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A popular expression used to describe an appealing horse in the bloodstock market is to say that he or she “ticked all the boxes.” For breeder William S. Farish III, Palace Malice’s triumph in the Belmont Stakes did just that.

This week’s Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. auction of 2-year-olds and horses of racing age, set for Tuesday and Wednesday, concludes what has been a successful juvenile auction season. This spring’s results in the 2-year-old market have been a source for ...

Indian Evening, a Grade 2-placed stakes winner, will begin his stallion career in 2014 at Ellen Jackson’s Victory Rose Thoroughbreds in Vacaville, Calif., standing for an advertised fee of $3,000.

W. Cothran “Cot” Campbell, president of the trailblazing Dogwood Stable partnership, always felt there were bright things in the future for Palace Malice, a well-regarded colt who, through a run of bad luck, entered the Belmont Stakes without a graded ...

There was a time in American Thoroughbred breeding when soundness and stamina were cherished right alongside speed and class in a prospective stallion. If a horse had aged well on the racetrack, so much the better. If he could stay 1 1/2 miles, better ...

Threedeewoodee should be a force from the rail in the $356,980 Mountain Top Futurity for New Mexico-bred Quarter Horses on Saturday at Ruidoso Downs. The 350-yard race goes with a full field of 10.

With a collective 17 stakes wins, Tulsa Te, Dance to the Star, Wally Van, and E F Five have established themselves as some of the best Colorado-breds in training. On Saturday, the $35,000 Aspen at Arapahoe Park brings all four older horses together. ...

Quarter Horse trainer Alonso Orozco has been banned from running horses at Ruidoso Downs, effective this weekend, after one of his starters, Cartel Quick, died on Monday, a day after winning the $750,000 Ruidoso Futurity, track officials said.

Verrazano drew the rail and Itsmyluckyday has post 6 in the Grade 3, $150,000 Pegasus Stakes on Sunday at Monmouth Park.

In honor of its 75th season, Hollywood Park is offering 75-cent pricing for some concession and admission items Saturday.

Game On Dude, the top older male in California, worked six furlongs in 1:13.40 at Santa Anita on Wednesday, preparing for a defense of his title in the $500,000 Hollywood Gold Cup on July 6.

Let Em Shine, who finished fourth in the Grade 2 Woody Stephens Stakes at Belmont Park on June 8, is being given a break at a California farm through the end of June, but has a major race in New York as a late summer goal, trainer Adam Kitchingman said.

Defending champions A Diehl and Frontside return to Indiana Downs on Saturday looking to regain their best form in a pair of $100,000, one-mile turf stakes on a card topped by the $200,000 Centaur.

Who was the fastest racehorse who ever lived? Well, the answer to that question depends on many factors, not least one’s definition of “fastest.” Is it the horse who reaches the highest top speed in a race? Is it the horse who records the fastest time ...

The elements of the Thoroughbred racing game are too vast and varied for a single person to make a fundamental difference, but Ramon Dominguez has come close.

A couple of horses on their way up the class ladder will tackle a handful of runners headed in the other direction Saturday in the feature race at Emerald Downs.

With negotiations between Gulfstream Park and Calder at an impasse, it appears the two tracks are on a collision course to race head-to-head on weekends throughout the summer.

Jockey Tyler Baze was removed from his mounts at Betfair Hollywood Park on Thursday for violating the terms of his contract with the California Horse Racing Board pertaining to substance abuse testing, stewards said.

Park Stud in Orangeville, Ontario, concluded its breeding season slightly ahead of schedule in response to the recent outbreak of the equine herpesvirus at Woodbine.