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- HIWU Suspends Owner/Trainer Valery Until 2033 (11/20/2024) - Florida-based owner/trainer Paul Valery has been suspended by the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit until May 13, 2033, for a series of infractions involving his horses and controlled and banned medications, including steroids.
- Stewart, Werth Named OwnerView New Owners of the Year (11/20/2024) - OwnerView announced today that the 2024 New Owner of the Year is being awarded to John Stewart and Jayson Werth.
- 3,000th Win Carries Thornton to Jockey of the Week (11/20/2024) - Veteran jockey Tim Thornton recorded his 3,000th career win Nov. 14, leading the panel of racing experts to vote Thornton Jockey of the Week for Nov. 11-17.
- Canterbury Park Proposes 51-Day Meet in 2025 (11/20/2024) - Canterbury Park racing officials submitted a request to the Minnesota Racing Commission for a 51-day Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse season in 2025. The season would run from Saturday, May 24, through Saturday, Sept. 20.
- I Am Invincible Colt Brings a Record NZ$1.65 Million (11/20/2024) - Total sales for Day 1 were NZ$18,547,000, with an average of NZ$173,336, and a median of NZ$90,000. A clearance rate of 66% represented the 107 horses sold out of 161 lots offered.
- Leading Florida Sire Khozan Relocates to Ocala Stud (11/20/2024) - Khozan, Florida’s leading general sire annually since 2020, has relocated from Journeyman Stud and will stand the upcoming breeding season at Ocala Stud, the latter farm announced. He will have a $6,000 stands-and-nurses fee.
- World Record Among Talented Cast in Steel Valley Sprint (11/20/2024) - A field of talented 3-year-olds will ship to Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course Nov. 25 as they host their feature race: $300,000 Steel Valley Sprint Stakes.
- Global Star Elvstroem Dies at 24 (11/20/2024) - The racing world is mourning the loss of Australian champion racehorse Elvstroem. The globetrotting superstar died at the age of 24 last week in France, where he had been standing at stud since 2016.
- Imposing Local Team, Tough Foreign Raiders Set for HK (11/20/2024) - Strong international fields take on some dominant local runners, including Romantic Warrior and Ka Ying Rising, in the Longines Hong International Races Dec. 8 at Sha Tin Racecourse.
- Baffert Resumes Racing at Churchill Downs With Barnes (11/20/2024) - For the first time since the spring of 2021, when he began serving what was ultimately more than a three-year suspension by track operator Churchill Downs Inc., Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has a horse in competition at Churchill Downs.
- Godolphin Outbids Juddmonte for €1M Teona Brother (11/20/2024) - Turnover reached €18,246,500, which is up 47% year-on-year. The average price rose fully 61% to €115,485, while the median went even further, up 64%, at €82,000.
- Wells Wins Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (11/20/2024) - Accumulating $158,000 by betting More Than Looks in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T), Steven Wells, a bar owner from Fordville, N.D., won a record-setting edition of the Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge.
- Manama Gold Among La-Breds Part of Fair Grounds Opener (11/20/2024) - A deep nine-race card, including two stakes, kicks off opening day, Nov. 22, of the 153rd season of racing at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans.
- Longacres Mile Heads Emerald Downs 2025 Stakes Schedule (11/20/2024) - The 90th running of the Longacres Mile Stakes headlines a 20-race stakes schedule worth $1,075,000 for Emerald Downs at the 51-day meeting from April 27-Sept. 7, 2025.
- Sparkling Plenty Cataloged to Arqana Vente d'Élevage (11/19/2024) - The daughter of Kingman will go under the hammer at the Arqana Vente d’Élevage Dec. 7 in Deauville, France.
- Two Sharp May Prove Too Fast for Chilukki Rivals (11/19/2024) - Favoritism in most graded stakes races for 3-year-olds and up typically goes to the established runner. That makes the $300,000 Chilukki Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs an exception.
- Janney Stepping Down as Jockey Club Chair (11/19/2024) - Stuart Janney III, chair of The Jockey Club, will step down from that position, effective August 2025. Everett Dobson, a member of the board of stewards, has been chosen as his successor.
- Borisenok Elected VP of New York Race Track Chaplaincy (11/19/2024) - Michelle Cuozzo Borisenok, named to the board of directors of the New York Race Track Chaplaincy in December, has been elected vice president of the organization, filling the vacancy left by Nancy C. Kelly, who died in February.
- Commonwealth Turf May Give Herchee Season-Ending Bang (11/19/2024) - The days of running strictly against their own age group are numbered for the 2021 crop and the Commonwealth Turf Stakes (G3T) at Churchill Downs Nov. 23 will likely be the final opportunity for it’s nine runners.
- France Galop's Pouret Named Chairman-Elect of EMHF (11/19/2024) - France’s Henri Pouret has been named as Chairman-elect of the European and Mediterranean Horseracing Federation.
- Horseshoe Indy Completes Another Record-Breaking Year (11/19/2024) - Horseshoe Indianapolis completed its 22nd season of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing Nov. 14 with record numbers. A total of 124 days were held, with six dedicated to all Quarter Horse racing.
- Hamm, Langley Launch Top Tier Thoroughbred Management (11/19/2024) - Top Tier Thoroughbred Management will provide a variety of bloodstock and racing management services to clients, from private and auction purchases to mating and conformation analysis.
- HISA Equine Sudden Death Group Announces Funding (11/19/2024) - The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Exercise-Associated Sudden Death Working Group announces the funding of two groundbreaking research studies.
- Beyond the Headlines: Flanagan Racing (11/19/2024) - For this month’s Beyond the Headline feature, we hear from Sean Flanagan of Flanagan Racing about his stable standouts: Grayosh and Chancer McPatrick. Flanagan reflects on his early success of graded stakes winners.
- Optimism Ahead of New Zealand Bloodstock 2YO Sale (11/19/2024) - There are 404 juveniles cataloged for the two-day sale in Karaka, starting on Nov. 20.