June 25, 2025 10:44 AM 2:58 Trainer Kenny McPeek discusses 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan and Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna ahead of their starts in Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series races at Churchill Downs June 28. Mystik Dan runs in the $1 million Stephen Foster Stakes…
Fasig-Tipton will award a bonus of $25,000 to the trainer that purchases the highest number of yearlings at its upcoming July Selected Yearling Sale July 8. To receive the bonus, the trainer will need to be in attendance at the sale and sign the ticket for each yearling purchased personally. The auction, scheduled for Tuesday,…
Riding between Parx, Delaware Park and Laurel Park, Mychel Sanchez recorded 12 victories from 34 mounts including two four-win days earning Jockey of the Week honors for June 16 through June 22 by the panel of racing experts. The weekly honor recognizes jockeys for significant riding accomplishments and who are members of the Jockeys’ Guild,…
When Sierra Leone last competed in a seven-figure stakes race, he successfully rallied behind furious early fractions in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) this past November at Del Mar. His victory catapulted the colt to an Eclipse Award as champion 3-year-old male of 2024. Yet if he is to notch another top-level victory…
Ziggity Zag won her career debut June 24 at Horseshoe Indianapolis to give 2021 Horse of the Year and first-crop sire Knicks Go his first winner as a stallion. Flying Dutchman Breeding and Racing’s homebred Ziggity Zag, trained by Brian Lynch, broke alertly and tracked the pace from second place through much of the 7…
Owner Marc Chan’s foray into breeding could reap the ultimate reward June 29 when his first homebred Green Impact bids for classic glory in the Irish Derby (G1). The Jessica Harrington-trained colt was among the top juveniles in Ireland last year, landing two of his three starts, with both successes coming at Leopardstown and against Delacroix in…
This column highlights the performances of 2- and 3-year-old maidens who have made no more than five starts and who either sold for more than $500,000 at public auction, have siblings that are graded/group winners, or have dams that are graded/group winners. BloodHorse research shows maiden winners, in particular, who meet these criteria are more…
Although he won his first three starts at 2, including a pair of Saratoga black-type events, by early this spring the now 3-year-old Mo Plex appeared to have his limitations as to class and distance well exposed. That evaluation, however, now requires some revision, following Mo Plex’s last two starts, the most recent of which…
Meeting June 24 in New Orleans, the Louisiana Racing Commission formally approved customary race dates for Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, during which the track will race Nov. 20-March 22. The approval by the commission was little more than a formality after Louisiana horsemen and track operator Churchill Downs Inc. reached an agreement last week…
Metropolitan Handicap (G1) winner Raging Torrent continues to lead the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top Thoroughbred Poll ahead of a star-studded renewal of the June 28 Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs, results from which are likely to impact next week’s rankings. Though Raging Torrent is not in action Saturday—his next start is expected to…
