Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
The Fasig-Tipton April Digital Sale closed April 9 with 87 horses sold for $4,274,300. Sale topper Eileen's Dream (Hip 21) set a record for a single offering on the Digital platform when sold for $660,000.
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Thoroughbred News
Gun Runner Tracking Toward Legendary Stud Career
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
The List: An Update and Review of the Top 25 General Sires List Rankings
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Demeritte Talks Career, KY Derby Horse West Saratoga
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Larry Demeritte left the Bahamas in the 1970s with the hope of someday training a horse worthy of competing in the Kentucky Derby. Someday has finally come.
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Tiz the Law Filly Equals OBS Sale Track Record
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Hip 365, a Tiz the Law filly consigned by Tom McCrocklin, agent, breezed a quarter in a track record-equaling :20 1/5, the fastest work at the distance at the third session of the 2024 OBS Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training Under Tack Show.
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Salice, Owner of International Star Falbrav, Dies at 88
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Luciano Salice, who owned the brilliant Falbrav along with a host of other top-class horses, has died. He was 88.
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Video Analysis: Blue Grass, Santa Anita Derby, Wood
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
BloodHorse news editor Byron King reviews the Blue Grass (G1), the Santa Anita Derby (G1), and the Wood Memorial Stakes (G2).
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Back From Saudi, Skelly Pursues Second Count Fleet Win
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Skelly, second to Remake in the $1.5 million Riyadh Dirt Sprint (G3) Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia, is back racing at a familiar domestic track: Oaklawn Park. The speedster bids to win a second consecutive running of the Count Fleet Handicap (G3).
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Adare Manor, Baffert Ship In for Apple Blossom Raid
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Five-time graded stakes winner Adare Manor has lost the only two times she raced outside her Southern California base, but she still should be favored in the $1.25 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) April 13 at Oaklawn Park.
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Maryland a Step Closer on Pimlico-Centered Racing Plan
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Maryland's House of Delegates approved legislation on the night of April 8 that will remake Maryland racing around Pimlico Race Course.
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Fierceness Holds Lead Over Sierra Leone in Derby Dozen
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Byron King's Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.
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Hall of Fame to Host Derby Preview Panel April 27
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will play host to its annual Kentucky Derby Preview Panel program as well as a book and memorabilia sale April 27.
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NYRA Donates 25 Belmont Picnic Tables to Nonprofits
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
The New York Racing Association announced it is providing 25 local nonprofit organizations with a reserved picnic table for each day of the 2024 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, which will be held at Saratoga Race Course from June 6-9.
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Sierra Leone Tops Fierceness in NTRA 3-Year-Old Poll
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Not only did Sierra Leone's impressive turn of foot propel him to the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) winners' circle, but also to the top of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's 3-year-old poll.
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Baltas Court Petition to Set Aside Suspension Denied
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
A petition filed by trainer Richard Baltas seeking a court order directing the California Horse Racing Board to set aside a one-year suspension of his license has been denied in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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Maryland Step Closer on Pimlico-Centered Racing Plan
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Maryland's House of Delegates approved legislation on the night of April 8 that will remake Maryland racing around Pimlico Race Course.
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Multiple Stakes-Winning Trainer Dullea Dies at 77
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Francis M. Dullea Jr., an owner and trainer on the old New England circuit for 50 years, passed away at age 77 on April 3rd.
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Caracaro Filly Blazes Quarter at OBS Under Tack Show
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
A daughter of Caracaro consigned by Global Thoroughbreds, agent, posted the fastest work at the quarter-mile distance April 8 during the second session of the under tack show for the 2024 OBS Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training.
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CDI Sells 49% of United Tote to NYRA Subsidiary
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Churchill Downs Incorporated announced April 8 that the company closed on the sale of 49% of United Tote Company, a subsidiary of CDI, to New York Racing Association Content Management Solutions, a subsidiary of NYRA.
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Clabes Named Executive Director of PDJF
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund has announced the appointment of Joe Clabes as its executive director, joining existing president Nancy LaSala.
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Albertrani Retires After Two Decades of Training
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
It was a bittersweet day April 6 for trainer Tom Albertani as he saddled New York-bred Sterling Silver in the $600,000 Madison Stakes (G1) at Keeneland, as it marks the end of his two-decade-long training career.
