The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association’s National Awards dinner will be held Friday, Sept. 5 at the Lexington Convention Center in Lexington, Ky.
Coteau Grove Farms in Sunset, La., will expand its breeding operation and reduce its racing stable.
The All American Futurity may be the richest race on the Quarter Horse calendar, but six horses with Thoroughbred sires or dams will also by vying for the $2.6-million purse during the trials on Thursday and Friday at Ruidoso Downs.
The Australian Racing Board is in the process of purchasing the Australian Stud Book, the nation’s racing data service for $16,684,262 ($18 million Australian), the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
The Jockey Club on Saturday projected a steadying of the North American Thoroughbred foal population in 2015, announcing an estimate of 22,000.
In the spring of 2012, half-brothers I’ll Have Another and Those Wer the Days were riding high. I’ll Have Another was a dual classic winner on the brink of becoming the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. Meanwhile, Those Wer the Days was riding a five-race winning streak of his own. But the story soon unraveled.
Afleet Alex might not have been the best Preakness winner in recent memory, but his 4 3/4-length win in the 2005 Pimlico classic was certainly the most dramatic and perhaps the most visually impressive of the early 21st century.
Juveniles by three central Kentucky freshman sires – Warrior’s Reward, Super Saver, and Lookin At Lucky – have emerged to bankroll more than $845,000 combined and rack up four stakes wins through Tuesday.
The first reported foal by Animal Kingdom, the Kentucky Derby winner and champion 3-year-old of 2011, was born this week at John Messara’s Arrowfield Stud in Australia.
Three Chimneys Farm announced Wednesday a partnership with Ben Leon’s Besilu Stables for both breeding and racing.
