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  • Incredibolt Rejoins NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Poll (3/17/2026) - Incredibolt rejoined the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top 3-Year-Old Poll in 10th place, while four horses sitting outside the top 10 are set to compete March 21 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
  • Charmein Phelan Acquires ANZ Bloodstock News (3/17/2026) - Charmein Phelan has signed a deal to acquire ANZ Bloodstock News (ANZ News), marking an exciting new chapter in its history.
  • King Recaps Virginia Derby, Previews Upcoming Stakes (3/17/2026) - BloodHorse news editor Byron King recaps Incredibolt’s victory in the March 14 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs.
  • HISA Board Panel Requests Millions in Payments From CDI (3/17/2026) - A March 16 board panel decision of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority requests Churchill Downs Inc. pay millions of dollars in unpaid assessment fees or face the prospect of losing race dates.
  • Paladin Maintains Top Ranking in Derby Dozen (3/17/2026) - Byron King’s Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.
  • Listed Winner Kiki Express Added to Chairman's Sale (3/17/2026) - Stakes-winning juvenile Kiki Express, in foal to Newgate Farm’s Extreme Choice, is the latest star addition to the catalog for the Inglis Chairman’s Sale, held May 7.
  • Undefeated Bella Ballerina Takes on Fair Grounds Oaks (3/17/2026) - Bella Ballerina is making her final start before the Kentucky Oaks (G1) in the March 21 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
  • Fulleffort Attempts to Take Jeff Ruby Spotlight (3/17/2026) - After a pair of close runner-up finishes in Turfway Park stakes, Fulleffort aims to hit the wire first with a spot in the Kentucky Derby (G1) starting gate on the line in the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) March 21.
  • Ezum Rolls to Maiden Victory at Colonial Downs (3/17/2026) - Ezum breaks his maiden at Colonial Downs by 19 1/2 lengths, while Star Actress gets her win at Gulfstream Park.
  • Touchuponastar Aims to Repeat in New Orleans Classic (3/17/2026) - It’s only fitting that on the closing weekend of the Fair Grounds meet, Louisiana’s pride and joy, Touchuponastar, is competing in the March 21 New Orleans Classic (G2), a race that the now 7-year-old won last year.
  • Book’em Danno Repeats as NJ-Bred Horse of the Year (3/17/2026) - Book’em Danno has been named New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year for the third consecutive year by the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association of New Jersey.
  • Fair Grounds, Turfway Derby Prep Cards Top TV Schedule (3/17/2026) - A schedule of this week’s racing programs on radio and television, as compiled by America’s Best Racing.
  • Amoss Handing Off Trainer Duties to LaRose at Keeneland (3/17/2026) - Kinnon LaRose, 28, will take over as head trainer of Tom Amoss’ racing stable at the beginning of the Keeneland spring meet. LaRose has been an assistant trainer for Amoss for six years. Amoss will remain involved in the stable.
  • Prairie Meadows Announces Live Racing Schedule (3/17/2026) - The season begins with 18 days of Thoroughbred-only racing from May 2–June 7, along with 2 additional Thoroughbred-only race days, July 10–11, when the Iowa Festival of Racing is scheduled.
  • Pensioned Versatile Stallion Stormy Atlantic Dies at 32 (3/17/2026) - Stormy Atlantic sired 112 black-type winners and nine champions from 23 crops of racing age.
  • Chip Honcho Takes on Emerging Market in Louisiana Derby (3/17/2026) - Chip Honcho gets a stamina test in the 1 3/16-mile Louisiana Derby (G2) March 21 at Fair Grounds when he battles Emerging Market, Golden Tempo, Universe, and five other 3-year-olds.
  • Scratch It, La Ville Lumiere Clash in Bourbonette Oaks (3/17/2026) - Scratch It and La Ville Lumiere will clash in the Bourbonette Oaks, while Mercante faces challengers in the Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (G3) at Turfway Park.
  • Louisiana To Divide Yearling And Mixed Sale During The Fall (3/17/2026) - Breeders Sales of Louisiana will hold its annual Preferred Yearling Sale on Tuesday, Sept. 1 and offer a separate mixed sale on Sunday, Oct. 11, which is a change in the format, the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association said via a release on Tuesday. The move to Sept. 1 puts that sale among the first yearling…
  • Inaugural Graves Memorial Thoroughbred Hunter Derby Set For Warrenton (3/17/2026) - During the 127th Warrenton Horse Show in Virginia the inaugural $7,500 William E. “Bill” Graves Memorial Thoroughbred Hunter Derby, sponsored by Gainesway Sales Company, will be held on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to a press release from the show said in a press release on Monday. The event will be a two-round hunter derby class…
  • Book’em Danno Once Again Honored As New Jersey-Bred Horse Of The Year (3/17/2026) - Reigning Eclipse Champion Book’em Danno (Bucchero) has been named New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year for the third consecutive year by the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association of New Jersey, the organization said in a press release on Tuesday. Owned by Atlantic Six Racing LLC and trained by Derek Ryan, the gelding won four of five starts…
  • A Thoughtful Blueprint: Oaklawn Redraws Its Architecture (3/17/2026) - HOT SPRINGS, Ark.–The mercurial Louis I. Kahn said that, “The sun never knew how great it was until it hit the side of a building.” For something a touch more vernacular, the master architect was still no less pithy when he reminded us that, “Architecture is the thoughtful making of spaces.” Oaklawn Park, ever the…
  • HISA Tells Churchill To Pay Up, Threatens To Pull Simulcast Signals In 10 Days (3/17/2026) - In the ongoing battle between HISA and Churchill Downs Inc., HISA fired the latest shot Tuesday, ordering Churchill to pay it $5,024,848.56, plus interest in the amount of $250,631.77. In documents released Tuesday by HISA, the authority charged that if CDI does not comply with the order it will no longer be able to simulcast…
  • TDN Rising Stars to Follow: Part 1 (3/17/2026) - With Ballydoyle’s press day having produced a rush of excitement for Flat enthusiasts, there is no better time to revisit some key members of the current Classic crop. With Cheltenham barely in the rearview mirror, the Guineas are already on the horizon with the key trials only just around the corner. Things are going to…
  • Breeding Digest: Built For Speed (3/17/2026) - Rome was not built in a day. So at a time when Derby dreams can only be maintained by one horse dashing those of several others, let’s celebrate a revival that should give hope to any now finding themselves obliged to retreat and regroup. This time last year Built (Hard Spun) was slithering down the…
  • Pensioned Hill ‘n’ Dale Stallion Stormy Atlantic Dies At 32 (3/17/2026) - Stormy Atlantic (Storm Cat–Hail Atlantis, by Seattle Slew) has passed away from the infirmities of old age at 32. Retired from the track with 15 starts, six wins and earnings of over $148,000, Stormy Atlantic initially stood stud in Florida at Bridlewood Farm in 1999 where he would become Florida’s champion freshman sire. His success…
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