3 Things You Might Not Know About: Burnham Square

Since the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1), Sovereignty  and Journalism  have kept a stranglehold on the 3-year-old male division, sweeping every grade 1 or grade 2 dirt contest around two turns restricted to sophomores. Now, in their absence Sept. 20, several well-regarded runners will have a chance to emerge from their shadows with a win…

Diego Velazquez , winner of this season’s Prix Jacques le Marois (G1), has been retired and will take up stud duties at the National Stud in 2026. Bred by Epona Bloodstock, the son of Frankel   was bought by M.V. Magnier and White Birch Farm for 2.5 million guineas at Book 1 of the Tattersalls Yearling Sale. …

Prize money for the Coral-Eclipse Stakes (G1) has been boosted to £1 million (US$1,278,030) this year, making it the richest-ever race to be staged at Sandown. The increase of £250,000 for the group 1 has been described as a “landmark moment” for the race, which will mark 50 years of sponsorship by bookmaker Coral this summer….

R. Larry Johnson’s death in February was a significant blow to the racing and breeding communities of the Mid-Atlantic, but his legacy continues to live on. That was proven April 13 when his star homebred turf sprinter, Future Is Now , gutted out a victory in the $270,850 Giant’s Causeway Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland. The 5-year-old…

If Mike Repole had his druthers, the St. John’s University alum would be in San Antonio this weekend for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four. But awful shooting March 22 ended those hopes in the Red Storm’s 75-66 second-round loss to the University of Arkansas. “It was still a phenomenal year,” said Repole, who has…

With the rain staying away and the sun beaming through the clouds, the second day of the under tack show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales June 2-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale took place June 11. And once the session wrapped, it was the fillies from the consignment of Omar Ramirez who were among…