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  • J & R Thoroughbreds Aims to Hit Big at OBS March (3/12/2026) - Jesse Aviles and fiancé Rylee Thomas of J & R Thoroughbreds are aiming to make it big with a Drain the Clock filly, Hip 595, at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales March of 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale March 12.
  • Ka Ying Rising Leads World's Best Racehorse Rankings (3/12/2026) - Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising sits as a clear No. 1 in the first Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings of 2026 with a rating of 128.
  • Mrs. Astor Eyes Seventh Stakes Win in Santa Ana (3/12/2026) - In the Santa Ana Stakes (G3T), Mrs. Astor will go for a seventh career stakes win, but will face a large field.
  • Three Amigos Secures $1M Yaupon Colt at OBS March Sale (3/12/2026) - Early into the March 12 final session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, Three Amigos went to $1 million for a colt (Hip 576) by the 2025 leading first-crop sire Yaupon.
  • Betting for an Upset in the Virginia Derby (3/12/2026) - J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs.
  • Better Than Ready Filly Tops Day 1 at Magic Millions (3/12/2026) - Daandine Stud headlined a selective day of trade at the Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale, when a filly by reigning Queensland champion sire Better Than Ready offered by the operation was purchased by trainer Tony Gollan for AU$130,000.
  • Laurel River to Stand at Japan's Big Red Farm (3/12/2026) - The 2024 Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Laurel River has been sold and will take up stallion duties this season at Japan’s Big Red Farm in Hokkaido, Juddmonte announced March 12. 
  • National Museum of Racing Announces Handicapping Series (3/12/2026) - The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will present a series of three handicapping seminars leading up to the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) May 2. Hosted by renowned handicapper Tom Amello, the series will take place at the Museum.
  • Hall of Famer, Blue Hen Mare Serena’s Song Dies at 34 (3/12/2026) - Serena’s Song, a Hall of Famer and blue hen mare, died March 11 at the age of 34.
  • San Simeon is Wide-Open Six-Horse Sprint (3/12/2026) - Half of the field for Santa Anita Park’s 6 1/2-furlong turf sprint on the hillside course has been set at 3-1 or lower in the morning line.
  • Breeders' Cup Charities Makes $650,000 in Donations (3/12/2026) - Breeders’ Cup Charities announced March 12 that it will make more than $650,000 in charitable donations as a result of a revitalized philanthropic effort launched in the second half of 2025.
  • Ole Dancer Seeks Second Group 1 in Coolmore Classic (3/12/2026) - Thousand Guineas (G1) heroine Ole Dancer will bid to land a second group 1 this weekend when she takes to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse March 14 for the Coolmore Classic Handicap (G1).
  • Pletcher Dodges NY Bute Finding But Faces New Hearing (3/12/2026) - A New York appellate court has thrown out a two-week suspension of Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, but the case is probably far from over.
  • March OBS Sale Concludes With Record Gross (3/12/2026) - Ocala Breeders’ Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale concludes with a record gross of $72,050,000, including private sales, surpassing the previous record set in 2023 when 464 juveniles brought $71,473,500.
  • Monster Truck Sets New Tattersalls Cheltenham Record At £530k (3/12/2026) - Gordon Elliott Racing snapped up debut winner Monster Truck (lot 29) for a record £530,000 to top the Tattersalls Cheltenham Festival Sale after racing on Thursday. The four-year-old gelding is the highest-priced horse ever sold in the Tattersalls Cheltenham sale ring. The son of Goliath Du Berlais won his only start, a three-mile point-to-point at…
  • Irad Ortiz, Jr. Taken to Hospital After Gulfstream Spill (3/12/2026) - After being involved in a spill in Thursday’s fifth race at Gulfstream, Irad Ortiz, Jr. was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. When reached by the TDN via text, his agent, Steve Rushing, said he had no updates and was awaiting the results of tests. Early indications were that Ortiz was not seriously injured.…
  • $1-Million Yaupon Colt Tops Finale as OBS March Sale Concludes with Record Gross (3/12/2026) - by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis OCALA, FL – With one more million-dollar juvenile bringing its three-day total to a record-tying seven, the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training concluded Thursday with its highest-ever gross and increases in both average and median from a year ago. “Gratified, pleased and happy for…
  • Breeders’ Cup Charities to Donate Over $650,000 (3/12/2026) - Breeders’ Cup Charities, the official outreach program of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, will make more than $650,000 in charitable donations. A Thursday afternoon release by the organization said the funds were a result of a revitalized philanthropic effort launched in the second half of 2025. Breeders’ Cup Limited makes a direct contribution of all…
  • Court Throws Out Fine, Suspension Against Pletcher After Bute Positive (3/12/2026) - In a unanimous decision, the State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department, has thrown out a 14-day suspension and a $2,000 fine that was originally handed down by the Commission to Todd Pletcher after a horse he trained tested positive for an overage of phenylbutazone (bute) following a July 30, 2022…
  • Journalism ‘Training Great’ For Intended 2026 Debut (3/12/2026) - At the OBS March Sale, trainer Michael McCarthy confirmed that his prize pupil Journalism (Curlin) continues to work well out in California as the colt prepares for his 4-year-old debut. “He’s training great,” McCarthy told TDN. “I don’t see a whole lot of difference in him this spring compared to last. He’s holding his weight…
  • Heart Wood Runs Riot in Ryanair as Ground Concerns Sideline Fact To File (3/12/2026) - CHELTENHAM, UK — On a day of high winds and even higher stakes at Cheltenham, it was Heart Wood (Choeur Du Nord) who best withstood the challenge to run out a wide-margin winner of the Ryanair Chase, Thursday’s Grade 1 feature which lost much of its lustre when defending champion Fact To File (Poliglote) was…
  • Champion Serena’s Song Passes Away (3/12/2026) - Serena’s Song, the 3-year-old filly champion in 1995 and the winner of 11 Grade I stakes races, passed away peacefully Wednesday at Denali Stud, where she spent her entire post-racetrack career. She died 25 days before her 34th birthday, but was officially considered 34 at the time of her death. Inducted into the National Museum…
  • Cheltenham Festival in pics: Prestbury Park turns green for St Patrick's Thursday (3/12/2026) - Photographers and celebrities are out in force at Cheltenham, capturing the drama and glory of National Hunt racing’s flagship festival.
  • Casse Maps Out Plans for Sophomore Fillies (3/12/2026) - Mark Casse has mapped out next-race plans for a trio of his 3-year-old fillies. Counting Stars (Honor A. P.) and Search Party (Gun Runner), second and fourth in the GIII Honeybee S. Mar. 1, are headed to the $1-million GII Fantasy S. Mar. 27 at Oaklawn. Unbeaten Dixie Belle S. winner French Friction (City of…
  • Friday Insights: Constitution Filly Makes First Start For C R K In New Orleans (3/12/2026) - 5th-FG, $54K, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, 3:45 p.m. ET. SHE’S OUR TEN (Constitution) will carry the colors for Lee Searing and C R K when she is unveiled under trainer Peter Eurton at Fair Grounds on Friday. The dark bay initially went to Hidden Brook for $215,000 at the Fasig-Tipton October Yearling Sale before being…
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