Golden Mile nominations – 2025

Despite neither horse having raced this past weekend, Fierceness  has emerged from his tie with White Abarrio  to lead the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top Thoroughbred Poll released May 28. Repole Stable and the Coolmore partners’ Fierceness showed no signs of rust in his 4-year-old debut, the May 2 Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs, setting…

With their final starts in the Breeders’ Cup in the rearview mirror, champions Sierra Leone  , Fierceness  , and Citizen Bull   have safely arrived at their new home of Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky., ahead of the 2026 breeding season. Sierra Leone, the 2024 Eclipse champion 3-year-old male, tops the new additions with a $75,000 stud fee….

Back on a fast track in the $200,000 Shuvee Stakes (G2), Whisper Hill Farm’s Leslie’s Rose  returned to the form that brought her her first graded stakes win, notching her second by 3 3/4 lengths at Saratoga Race Course July 18. The 4-year-old Leslie’s Rose made it quite clear in last year’s Kentucky Oaks (G1) and this year’s…

While Forever Young was the talk of the Dubai World Cup media briefings on Wednesday, out on the track it was the Noburu Takagi-trained pair of Ushba Tesoro and Wilson Tesoro that drew admiring glances after going through their pre-World Cup paces.  Yuga Kawada triumphed aboard Ushba Tesoro in the biggest race of the night…

The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale came to a close Oct. 31 after five days of selling and the final figures came to 1,009 lots selling for 33,867,500 guineas (US$46,737,150, 1 guinea=US$1.38) (down 5%), at an average of 33,565 guineas (US$46,320) (down 4%) and median of 15,000 guineas (US$20,700) (down 6%).  Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony said:…

Join hosts Louie Rabaut and Frank Angst for the 21st episode of BloodHorse Monday presented by FanDuel, your weekly dose of Thoroughbred racing analysis and insights. In this action-packed installment: Brook Smith of Rocket Ship Racing talks about Sierra Leone ’s exciting campaign and his passion for equine ownership. John Keitt, executive vice president…