Meaning Upsets Super Corredora, Explora in Las Virgenes(2/9/2026)-After finishing behind Super Corredora and Explora in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), the lightly-raced Meaning turned the tables in the $100,000 Las Virgenes Stakes Feb. 8 at Santa Anita Park.
Extreme Choice Filly Tops Day 1 of Inglis Classic Sale(2/8/2026)-With 198 lots sold compared to 177 for 2025, the gross stood at AU$19,041,000 (US$13,355,357), a 7.6% increase on the corresponding session 12 months ago.
Casse Pointing Silent Tactic Toward Rebel Stakes(2/8/2026)-Silent Tactic will be pointed to the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) March 1 at Oaklawn Park following his victory in the Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 6, Mark Casse, the colt’s dual Hall of Fame trainer, said Feb. 8.
Grade 1 Winner Iscreamuscream Heads F-T Mixed Sale(2/8/2026)-Among the top prospects offered at Fasig-Tipton’s Winter Mixed Sale is grade 1 winner Iscreamuscream. The 5-year-old daughter of Twirling Candy won back-to-back graded stakes as a 3-year-old, including the 2024 Del Mar Oaks (G1T).
Roll On Big Joe Rolls On For Third Straight Stakes Win(2/8/2026)-Roll On Big Joe is doing just that—rolling on—as he conquered the $150,000 King Cotton Stakes at Oaklawn Park Feb. 8, and with it, notched his first three-stakes win streak.
Gun Runner’s Meaning Upsets Super Corredora and Explora in Las Virgenes(2/8/2026)-A daughter of Gun Runner won Sunday’s Las Virgenes Stakes at Santa Anita going one mile on the dirt, but it wasn’t the one everyone expected. Bridlewood Farm and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners maiden winner Meaning (f, 3, Gun Runner–Figure of Speech, by Into Mischief), fourth behind Eclipse champion 2-year-old filly Super Corredora (Gun Runner) in…
No Slowing Down Here: Yellow Card Rolls Home to Take Clocker’s Corner(2/8/2026)-Rolling like an express train late, Yellow Card (Lost Treasure {Ire}) gave his connections an emotional victory to kick off his 2026 campaign in the Clocker’s Corner Stakes. A runner-up in the GII Eddie D Stakes three back Sept. 27 at this venue, the Michael McCarthy trainee missed the board in his last two jumps…
Cold No Deterrent Ahead Of Monday’s Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale(2/8/2026)-The 2026 Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale opens for a single-day session in a frigid Lexington, Kentucky, Monday at Newtown Paddocks with bidding set to begin at 10 a.m. on 411 catalogued entries. And while temperatures have failed to eclipse the freezing mark for days and wind chills below zero have left buyers and consignors alike…
Uncle Mo’s First Call Bob Sharp in Victory at First Asking(2/8/2026)-FIRST CALL BOB (c, 4, Uncle Mo–Walk Close {GSW, $294,458}, by Tapit) was late to the races, but he was first home on this unveiling. Giving the gate crew some trouble before the start, they finally managed to convince him to load and he broke well to push the leading pair until about the half-mile…
On to Rebel for Southwest Winner Silent Tactic(2/8/2026)-John Oxley’s Silent Tactic (Tacitus) will likely make his next start in the Mar. 1 GII Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park following his upset victory in the GIII Southwest Stakes Friday in Arkansas, trainer Mark Casse confirmed. The Southwest was Casse’s third consecutive victory in a Kentucky Derby qualifying race at Oaklawn, following last season’s…
Lewis Runner-Up Intrepido Possible for San Felipe(2/8/2026)-Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures’s Intrepido (Maximus Mischief), a game second in the GIII Robert B. Lewis Stakes Saturday at Santa Anita, could make his next start in the Mar. 7 GII San Felipe Stakes or could wait for the Apr. 4 GI Santa Anita Derby if he looks to have earned enough points…
France’s Newest Training Duo Eye Tilt At Royal Ascot With Breakthrough Winner(2/8/2026)-Talk about a dream start. Louis Blanchet and Ruben Elbase, the latest duo to strike up a training partnership in France, couldn’t have wished for a better beginning to their venture when sending out Nargiz to win a maiden at Pornichet racecourse last Thursday. The daughter of Lope De Vega carried the distinguished colours of…
The Week in Review: After Setback in the House, Florida Horsemen Hunting for Solutions(2/8/2026)- Though it was hardly a surprise that a bill that would allow decoupling at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs was advanced Tuesday by the Florida House Commerce Committee, it was not good news for the troubled Florida racing industry. Having now been advanced by two House committees the bill, HB 881, can be…
Imperial Emperor On Course for Dubai World Cup Redemption(2/8/2026)-Deva Racing’s bargain buy Imperial Emperor (Dubawi) is being primed for a second tilt at the Dubai World Cup after his breakthrough Group 1 success in last month’s Al Maktoum Challenge. That Meydan victory took Imperial Emperor’s career earnings to more than $1.3 million, with his form reaching a whole new level since his purchase…
Espen Hill Named Sweden’s Horse of the Year at Galoppgalan(2/8/2026)-Espen Hill, last seen winning the Listed Songline Classic at Bro Park in October, has been crowned Sweden’s Horse of the Year for the second time in three years. The son of Helsinki is trained by Bro Park-based Madeleine Smith, who is also the gelding’s regular rider. Connections of Espen Hill received the prize at…
Relative of Lazzat Set for Cagnes-sur-Mer Debut(2/8/2026)-Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Monday’s Observations features a newcomer from the Jerome Reynier stable. 14.30 Cagnes-sur-Mer, €21,000, Mdn,…
Gun Runner’s Meaning Upsets Super Corredora and Explora in Las Virgenes (2/8/2026) - A daughter of Gun Runner won Sunday’s Las Virgenes Stakes at Santa Anita going one mile on the dirt, but it wasn’t the one everyone expected. Bridlewood Farm and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners maiden winner Meaning (f, 3, Gun Runner–Figure of Speech, by Into Mischief), fourth behind Eclipse champion 2-year-old filly Super Corredora (Gun Runner) in…
Cold No Deterrent Ahead Of Monday’s Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale (2/8/2026) - The 2026 Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale opens for a single-day session in a frigid Lexington, Kentucky, Monday at Newtown Paddocks with bidding set to begin at 10 a.m. on 411 catalogued entries. And while temperatures have failed to eclipse the freezing mark for days and wind chills below zero have left buyers and consignors alike…