Team Golden Tempo, Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, the late turf writer Mary Rampellini, the broadcast team from TVG and FanDuel Racing, and the graduates of Stable Recovery will be honored during the NTWAB Annual Awards Dinner.
You have to rewind to Islington in 2003 to find the last filly to go back-to-back in the Yorkshire Oaks (G1). But Minnie Hauk is back Aug. 20 to defend the crown she won so decisively last year at York Racecourse.
Gilligan Racing announces that it continues to make significant progress toward the development of a new Thoroughbred racing facility in Marion County, Fla. The company has identified several potential racetrack sites and is evaluating them.
Haffner was identified as a potential 2027 Two Thousand Guineas Stakes (G1) and Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby, G1) contender by Aidan O'Brien after landing the Acomb Stakes (G3) impressively under Ryan Moore Aug. 19 at York Racecourse.
Belmont Oaks (G1T) winner Kensington Lane heads an international field of 3-year-old fillies taking dead aim on the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks (G1T) as part of the Aug. 22 Pacific Classic program.
For the first time in 17 years, Thoroughbred racing will be held at Sam Houston Race Park in the month of December, as the season will kick off Dec. 18. Closing day of the Thoroughbred season will be April 3.
Belmont Oaks (G1T) winner Kensington Lane heads an international field of 3-year-old fillies taking dead aim on the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks (G1T) as part of the Aug. 22 Pacific Classic program.
Trainer Chad Brown seeks a ninth victory in the $300,000 Ballston Spa Stakes (G2T) Aug. 22 at Saratoga Race Course, with dual grade 1 winner Segesta and multiple graded winner Grayosh carrying the barn's banner.
Item overcomes all kinds of trouble to snatch victory on the line from Almaqam in an International Stakes (G1) Aug 19 at York Racecourse that departed dramatically from the script.
Luis Rivera Jr. made the most of his opportunity in the Philip H. Iselin Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park. Riding the 6-year-old Bishops Bay for the first time, Rivera earned the first graded stakes victory of his riding career.