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  • Thornton's New Orleans Win Earns Him Jockey of the Week (3/26/2025) - It was Thornton’s first grade 2 win and first graded stakes win since 2011 when he won the Stars and Stripes (G3) at Arlington Park. The win was over a field that included Sierra Leone making his first start since the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).
  • Three Late-Arriving 3-Year-Olds to Watch This Weekend (3/26/2025) - Fast-improving sophomores Cornucopian, Disruptor, Tappan Street try top Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races, the Arkansas Derby (G1) and the Florida Derby (G1).
  • Mauritzfontein Presents A 'Nother' Great National Draft (3/26/2025) - Mauritzfontein, who own the Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein bred Gimme a Nother, will be offering buyers a chance to find the next Gimme a Nother when they bring a classy draft to the 2025 National Yearling Sale, April 10-11.
  • City of Troy to Shuttle to Coolmore Australia in 2025 (3/26/2025) - Coolmore Australia has announced that Epsom Derby (G1) winner City of Troy will shuttle to their Jerrys Plains-based farm for the 2025 Southern Hemisphere breeding season, where he will stand for an opening fee of AU$49,500 (US$31,185).
  • Breeders' Cup, NBC Extend Partnership Through 2030 (3/26/2025) - NBC Sports will continue to present the Breeders’ Cup World Championships on NBC, Peacock, and USA Network through 2030, as Breeders’ Cup and NBC Sports announced a multi-year extension of their partnership March 26 .
  • Three Canadian Stakes Races Downgraded for 2025 Season (3/26/2025) - During its annual review of the graded and listed stakes races in Canada, the graded stakes committee for The Jockey Club of Canada decided to downgrade the standing of three stakes for 2025.
  • O'Neill Looking for Repeat Win in Godolphin Mile (3/26/2025) - California-based conditioner Doug O’Neill will send out grade 1 winner Raging Torrent in an attempt to win the Godolphin Mile (G2) April 5, for the third time in his career and the second time in succession.
  • Dubai World Cup Date Change Makes for Crowded Race Day (3/26/2025) - The Dubai World Cup card this year falls a week later than is traditionally the case, a development driven by the dates of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which comes to an end with Eid al-Fitr expected to fall Sunday evening (March 30). 
  • Capture the Flag Goes for Two Straight in Pan American (3/26/2025) - Coming off a sharp gate-to-wire conquest in the Mac Diarmida Stakes (G2T), Capture the Flag now looks to win again at Gulfstream Park in the March 29 Pan American Stakes (G3T). 
  • Classy Catalog Assembled for Tattersalls Breeze Up Sale (3/26/2025) - Juvenile breezers out of group winners and lightly raced horses in training feature among a classy catalog for the upcoming Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up and and Horses in Training Sale April 30-May 1.
  • Valvoline Global Operations to Sponsor Shakertown (3/26/2025) - Keeneland announces that Valvoline Global Operations, a worldwide leader in automotive and industrial solutions, is the new sponsor of the $400,000 Shakertown (G2T) to be held April 5.
  • Close Inbreeding at Core of Tiztastic's LA Derby Win (3/26/2025) - Pedigree Analysis: Alan Porter looks at two recent graded stakes winners with significant inbreeding.
  • LA Supreme Court Strikes Down State's HHR Gaming (3/26/2025) - Ruling against the interests of four race tracks, the Supreme Court of Louisiana declared unconstitutional a statute legalizing historical horse racing machines without first requiring local voter approval.
  • Woodbine, HBPA Agree in Principle to Purse, Dates Deal (3/26/2025) - Woodbine and the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario jointly announced March 26 that they have reached an agreement in principle on a new two-year deal that boosts purses by CA$5.7 million.
  • Will Baffert Sweep the Arkansas and Florida Derbys? (3/26/2025) - J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Arkansas Derby and Florida Derby.
  • Three Heating Up: Jeff Ruby Yields Two On the Rise (3/26/2025) - In this week’s edition of Three Heating Up for the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1), Tiztastic, Flying Gambit, and Flying Mohawk are profiled.
  • Clarks Place CA Farm Rancho San Miguel Up for Sale (3/26/2025) - Facing challenges related to contraction in the California Thoroughbred industry, co-owner Tom Clark has placed Rancho San Miguel up for sale.
  • Wong Suit Against HISA Dismissed in Louisiana (3/26/2025) - An attempt by trainer Jonathan Wong to challenge in a Louisiana federal court sanctions that arose in Indiana was denied.
  • 1/ST CONTENT Broadens South American Reach (3/25/2025) - 1/ST CONTENT—provider of premium content for North American horse racing and a key division of 1/ST—has broadened its international footprint with the announcement of a partnership with America Simulcast, a leading LATAM distributor.
  • Tiztastic, Good Cheer Join Top 10 in NTRA Top 3YO Poll (3/25/2025) - Tiztastic finally got his breakthrough victory March 22 in the Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots and was awarded a place among the nation’s top sophomores in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top 3-Year-Old Poll.
  • Vargas Making Most of Opportunity Aboard Coal Battle (3/25/2025) - Vargas, 43, came to the United States in 2008 and was unable to find an agent willing to work with him, making it difficult for him to attract quality mounts on his own. He worked as an exercise rider in the morning in his early years in the U.S.
  • ABR Celebrates Some Top Florida Derby Winners (3/25/2025) - With the 2025 Florida Derby (G1) approaching, America’s Best Racing looks back at some of the race’s top winners.
  • Quinault Aims for First Group 1 Win in Al Quoz Sprint (3/25/2025) - The Al Quoz Sprint (G1T) will mark something of a full circle as the 5-year-old, who left Dubai-based Godolphin three years ago after finishing last in his only start for trainer Charlie Appleby.
  • Unbeaten Vandeek to Shuttle to Arrowfield Stud (3/25/2025) - Arrowfield Stud announced March 24 that the two-time group 1 juvenile winner Vandeek will shuttle to Arrowfield from Cheveley Park Stud in 2025.
  • Tiztastic, Good Cheer Arrive at Churchill Downs (3/25/2025) - Louisiana Derby (G2) winner Tiztastic arrived at Churchill Downs early March 25 from Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots to Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen’s Barn 38, where he’ll begin his preparations for the Run for the Roses.
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