Flightline Colt Brings $1.5M at Keeneland September

Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) runner-up Grande  has been scratched from the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. The Todd Pletcher-trained 3-year-old colt did not train May 2 and has been dealing with a cracked heel, according to his owner, Mike Repole of Repole Stable. Regulatory veterinarians visited Pletcher’s barn Friday morning and had…

There is no greater satisfaction for a Thoroughbred breeder than establishing and cultivating a family that branches out and excels over multiple generations. Mission accomplished for John and Debby Oxley, whose breeding exploits produced 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) victor Sierra Leone , one of the headliners in the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) Aug. 2 at…

Fresh off his Santa Anita Derby (G1) triumph, Journalism  moves to the top of the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association poll of Top 3-Year-Olds, released April 8. Overcoming a quality field that included two other top-10 sophomores, Journalism impressed with how he navigated trouble in the 1 1/8-mile Kentucky Derby (G1) prep.  Now, the son…

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 107 entries for the Fasig-Tipton April Digital Sale, which may be viewed online at digital.fasigtipton.com. Bidding opened April 3 and will close April 9, beginning at 2 p.m. ET, instead of April 8 as originally scheduled. The closing date has been pushed back as to not conflict with rescheduled racing at Keeneland. The…

Unchanged service fees for champion sire Snitzel  and returning hero The Autumn Sun  and a AU$22,000 entry into the local market for Northern Hemisphere newcomer Vandeek  headline the 2025 stallion roster announcement made by Arrowfield Stud April 15.    After serving a quality book of mares—including dual group 1 winner Integral —at Cheveley Park Stud in Newmarket, Vandeek…

Trainer Michael McCarthy entered the March 1 card at Santa Anita Park with a formidable lineup of stakes runners, and he exited with a hat trick of graded victories capped by a rail-skimming triumph by Formidable Man  in the $301,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes (G1T). Winner of the Hollywood Derby (G1T) at Del Mar Nov….