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- Southwest: A Slice of Kentucky in Louisiana (1/4/2026) - Keith and Ginger Myers could not be prouder to have been born and raised in Louisiana and of the Thoroughbreds they breed at their Coteau Grove Farms, but that does not mean they have shied away from bringing a bit of Kentucky to Cajun country.
- Santa Anita Cancels Jan. 4 Card as Storm Nears End (1/4/2026) - Santa Anita Park has canceled live racing Jan. 4 as the final round of strong storms pushes out of Southern California.
- 2025 Eclipse Award Finalists Announced (1/4/2026) - The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters announced Jan. 4 the finalists for the 2025 Eclipse Awards, recognizing excellence through the past year in Thoroughbred racing.
- JRA Continues Wagering Increase Trend in 2025 (1/4/2026) - Report from Japan
- Stakes Recap: Jerome & Busanda (1/4/2026) - Greg Wolf & Sara Elbadwi look back at the Jerome Stakes & the Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct.
- Brown Targets Risen Star with Remsen Winner Paladin (1/4/2026) - Trainer Chad Brown is targeting the Risen Star Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 14 with Remsen Stakes (G2) winner Paladin.
- Trainer Cappellucci Wins 1,000th Race at Sam Houston (1/4/2026) - Trainer Dick Cappellucci saddled his 1,000th career winner Jan. 4 when One Time Mark won the fifth race at Sam Houston Race Park.
- Fire and Wine a Special Winner for His Breeders (1/4/2026) - More than a decade after Robert Marzilli purchased eventual Canadian champion Caren from the Everatts of Shannondoe Farm, the team bred their first stakes winner together when Fire and Wine won the Coronation Futurity at Woodbine Nov. 29.
- Ortiz Jr. Continues to Build Legendary Career (1/4/2026) - Irad Ortiz Jr. may be just 33 but, as he finished atop the North American wins and earnings leaderboard yet again in 2025, he is already solidifying his legacy as one of the all-time great riders.
Remsen Champ Paladin Will Point To Risen Star In New Orleans (1/4/2026) - Paladin (Gun Runner), the winner of the GII Remsen Stakes at the Big A Dec. 6, will according to his trainer Chad Brown point to the Feb. 14 running of the GII Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds, which is tabbed as a GI Kentucky Derby qualifier offering 50-25-15-10-5 points to the top five finishers.…
An Appreciation: How Diane Crump Smashed A Paradigm, With A Little Help From Some Friends (1/4/2026) - When Diane Crump died last week at the age of 77, the tributes and obituaries penned in her honor naturally led with the pioneering accomplishment that, more than five decades ago, she was the first woman to ride against men in a North American pari-mutuel horse race. Today, nearly 57 years from that landmark achievement,…
Sudden Death In Racehorses: A Way To Screen And Diagnose At-Risk Runners? (1/4/2026) - Though rare, sudden deaths in racehorses have long proven a source of great frustration for being just that–a sudden event with virtually no way to predict it, and oftentimes no way to explain it. Emerging research, however, offers real hope that perhaps soon, the industry will have a way to both zero in on the…
Marathon Specialist Next Gearing Up For 2026 Campaign (1/4/2026) - Next (Not This Time), who made his mark dominating dirt races at a mile-and-a-half or longer, has not been seen or heard from since finishing fourteenth and last in the 2024 GI Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. He’s now 8-years-old and hasn’t run in nearly 14 months, but trainer Doug Cowans told the TDN that the…
‘We Had No Intention of Standing Stallions’: Royal Scotsman Heralds a New Era at Genesis Green Stud (1/4/2026) - The road sign at the turn-off from Ousden towards Wickhambrook reads ‘This is a quiet lane’. Drive a mile or so down that lane and it becomes considerably less quiet as one arrives at Genesis Green Stud. There, the unmistakably booming voice of Michael Swinburn greets visitors, who will be arriving in increasing numbers over…- Ginger Brew Stakes: Sister Troienne (1/4/2026) - Ginger Brew Stakes
- Darby's Daughter Division of the Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. Texas Stallion Stakes: Harvey's Finnish (1/4/2026) - Darby’s Daughter Division of the Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. Texas Stallion Stakes
- Busanda Stakes: Dazzling Dame (1/4/2026) - Busanda Stakes
- Commodore Overnight Stakes: Bourbon Bash (1/4/2026) - Commodore Overnight Stakes
- Connections Hope Thermal Heats Up in Las Flores Stakes (1/3/2026) - Opportune black type awaits some of the five fillies and mares contesting the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (G3) Jan. 4 at Santa Anita Park.
- Health Zone: Mare Health (1/3/2026) - Putting broodmares under lights is far from a new concept. However, understanding the science behind it can help those in charge of mares to do so more effectively.