Trainer Wayne Catalano spoke with the media following Built’s April 24 breeze at Churchill Downs in which he recorded a bullet five furlongs in :59 2/5. With both the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Pat Day Mile (G2) as possible landing spots, Catalano plans to make a decision April 25 with Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ president and founder, Aron Wellman.
Meeting June 24 in New Orleans, the Louisiana Racing Commission formally approved customary race dates for Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, during which the track will race Nov. 20-March 22. The approval by the commission was little more than a formality after Louisiana horsemen and track operator Churchill Downs Inc. reached an agreement last week…
After a series of near misses, Candied made it back to the winner’s circle May 16, winning the $125,000 Allaire du Pont Distaff Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. It was the millionaire’s first win since her last nongraded run, the 2024 Lady’s Secret Stakes at Monmouth Park. Candied, b, 4/f Candy Ride (ARG) — Toni…
Sovereignty emerged from his come-from-behind victory in the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) in good condition aside from what trainer Bill Mott believes to be a superficial scrape to the colt’s right foreleg. Speaking May 4 outside his barn at Churchill Downs after Godolphin’s homebred Into Mischief colt captured the opening leg of the Triple…
For all the ability and potential Bishops Bay has displayed in his first eight races, there was one noticeable omission from his resume. A graded stakes win. Bishops Bay, b, 5/h Uncle Mo — Catch My Drift, by Pioneerof the Nile Owner: Spendthrift Farm LLC, Landers, Steve, Schwartz, Martin S., Dubb, Michael, Ten…
Godolphin, with Sheikh Mohammed at the center of the huddle, squared up against Amo Racing as a well-related son of Sea The Stars fetched 3.7 million guineas (US$5,205,900, 1 guinea=US$1.41) midway through the Oct. 7 opening session of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. Amo principal Kia Joorabchian was back in his usual position…
The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association announced Sept. 11 that the Florida Gaming Control Commission has approved an amended 2025 awards plan that sets in-state breeder and stallion award rates at 15% of the announced gross purse, effective Sept. 1. FTBOA also unveiled an innovative new Florida-bred export incentives program for 2026 that will…
