Trainer John Ortiz tells us three things you might not know about Quietside, who is running in the Kentucky Oaks (G1). The daughter of Malibu Moon, who won the Fantasy Stakes (G2) March 29 at Oaklawn Park.
April 22, 2025 12:39 PM 2:57 Following La Cara‘s bullet half-mile workout in :46 at Churchill Downs April 22, trainer Mark Casse gives her an A+ ahead of the May 2 Kentucky Oaks (G1). The Hall of Famer also discusses Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Sandman ahead of his April…
A stalwart of New York’s racing and breeding programs, Jane Mindlin Schosberg died peacefully March 15, surrounded by her family. She was 85. Schosberg grew up in Scarsdale, N.Y., and attended Scarsdale High School, where she met Paul Schosberg, her high school sweetheart. After attending Bennington College and earning a liberal arts degree, Jane married…
In a BloodHorse interview the evening of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) draw, Godolphin USA director of bloodstock Michael Banahan paused for a moment to think of an adjective to describe Good Cheer before remembering the 3-year-old filly’s accomplishments to date didn’t need added definition: “She’s undefeated.” Godolphin homebred Good Cheer will search for her biggest…
The two 3-year-olds in the Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1) field, Masquerade Ball and Museum Mile, showed their elders how it’s done Nov. 1 at Tokyo Racecourse and jockey Christophe Lemaire made a statement of his own with his third top-level victory in as many weeks. The 2,000-meter (about 1 1/4 miles) Tenno Sho frequently is…
The Kentucky Derby (G1) is less than three weeks away and the group of 3-year-olds preparing for this year’s classics appears to be especially promising, but we pause our Triple Crown coverage a bit to note that this year’s impressive batch of older dirt horses in training offers racing a terrific chance to market its…
The Jockey Club announced July 28 that Marc Holliday and Bret Jones have been elected as stewards. William M. Lear Jr. (secretary) was reelected. The remaining stewards are Stuart S. Janney III (chair), Ian D. Highet (treasurer), William S. Farish Jr. (vice chair), Louis A. Cella, Everett Dobson, Gary Fenton, Terry Finley, David O’Farrell, and…
