 – PROCTOR STREET, CD, 5/30, GIII Mint Julep Stakes, 1 1-16 miles (turf) (video) Beyer Speed Figure-…
Saint-Cloud's Prix Chapeau Rouge maiden had gone the way of subsequent top-level performers Zulu Kingdom (Ten Sovereigns), Alcantor (New Bay) and Arapaho (Lope De Vega) in recent years and Christopher Head trainee Avec Toi (No Nay Never) added his name…
In the fall of 1777, the Battles of Saratoga proved pivotal in the Revolutionary War. Now, 249 years later, the Belmont Racing Festival might be the turning point in the race for top sire.
In our second trainee blog, Emma Dillon, from the 23rd Godolphin Flying Start class (2025-2027), examines the different ways that horse racing should be trying to actively engage new audiences. Horse racing is a captivating sport, from the social day…
Molly Mooney will assume responsibility for nominations and client relations at the Aga Khan Studs operation in Ireland.
Neurological diseases in horses are often frustrating to accurately diagnose, which in turn can make correct treatment plans complicated to implement.