Yaupon Colt Tops Day 8 at Keeneland for $560K
The strength of the market carried through the end of Book 4, with a colt (Hip 2469) by leading freshman sire Yaupon topping the Sept. 16 session of Keeneland's September Yearling Sale, selling for $5...
Lucas Hits Pinhooking Home Run With Girvin Filly
Mauro Lucas and Nathan McCauley hit a pinhooking home run at Keeneland's September Yearling Sale when they sold the top-priced filly (Hip 2597) of the Sept. 16 session for $535,000 to Winter Creek Sta...
Joseph Enters Four in Bid to Continue Rooney Domination
The Princess Rooney Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park has seen its grade and purse gradually reduced since it was moved from Calder Race Course a dozen years ago, but the race has experienced a renaissan...
Former Lukas Horse Major Blue Arrives at Old Friends
Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., announces the arrival of Major Blue, the final horse owned by legendary Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas....
Seven BC Challenge Races at Santa Anita This Autumn
At the Santa Anita autumn meet, which opens Sept. 26, seven coveted Breeders' Cup bids will be on the line as part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series....
Turf Champions Day Proves Fruitful for Woodbine
An all-sources handle of $13,026,804 (All figures CA$) ranks the 2025 edition among the top-five Woodbine Mile day handles. The Woodbine Mile Stakes (G1T) generated $2.1 million in wagering, a 23% inc...
Test Runners Ragtime, Echo Sound Meet Again in Dogwood
Ragtime and Echo Sound—second and sixth, respectively, in the Aug. 2 Test Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course—meet again Sept. 20 in the Dogwood Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs....
HRWA Embraces Pay It Forward Initiative for Conference
Distinguished speaker Molly Fletcher will deliver the keynote address at the Horse Racing Women's Association 2025 conference Oct. 8-9 in Lexington. One way the HRWA is making the event more accessibl...