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- Top 10 Unchanged in Latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll (8/12/2025) - The leading 10 horses are unchanged in the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll following a week of racing action in which none of the top-ranked horses were in competition.
- Hipodromo Camarero Responds to Horse Welfare Criticism (8/12/2025) - Hipodromo Camarero plans to hire a compliance officer whose responsibilities will include developing continuous education, reviewing retirement procedures, recommending new regulations when necessary, and ensuring adherence to established protocols.
- Alabama Plays Key Role in 3YO Filly Championship Race (8/12/2025) - With the 3-year-old filly championship still up for grabs, Good Cheer, La Cara, or Nitrogen could solidify their case Aug. 16 with a victory in the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
- TOBA Announces Finalists for National Awards (8/12/2025) - The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced Aug. 12 the finalists for the 40th anniversary of the TOBA National Awards, which will consist of two days of presentations Sept. 5-6 in Lexington.
- Finalists Announced for 2024 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award (8/12/2025) - A panel of judges has selected three finalists—Arthur B. Hancock III, John Perrotta, and Josh Pons for the 19th annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award, each representing excellence in Thoroughbred sports literature published in 2024.
- TERF Awards More Than $60,000 in Education Grants (8/12/2025) - The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation announced Aug. 12, they will award more than $60,000 in education grants to nine organizations to students pursuing veterinary careers.
- Pope Among Three New TCA Directors (8/12/2025) - Thoroughbred Charities of America announced Aug. 12 the appointment of Ben Bernhard, Shannon Griffin, and Mandy Pope to its board of directors.
- No Time Favored Over Males in 13-Horse King's Plate (8/12/2025) - Thirty-nine 3-year-old fillies—regularly well outnumbered by males in the entries—have captured the King’s Plate, which will have its 166th running Aug. 16. Another filly—No Time—is favored to become the 40th winner on Saturday at Woodbine.
- Dettori Booked to Ride Wimbledon Hawkeye at KY Downs (8/12/2025) - Jockey Frankie Dettori has been booked to ride group 2 winner Wimbledon Hawkeye in the $3.5 million Nashville Derby (G3T) Aug. 30.
- Well-Related Gun Runner Filly Dazzles at Delaware (8/12/2025) - Maiden Watch: Week of Aug. 4-10
- Curlin the Link Between Himika, Desert Gate (8/12/2025) - Porter on Pedigrees
- Grade 1 Winner and Sire Imperial Hint Euthanized (8/12/2025) - Multiple grade 1 winner Imperial Hint, who set a track record for six furlongs at Saratoga Race Course that still stands today, was euthanized following a lengthy struggle with laminitis, according to Clear Creek Stud in Louisiana where he stood.
- Avery Whisman Memorial Stakes: Grounded (8/12/2025) - Avery Whisman Memorial Stakes
- Into Mischief, Gun Runner Deliver at The Saratoga Sale (8/12/2025) - The List, with guest writer Frank Angst
- NYRA Steward Apologizes for Spa's Starting Gate Mishap (8/11/2025) - Human error was at the root cause of a snafu in which the starting gate was positioned at the wrong distance for the 12th race at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 9, according to a New York Racing Association release.
- Kentucky Lab Receives Probationary Accreditation (8/11/2025) - The Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit announced Aug. 11 that Equine Integrity and Anti-Doping Sciences Labs has been granted probationary Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Equine Analytical Laboratory accreditation.
- Casse on Sandman's Turf Work: 'I Think He Likes It' (8/11/2025) - Mark Casse shares his thoughts on Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Sandman’s first breeze on turf Aug. 10. The son of Tapit went :49.70 with jockey Jose Ortiz aboard in preparation for the $3.5 million Nashville Derby (G3T) Aug. 30 at Kentucky Downs.
- Well-Connected Yearlings Highlight Tattersalls Book 2 (8/11/2025) - A half brother to last month’s July Cup (G1) hero, No Half Measures, and a half sister to Shes Perfect, who finished first-past-the-post in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1), are among the highlights of the Tattersalls Book 2 catalog Oct. 13-15.
- BH Monday: Rankin on Big Truzz's Big Ellis Park Victory (8/11/2025) - On the Aug. 11 episode of BloodHorse Monday, Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing president Hunter Rankin highlights Big Truzz’s victory in the Ellis Park Derby, and Frank Angst recaps The Saratoga Sale, Fasig-Tipton’s select yearling sale.
- Owen Almighty Nearing Return Later This Month (8/11/2025) - Off since finishing fifth in the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1), Owen Almighty is nearing a return to the races in either the Aug. 22 Robert Hilton Memorial Stakes at Charles Town Races or the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Aug. 23.
- Winning Never Grows Old for Trainer Dunham (8/11/2025) - People may grow old, but winning never does. Trainer Bob Dunham will attest to that.
- On Day 2, Gains Continue At Fasig-Tipton NY-Bred Sale (8/11/2025) - This year’s sale saw 199 horses sold, up from 185 in 2024, resulting in a record gross of $23,870,000. The previous record gross was established in 2023 when 219 yearlings sold for $20,904,000.
- Wyoming Accredited 2 Year Old Stakes: Two Steves (8/11/2025) - Wyoming Accredited 2 Year Old Stakes
- R.A. “Cowboy” Jones Stakes: Tumbarumba (8/11/2025) - R.A. “Cowboy” Jones Stakes
- Audubon Oaks: Sturgeon Moon (8/11/2025) - Audubon Oaks