Simplification and Verifying , both graded stakes winners who stand at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Morriston, Fla., will shuttle this year to Argentina for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season, Pleasant Acres confirmed June 26. “We’re thrilled to announce that Simplification will be standing his first season at Haras Carampangue, while Verifying heads to Haras Abolengo for his…
Brant Dunshea, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the British Horseracing Authority, has been elected Vice-Chair of the European and Mediterranean Horseracing Authority. Dunshea becomes one of three EMHF Vice-Chairs, and will represent its member countries which are European and outside the European Union, the others being Channel Islands, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. He fills the…
The impact of the recent success in Hong Kong of horses sourced on Inglis Digital was evident June 26, with the top lot and the third-top lot of the Inglis Digital June (Late) Sale bought by Hong Kong-based owners. A son of Snitzel and dual group 1-winning mare Response, Secure proved the most popular and…
My Boy Prince , fresh off a runner-up performance in the Jaipur Stakes (G1T) earlier this month at Saratoga Race Course, returns to familiar turf June 28 at Woodbine to race six furlongs in the CA$200,000 Highlander Stakes (G2T). The multiple stakes-winning 4-year-old son of Cairo Prince , trained by Mark Casse for owner Gary Barber, has experience…
The International Federation of Racing Authorities announced that its Council on Anti-Illegal Betting & Related Financial Crime has expanded its membership to include four additional experts to support integrity in racing and other sports: Stefano Caneppele, Associate Professor in Criminology and Deputy Director at the School of Criminal Justice of the University of Lausanne Dr….
When Mystik Dan rallied up the inside to impressively prevail in the May 31 Blame Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs, exhales could be heard from Louisville, Ky., to Lexington. Trainer Kenny McPeek had returned the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) hero back to the winner’s circle for the first time since he was draped in roses….
The Inglis Digital USA June Sale closed June 25, led by the the well-bred filly Tap the Champagne , who sold to Tropical Racing for $350,000. The June sale closed with 21 horses sold from 29 offered, with revenues of $560,000, an average sale price of $26,666, and median of $3,250. The RNA rate was 27.6%, representing the eight…
The Inglis Digital USA June Sale closed June 25, led by the the well-bred filly Tap the Champagne , who sold to Tropical Racing for $350,000. The June sale closed with 21 horses sold from 29 offered, with revenues of $560,000, an average sale price of $26,666, and median of $3,250. The RNA rate was 27.6%, representing the eight…
The Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation announced June 25 that amendments to its veterinary examination rules will take effect July 1, two days before the opening of Ellis Park‘s summer meeting. The new rule states the attending veterinarian must conduct a soundness examination of a horse within three days after the close of entries and no later…
A competitive group of nine turf horses ages 4 and older are set to face off in the Wise Dan Stakes (G2T) June 28 at Churchill Downs. Originally held on dirt, this race was moved to turf in 1993 and in 2016 its name was changed from the Firecracker Handicap to honor the two-time Horse of…
