Dozens of jockeys and trainers are among thousands of people stranded across the Gulf region as the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran has closed large swathes of airspace.
Ellen Caines has been a part of the Thoroughbred breeding scene in Oklahoma for long enough that it's hard to say when Caines Stallion Station officially started.
On Dec. 28, Usha captured the La Brea Stakes presented by Don Julio (G1) at Santa Anita Park. Bred by Kristen and Matt Esler and Jeff Raine, she is the first grade 1 winner for the Eslers’ Thirty Year Farm, a few miles from Saratoga.