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Churchill Downs Cites Anti-SLAPP Act Against Zedan Suit
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Churchill Downs Inc. has cited Kentucky's anti-SLAPP statute in a motion to dismiss most portions of a lawsuit brought by prominent owner Amr Zedan that seeks to dismantle Churchill Downs' suspension of Bob Baffert from racing at its tracks.
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TOBA to Host Two-Day Breeding Clinic in Lexington
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association is hosting a two-day Breeding Clinic June 7-8 in Lexington. Attendees will learn insights on different aspects of Thoroughbred breeding.
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British Jockey Club Plans to Cut Purse Contribution
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
More bad news emerged for British racing when it was revealed the Jockey Club is to cut its purse contribution this year as falling attendance figures at the Cheltenham Festival and the continued impact of affordability checks have hit revenues.
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Registration Now Open for First NHC Online Qualifier
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
The first of three free online qualifiers in 2024 for the NTRA National Horseplayers Championship is set for April 21. The top four finishers will earn automatic berths to the 26th Annual NHC, which is slated to be held March 14-16, 2025.
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Quick Start for Darley Kildangan Stud Sire Earthlight
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Darley's first-season sire Earthlight (IRE) made his presence felt April 8 when his first three runners all finished in the top two, led by Wolverhampton scorer Lady Lightning (GB).
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Asmussen Earns 16th Sam Houston Leading Trainer Title
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Sam Houston Race Park closed the curtain on its 30th anniversary Thoroughbred live racing season April 7. Competitive racing and excellent weather prevailed for the majority of the 43-day meet, which began Jan. 5.
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Hades Attempts to Earn Kentucky Derby Spot in Lexington
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
The field for the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) is almost set, but the 1 1/16-mile $400,000 Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland April 13 provides a final opportunity to make Derby dreams come true.
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Breeders’ Cup Releases 2024 ‘Dirt Dozen’ Schedule
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Breeders' Cup releases the 2024 schedule for the Breeders' Cup Dirt Dozen April 8, an incentive-based participation bonus program for horsemen pointing runners to the dirt races in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
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Woppitt Bloodstock Goes to AU$10M for Filly out of Winx
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
The much-anticipated sale of a yearling filly out of four-time Australian Horse of the Year Winx (AUS) lived up to the hype April 8 when she sold for AU$10 million (U.S. $6.6 million) at Inglis' 2024 Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
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Denim and Pearls Dazzles While Cutting Back in Beaumont
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
A return to one-turn proved a difference maker for Denim and Pearls April 7 as she romped in the seven furlong $400,000 Beaumont Stakes (G2) at Keeneland.
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Sierra Leone, Alva Starr Capture Grade 1 Glory
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Sierra Leone captured 100 points towards the Kentucky Derby (G1) in the Blue Grass (G1) for trainer Chad Brown, while Alva Starr gave trainer and breeder Brett Brinkman his first win in grade 1 company when victorious in the Madison (G1).
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OBS Spring Under Tack Show Off to Fast Start
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-year-olds In Training Sale got under way with the first of seven under tack shows April 7.
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Gina Romantica Leads Brown Quartet in Jenny Wiley
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Chad Brown sends out a strong hand of fillies and mares, led by grade 1 winners Gina Romantica and Surge Capacity, in search of his seventh Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) victory in the last 10 years.
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Zoustar Filly Brings AU$2.2 mil at Inglis Easter Sale
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Inglis set a new record price for a filly sold at its Australian Easter Yearling Sale, but the AU$2.2 million daughter of Zoustar (AUS) may have the honor for less than 24 hours.
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Fandom Shakes Off Rust in Palisades Victory
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Fandom (GB) returned a winner at Keeneland April 7 in $250,000 Palisades Stakes, overtaking an impressive group of runners at the finish at the same meet he broke his maiden.
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Stakes Recap: Wood Memorial & Gazelle
Blood-Horse | 3 weeks ago
Andy Serling & Sara Elbadwi look back at the results of the Grade 2 Wood Memorial & Grade 3 Gazelle Stakes.
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