A deep nine-race card, including two stakes, kicks off opening day, Nov. 22, of the 153rd season of racing at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans.
Total sales for Day 1 were NZ$18,547,000, with an average of NZ$173,336, and a median of NZ$90,000. A clearance rate of 66% represented the 107 horses sold out of 161 lots offered.
Top Tier Thoroughbred Management will provide a variety of bloodstock and racing management services to clients, from private and auction purchases to mating and conformation analysis.
Horseshoe Indianapolis completed its 22nd season of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing Nov. 14 with record numbers. A total of 124 days were held, with six dedicated to all Quarter Horse racing.
Canterbury Park racing officials submitted a request to the Minnesota Racing Commission for a 51-day Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse season in 2025. The season would run from Saturday, May 24, through Saturday, Sept. 20.
Veteran jockey Tim Thornton recorded his 3,000th career win Nov. 14, leading the panel of racing experts to vote Thornton Jockey of the Week for Nov. 11-17.
Florida-based owner/trainer Paul Valery has been suspended by the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit until May 13, 2033, for a series of infractions involving his horses and controlled and banned medications, including steroids.
Old Forester made his mark in the breeding shed. He was a five-time leading Canadian sire by progeny earnings (2010-12, 2015, and 2017). All told, Old Forester's children have banked $35,666,085 in earnings.
For this month's Beyond the Headline feature, we hear from Sean Flanagan of Flanagan Racing about his stable standouts: Grayosh and Chancer McPatrick. Flanagan reflects on his early success of graded stakes winners.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Exercise-Associated Sudden Death Working Group announces the funding of two groundbreaking research studies.
Accumulating $158,000 by betting More Than Looks in the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T), Steven Wells, a bar owner from Fordville, N.D., won a record-setting edition of the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge.
Turnover reached €18,246,500, which is up 47% year-on-year. The average price rose fully 61% to €115,485, while the median went even further, up 64%, at €82,000.
For the first time since the spring of 2021, when he began serving what was ultimately more than a three-year suspension by track operator Churchill Downs Inc., Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has a horse in competition at Churchill Downs.
Strong international fields take on some dominant local runners, including Romantic Warrior and Ka Ying Rising, in the Longines Hong International Races Dec. 8 at Sha Tin Racecourse.
The racing world is mourning the loss of Australian champion racehorse Elvstroem. The globetrotting superstar died at the age of 24 last week in France, where he had been standing at stud since 2016.
A field of talented 3-year-olds will ship to Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course Nov. 25 as they host their feature race: $300,000 Steel Valley Sprint Stakes.
Khozan, Florida's leading general sire annually since 2020, has relocated from Journeyman Stud and will stand the upcoming breeding season at Ocala Stud, the latter farm announced. He will have a $6,000 stands-and-nurses fee.
Health checks | Bothering the NHS | Cornwall tourists | Christmas markets | Horse racing Dr Jahangir Alom ( Letters, 17 November ) raises an important issue regarding midlife health checks. He rightly points out that people (especially...
Unbeaten runner behind Sir Gino in racecourse workout Nicky Henderson hurdler friendless for Fighting Fifth As Nicky Henderson said one thing about Constitution Hill after his exercise gallop at Newbury on Tuesday morning, the betting...
BHA understood to be unhappy at failure to seek adequate comment, as well as replaying precise instances of deaths The deaths of three horses in less than an hour at Cheltenham on Sunday, including Abuffalosoldier, who collapsed as ITV...
Abuffalosoldier died after Holland Cooper Chase win Bangers And Cash and Napper Tandy also lost their lives The winner’s enclosure remained empty after the big handicap chase here on Sunday and the remainder of Cheltenham’s November...
10-1 shot Il Ridoto wins Paddy Power Gold Cup Victory follows L’Eau du Sud’s Arkle triumph Many owners spend a lifetime in racing without experiencing even a fraction of the success that Sir Alex Ferguson has enjoyed over the last 48...
The ex-manager netted an international double worth a total of around £500,000 in prize money on Friday Sir Alex Ferguson has often seemed to lead a charmed existence on the turf since his retirement from football management and he...
Alphonse Le Grande has race handed back on appeal Jump jockeys to battle for new £1.5m jackpot A £50,000 question about what, exactly, constitutes a “use” of the whip was resolved in favour of the connections of Alphonse Le Grande on...
The high drama at Chelmsford could have been avoided if a new system for halting races was in place Racing came perilously close to a calamity on Saturday evening, and had events unfolded differently after nine runners set off for the...
Chaser gallops to lonely victory after opponents withdrawn due to fast ground caused by ongoing dull, dry spell A gentle gallop from the furlong pole to the winning line was enough to secure a prize of nearly £22,000 for the connections...
Irish-born Dolan better known for singing on the talent show than his horsecraft until riding Knight’s Choice to victory at Flemington If the Melbourne Cup is looking to expand its appeal beyond thoroughbred diehards , organisers could...
Jockey Robbie Dolan guides outsider to shock victory Warp Speed a close second and Okita Soushi third Rank outsider Knight’s Choice caused a major upset as the local ride stunned the rest of the field to win the Melbourne Cup in a...
City Of Troy did not take to the track when trailing home eighth behind Sierra Leone in the Breeders’ Cup Classic The most predictable line in the aftermath of the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday was the one where Aidan O’Brien blamed...
Ex-racehorses make wonderful riding horses, but training and rehabilitating them takes work and education – and more industry support Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter About 15,000 thoroughbred and standardbred foals were...