South African Rider Whips Rival Jockey During Race
Former champion rider Gavin Lerena repeatedly whipped a rival jockey during race Jan. 26 at Turffontein. Lerena stood in the irons and hit Jason Gates with his riding crop three times in the final fur...
Ocala Breeders' Sales Begin 2025 With Winter Mixed Sale
The single-session auction will begin at 11 a.m. ET Jan. 28 and features newly turned yearlings, broodmares, and broodmare prospects. White Abarrio, winner of the Pegasus World Cup (G1), sold for $7,5...
The Queens M G Chasing KY Oaks Points in Forward Gal
The Queens M G, winner of the 2024 Adirondack Stakes (G3), looks to return to her winning ways Feb. 1 in the Forward Gal Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park. She faces a deep field including stakes winners...
NYRA Gives New York Breeding a Boost with Purse Parity
Apparently, the difference in temperatures is not the only polar opposite between New York and Florida at the moment. It also extends to their breeding programs....
Thorpedo Anna Pointing Toward Azeri; Dubai Unlikely
There were conversations about sending Thorpedo Anna to the Dubai World Cup (G1), but McPeek said that while that hasn't been ruled out, the more likely follow-up to the Azeri Stakes (G2) would be the...
Ocala Breeders' Sales Begins '25 With Winter Mixed Sale
The single-session auction will begin Jan. 28 at 11 a.m. ET and features newly turned yearlings, broodmares, and broodmare prospects. White Abarrio, winner of the Pegasus World Cup Stakes (G1), sold f...
Lavin Named Grayson-JC Research Foundation Chair
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced Jan. 28 that Kevin Lavin, who had been vice-chair, has been named chair, replacing Dell Hancock, and Geoffrey Russell has been named vice-chair....
Graded Stakes Winners Intidab, Kayrawan Euthanized
Old Friends announced that graded stakes-winning stallions Intidab, age 32, and Kayrawan, age 33, that were donated to the farm for their retirements by Shadwell Farm, were euthanized due to the infir...