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A much-anticipated third showdown between Ombudsman  and Delacroix  in next week’s Irish Champion Stakes (G1) is off after connections of the Prince of Wales’s (G1) and International (G1) stakes winner have decided to freshen him for a busy autumn campaign. Following Delacroix’s first defeat of the John and Thady Gosden-trained 4-year-old in the Coral Eclipse…

Luck was truly on the side of trainer Norm Casse in the $250,000 Pimlico Special Stakes (G3). He won the 1 3/16-mile stakes with Awesome Aaron , a 6-year-old Practical Joke   gelding he claimed for $40,000 Sept. 26, 2024. Awesome Aaron, b, 6/g Practical Joke — Do the Dance, by Discreet Cat Owner: Turman…

We’ve written on more than one occasion in this column about the tendency of a stallion’s performance to decline with age, even when they have been at the highest level, and even when they continue to receive top-class mares. A tendency, however, is not the same as a hard and fast rule, and there was…

While most American-based horses completed their Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) workouts over the weekend, Yoshito Yahagi saved his final breeze for Japanese star racehorse Forever Young  for Oct. 29 at Del Mar. Working in company with stablemate American Stage , a 30-1 outsider in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1), the two were timed covering easy half-miles in…

West Point Thoroughbreds announced May 7 the retirement of Jaxon Traveler , a multiple graded stakes winner who collected at least one stakes victory every season from ages 2 to 7. Stud plans have not been finalized. Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, the son of Munnings   out of the Afleet Alex  mare Listen Boy retires…

August 4, 2025 11:47 PM 2:07 Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning shares his thoughts on a successful opening night of the 2025 Saratoga sale, highlighting strong demand and standout moments. View Comments Source link