Confrontations between representatives from the Epsom Derby (G1) and Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby, G1) have not been two-a-penny in recent years, so the €600,000 Grand Prix de Paris (G1) at Longchamp could provide valuable insight into where the future form of those two classics might be heading. Derby fourth New Ground is trained…
Spendthrift Farm first-crop stallion By My Standards was represented by his first winner when the 2-year-old filly Sugaree won a $50,000 maiden optional claiming race July 12 at Colonial Downs. Owned by David A. Bernsen, Dean Demaree, and Steve Crabtree, and trained by Ken McPeek, Sugaree was bet to $0.70-1 favoritism Saturday on the merits…
No Half Measures on July 12 became the longest-priced winner of the July Cup Stakes (G1) since it was first run in 1876 and provided multiple group 1-winning jockey Richard Hughes his first top-level success as a trainer. All the talk before the race at Newmarket Racecourse was of Notable Speech becoming the first Two…
With a possible start in the $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course July 26 looming, Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Sovereignty took to the Oklahoma Training Track at the perfect time July 12, dodging a storm as he recorded his penultimate workout. Rain began falling just after 6 a.m….
There he stood, in all his chestnut glory. California Chrome , reigning winner of the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) and future two-time Horse of the Year, was relaxing in a tree-lined paddock somewhere west of Fresno, Calif., in the state’s vast San Joaquin Valley after the rigors of the 2014 Triple Crown. The…
The catalog for the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Yearlings Sale was released July 11, with 304 entries cataloged. The sale will be held Aug. 10-11 in the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The Aug. 10 session will begin at 7 p.m. ET, and the Monday session will begin at noon. “The New York-Bred Yearlings sale annually offers the highest…
After a year-long winless spell, Italian Soiree – Horse Profile – BloodHorse.com”>After a year-long winless spell, Italian Soiree emerged victorious as a 14-1 longshot in the $175,000 Coronation Cup Stakes (G3T), a 5 1/2-furlong turf race July 11 at Saratoga Race Course. Italian Soiree, b, 3/f Uncle Mo — Social Call, by Smart Strike Owner: Hit…
A New York-based track veterinarian has been suspended for two years after an internal adjudication panel for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority determined he had failed to submit veterinary treatment records for thousands of sessions in 2023 and 2024. The final decision released July 11 levied a two-year suspension of Dr. Michael Galvin, along…
Ka Ying Rising‘s outstanding performance during the 2024-25 racing season saw the record-breaking speedster earn the Hong Kong Horse of the Year title at a special presentation held in the Rosewood Hotel in Hong Kong July 11. In addition, he was also named champion sprinter and champion 4-year-old at the ceremony. Owned by Ka Ying Syndicate…
Explosive debut winner Ewing may point to a next start in the Aug. 2, $200,000 Saratoga Special Stakes (G2), according to trainer Mark Casse. Owned by D. J. Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds, and Kenneth Freirich, Ewing romped by 12-lengths in a 5 1/2 furlong maiden special weight during the July 4th Racing Festival at Saratoga…
