Horse racing isn’t usually synonymous with the state of Wisconsin, but Joe Moore is trying to change all that. A real estate agent and former alderman in Green Bay, Moore is building momentum with his own horses and those owned in partnership.
Days after an announcement that champion 2-year-old male Ted Noffey was off the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail with bone bruising, Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher showcases Nearly as a Derby contender by winning the $267,500 Holy Bull Stakes (G3).
After being undone by unfavorable pace dynamics in three graded stakes starts to close out 2025, Quatrocento delivers in the Jan. 31 Tampa Bay Stakes (G3) after racing unchallenged on the early lead.
The Arqana February Mixed Sale catalog is out. It features 400 lots, including well-bred fillies and black-type broodmares from some of Europe's leading owner/breeder operations.