Last Leaf Tops OBS Winter Mixed Sale at $140,000
A total of 213 head sold for $3,108,700 during the newly minted single-session auction, with an average of $14,595 and a median of $7,500. Fifty-seven horses failed to meet their reserve, resulting in...
AQHA Hires Chris Benedict as Director of Officials
The American Quarter Horse Association has hired Chris Benedict as the AQHA director of officials. Benedict began his new role on January 13.
As the director of officials, Benedict will be responsi...
Tenma Launches 3-Year-Old Campaign in Las Virgenes
Tenma, racing under the Chu's Baoma Corp. banner, gives the couple a chance at possible Oaks glory in May when she enters the starting gate for the Feb. 2 Las Virgenes Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park....
Three Stakes Victories Earn Gaffalione Jockey of Week
Tyler Gaffalione was a clear winner Jan. 25 with three stakes victories, including two graded, on the blockbuster Pegasus World Cup (G1) 13-race program. The panel of racing experts voted Gaffalione J...
BloodHorse MarketWatch: 2024 Purses and Stakes Review
BloodHorse's annual report on changes in purses and race dates at North American racetracks and a feature on the stallions who were the quickest to sire 100 stakes winners....
Mount Fees Increased for NYRA Jockeys in 2025
The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and the Jockeys' Guild agreed to a new scale of mount fees for jockeys who ride at New York Racing Association tracks, which will take effect Feb. 1....
Blue-Blooded Broodmares Entered in Tatts February Sale
There are some particularly well-bred mares on offer at Park Paddocks. Among them is Barton Sales' Divisimo, a Dansili sister to Matron Stakes (G1) winner Emulous. Emulous is the dam of last year's Pr...
Air Force Red Eyes Thunder Road Rebound at Santa Anita
The son of Air Force Blue has a comfort level with the turf at Santa Anita having run 16 of his career 22 starts there with a record of 5-2-1. Overall, Air Force Red is 6-3-1 from 22 starts with earni...
HIWU Requires PA Testing Lab to Modify Instrumentation
The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit announced Jan. 29 that it has directed the Pennsylvania Equine Toxicology and Research Laboratory to modify its instrumentation and methodology for TCO2 te...