Year after year, Louisiana-based Valene Farms continues to produce standout racehorses. And 2025 is no exception. On July 25, three-year-old Smoken Wicked annexed the Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga.
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Scottish Lassie ‘s recent win in the Coaching Club American Oaks Invitational Stakes (G1) was notable for breeder Winchester Farm as she was the second grade 1 winner (Point Me By) for the husband-and-wife duo of Marie and Dr. Naoya Yoshida. Riding high from the victory at Saratoga Race Course, the Yoshidas are excited about what…
Image: Bruno Cannatelli Atishu, a multiple Group 1-winning mare, is set to conclude her illustrious racing career this Saturday at Randwick in the Group 1 Queen of the Turf Stakes (1600m). The seven-year-old daughter of Savabeel, owned by New Zealand syndicator Go Racing, aims to secure her fourth Group 1 victory and her second win…
A bumpy start to the stallion career of 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Rich Strike seems to be leveling off with the announcement March 4 of a new ownership group and the horse’s relocation to Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions near Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The 6-year-old son of Keen Ice will be shipped soon…
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has been advised that a horse stabled at Woodbine has tested positive for the neurotropic equine herpesvirus strain known as EHV-1. After exhibiting neurological symptoms, the horse was transported to the Ontario Veterinary College, where it was confirmed positive and is currently recovering. An equine herpesvirus biosecurity plan has…
Journalism may be in the record books as the seventh straight beaten favorite in the Kentucky Derby (G1), but that doesn’t mean trainer Michael McCarthy has lost any faith in his grade 1-winning 3-year-old colt. “I’ve lost zero confidence in him,” McCarthy said about the son of Curlin . “When he worked on the Sunday before the…
Ellis Park Racing & Gaming will launch its 25-day summer meet Thursday, July 3, headlined by record stakes purses, top racing connections, fan-friendly wagering menus and a full calendar of community events both on and off the track. The meet begins with a Thursday-Sunday schedule before transitioning to Saturday-Monday racing from July 13 to Aug….
