Fasig-Tipton has cataloged an additional 11 entries to its July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will be held July 8 in Lexington. Among these initial supplemental entries are five offerings from the estate of D. Wayne Lukas, which are being consigned by Mulholland Springs, agent. These include two unraced 2-year-olds by Essential Quality …
While Forever Young awaits the second half of his season, another dirt-running star is emerging in Japan with an eye on potential international competition. Mikki Fight , a 4-year-old Drefong colt, took advantage of Forever Young’s absence to post a determined victory in the Teio Sho July 2 at Oi Racecourse—his third win from his last…
The “Race to the National Horseplayers Championship,” a series of 25 free handicapping contests exclusively for subscribers of Race Lens, Equibase’s interactive past performance product, is returning in 2025. The series of contests will be hosted by Equibase, the industry’s official database for racing, and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, founder and operator of the…
Familiar Thoroughbreds from the 3-year-old stakes scene will line up to contest the $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3) July 5 at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Besides Chunk of Gold , Coal Battle , and Publisher —ninth, 11th, and 14th in the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs—the 1 1/16-mile Indiana Derby includes dual stakes winner Instant Replay , who ran…
Weeks after the end of the physical auction season, the broodmare sales market is in for a late and unexpected highlight this month when outstanding New Zealand filly Velocious by Written Tycoon goes under the hammer. Managing owners of Go Racing announced July 2 the rising 4-year-old Australian-bred will be offered in the Inglis Digital July…
By anyone’s standards, Jose Ortiz had an outstanding week posting a remarkable 16 wins from 40 mounts and earning his second leading rider title at Churchill Downs with 63 wins. The panel of racing experts appreciated those achievements voting Ortiz Jockey of the Week June 23-29. The weekly honor recognizes jockeys for significant riding accomplishments…
Limited pace and a cutback in distance contributed to a flat performance from Locked when he was fourth in the 1 1/16-mile Alysheba Stakes (G2) May 2 at Churchill Downs. Freshened for two months to await the July 4 Suburban Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course at the classic distance of 1 1/4 miles—the distance…
Alice Haynes’s stable star Cairo , who finished a career-best third at Royal Ascot in the Queen Anne Stakes (G1) June 17 at odds of 100-1, is set to spend the rest of the summer in the United States with some ambitious targets on his agenda. The 5-year-old son of Quality Road gave his Kuwaiti owner Refai…
A rundown, compiled by America’s Best Racing, of TV, streaming, and radio coverage of what shapes up to be a great holiday weekend of horse racing: Stakes Race Schedule Stakes Date Post Time Channel(s) Victory Ride Stakes…
After finishing second-best to a filly in his first start in a stakes, Blinging It Back will try again—this time strictly against the boys. Trained by Hall of Famer Mark Casse, Blinging It Back will face five rivals July 5 in the $175,000 Sanford Stakes (G3) for 2-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course as he bids…
