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- Dollars & Sense: Risky Side of Fixed-Odds Wagering (1/21/2025) - For as much as this column has called out horse racing’s wagering providers for largely not embracing fixed-odds betting, some recent results for one of the major fixed-odds sports betting platforms serves as a reminder that there are risks.
- City of Troy, Laurel River Tie for World's Best Award (1/21/2025) - With a joint ranking of 128, City of Troy and Laurel River share the title of 2024 Longines World’s Best Racehorse.
- Veteran Journalist, Racing Historian Bowen Dies at 82 (1/21/2025) - Edward Bowen captured the color of Thoroughbred racing during a more than 60-year career as a journalist and author. He was editor-in-chief of The Blood-Horse from 1987-92 and president for 24 years of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.
- First Foal by Simplification Born in Florida (1/21/2025) - Graded stakes-winner Simplification’s first reported foal is a healthy colt owned by First Finds Farm and Brittany Updike.
- City of Troy, Laurel River Share World's Best Racehorse (1/21/2025) - Members of the racing industry from around the world gathered at the historic Savoy Hotel in central London Jan. 21 to honor equine excellence from the 2024 racing season during the Longines World Racing Awards.
- World's Best Award Justified City of Troy's Early Hype (1/21/2025) - A lot of early buzz surrounded Coolmore’s City of Troy, and he certainly lived up to the hype by co-winning the 2024 Longines World’s Best Racehorse Award
- Turfway Park Postpones Jan. 22 Card to Sunday (1/21/2025) - Turfway Park has moved its Wednesday racing card to Sunday with a 12:30 p.m. ET first post due to extreme cold temperatures. The National Weather Service forecast calls for wind chill factors in the single digits throughout the day Wednesday.
- Charles Town Cancels Jan. 22 Card (1/21/2025) - Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has canceled its live racing program for Jan. 22 because of frigid temperatures expected to impact the region. Races from Wednesday’s card have been brought back on the overnight as extras for Saturday’s card.
- Imagination Takes On Elders in San Pasqual (1/21/2025) - A Bob Baffert trainee, Imagination comes out of a third in the Malibu against his own age group.
- King Discusses Initial Derby Dozen, Evaluates Southwest (1/21/2025) - BloodHorse news editor Byron King discusses the initial Derby Dozen of 2025, focusing on Sovereignty and Patch Adams.
- Jockeys' Guild Holds Annual Assembly (1/21/2025) - The members elected John Velazquez and Mike Smith as Co-chairmen, Javier Castellano, Julien Leparoux and James Flores as Co-vice chairmen, Tyler Gaffalione as Secretary and Julien Leparoux as Treasurer.
- Prince Khalid's Legacy Lives On in Laurel River (1/21/2025) - One of the last horses in which the late Prince Khalid bin Abdullah chose the mating, Laurel River was honored Jan. 21 as the co-winner of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse for 2024.
- Aidan O'Brien Discusses City of Troy's 2024 Season (1/21/2025) - Aidan O’Brien discusses City of Troy’s 2024 season; including the pressure to keep the horse in top form, his sensational victory in the Juddmonte International (G1), disappointment at Breeders’ Cup (G1), and O’Brien’s favorite moment of the year.
- Classic Potential Lands Sovereignty Atop Derby Dozen (1/21/2025) - Byron King’s Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.
- Seemar Believes Laurel River is 'One in a Million' (1/21/2025) - Trainer Bhupat Seemar discusses 2024 Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Laurel River after he was named 2024’s co-winner of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse award.
- York Hopes for More Success for Juddmonte International (1/21/2025) - York chief executive William Derby hopes success brings more success as the English racecourse looks to expand international competition in the Juddmonte International, 2024’s Longines World’s Best Horse Race.
- Hochul Gives Details of Plan to Expand Equine Imaging (1/21/2025) - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul presented some specifics to a plan that provides funding from the state—and the NYRA—to expand advanced imaging screening at the Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists hospital adjacent to Belmont Park.
- Derby Hopes to Build on Juddmonte International Success (1/21/2025) - York Racecourse’s chief executive William Derby discusses the Juddmonte International Stakes (G1)—the 2024 Longines World’s Best Horse Race—and how he hopes success will build success.
- Radio, TV Schedule for Eclipse Awards, Pegasus Week (1/21/2025) - A schedule from America’s Best Racing for the week’s racing-related television, radio, and streaming.
- Limited Liability Seeks Elusive Graded Win in McKnight (1/21/2025) - Effectiveness over 1 1/2 miles on turf will be tested in two undercard stakes on Jan. 25, Pegasus World Cup Day, when Gulfstream Park stages the $215,000 William L. McKnight Stakes (G3T) and the $165,000 La Prevoyante Stakes (G3T).
- Godolphin Pair Graduate Impressively Over Weekend (1/21/2025) - Maiden Watch: Week of Jan. 13-Jan. 19
- Tuscan Sky Tops Fasig-Tipton January Digital Sale (1/21/2025) - The January Digital Sale closed Jan. 21 with 107 horses selling for $3,003,900. The sale averaged $28,073, with a median of $7,500 and a clearance rate of 79%.
- Massachusetts Trends May Indicate Industry Revival (1/21/2025) - Members of the Massachusetts Thoroughbred Breeders Association, which lists 18 farms on its website, report an uptick in foaling and sales, and they see this as an industry revival that heralds a brighter future.
- First Foal by Americanrevolution Born in Maryland (1/20/2025) - Americanrevolution won the Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) at 3, and finished second in the Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) and the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) at 4. He was named New York-bred champion 3-year-old male and the state’s Horse of The Year.
- 1/ST, Goodwood Launch Pegasus Race Reciprocity Effort (1/20/2025) - 1/ST and Goodwood Racecourse announced an initiative that will see a reciprocal partnership between 1/ST-owned racecourses in North America and Goodwood Racecourse in the United Kingdom.