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Blame gets first Group 1 winner in French classic

Eclipse Award champion Blame, standing at historic Claiborne Farm in Kentucky, has flirted with progeny victories in major Grade 1 events, as one might expect. Blameitonthelaw was third behind champion Nyquist in the 2015 Del Mar Futurity, and Going for Broke was second to champion Songbird in the 2016 Alabama Stakes. But Blame’s first Grade/Group 1 winner came in a classic on turf in France, as Senga scored in the Prix de Diane, or French Oaks, over the weekend.

Nicole RussoJun 19, 2017

Gun Runner hitting best stride

Gun Runner was an honest and consistent 3-year-old. The winner of the Louisiana Derby and Risen Star, both Grade 2 events, he finished a creditable third behind Nyquist and Exaggerator in the Kentucky Derby, then bounced right back to win the Grade 3 Matt Winn Stakes.

Nicole RussoJun 19, 2017

Richard Barton finalizing purchase of Magali Farms

Richard Barton, a Southern California businessman who has taken an increasingly prominent role in California Thoroughbred racing in recent years, is finalizing the purchase of Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, Calif., according to his daughter, Kate.

Steve AndersenJun 16, 2017

Tapwrit joins select – and expensive – company with Belmont Stakes win

Achieving a combination of commercial and ontrack success at the level seen from Belmont Stakes winner Tapwrit is so difficult to pull off it can make a $1.2 million auction graduate look like an underdog story.

Joe NevillsJun 16, 2017

Queen's Plate pedigree analysis: Malibu Secret

Queen's Plate predigree analysis: Malibu Secret

Joe NevillsJun 16, 2017

Soledad O'Brien to give keynote speech at Equestricon

Award-winning documentarian and media executive Soledad O'Brien will deliver a keynote speech focused on Thoroughbred aftercare at the inaugural Equestricon fan convention in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Nicole RussoJun 14, 2017

Dual classic winner Hansel dead at 29

Eclipse Award winner Hansel, who captured the 1991 Preakness and Belmont Stakes during his championship campaign, was euthanized Tuesday at Lazy Lane Farm in Upperville, Va., due to the infirmities of old age. The son of Woodman was 29 and had been pensioned since 2012.

Nicole RussoJun 13, 2017

Top 3-year-old Mastery retired to Claiborne

Mastery, a Grade 1-winning son of Candy Ride, has officially been retired from racing a day after arriving at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky., and will debut at stud during the 2018 breeding season.

Joe NevillsJun 13, 2017

Tapwrit joins seven-figure classic club

As uncommon as a million-dollar sales horse can be within a foal crop, one that goes on to win a U.S. classic has proven even harder to find. Tapwrit’s victory in the Belmont Stakes made him just the fourth horse to win a Triple Crown race after changing hands at auction for $1 million or more.

Joe NevillsJun 13, 2017

Tapit has third Belmont winner in four years

Tapit keeps finding higher bars to clear. For three consecutive years, he has broken the single-season earnings record for a North American-based sire while leading the continent’s general sire list – this, after coming out of the gate by establishing what was then an earnings record for a freshman sire. The sire of several champions and classic winners, he reached the $100 million mark in career earnings last season, doing so faster than many of his contemporaries.

Nicole RussoJun 13, 2017

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