The recently completed Belmont Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course resulted in minimal change in the North American General Sires’ List. But the one sire that saw a substantial rise in the rankings is Liam’s Map . The sire’s second-leading earner, Deterministic , won a thrilling edition of the $1,000,000 Manhattan Stakes (G1T) and in the process…
Selling a group 1 as competitive can be a cop-out, a subtle way of implying the race lacks its usual quality. That billing contradicts the top-tier field assembled for this open, yet red-hot Queen Anne Stakes (G1) and the stage is set for Royal Ascot to explode into life. In the past seven runnings of…
Field Of Gold is the favorite to avenge his Newmaket defeat by Ruling Court and Thady Gosden believes the son of Kingman has plenty in his favor in the St James’s Palace Stakes (G1) at Ascot Racecourse June 17. He put that Two Thousand Guineas (G1) disappointment behind him when streaking away under Colin Keane…
Selling a group 1 as competitive can be a cop-out, a subtle way of implying the race lacks its usual quality. That billing contradicts the top-tier field assembled for this open, yet red-hot Queen Anne Stakes (G1) and the stage is set for Royal Ascot to explode into life. In the past seven runnings of…
We are used to seeing the same horses coming back year after year in Royal Ascot’s open-age sprints and five of the first six in the 2024 King Charles III (G1) are trying again. The by-product is the market’s top end having an almost carbon-copy feel. Defending champion Asfoora is up there with old rivals…
The final Florida juvenile sale begins June 17-18 at the Ocala Breeders June 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale. The sale offers a variety of horses for buyers at all levels, ready to hit the racetrack this summer. “There are lots of good horses on the grounds,” said Tod Wojciechowski, director of…
Three years ago, consignor Omar Ramirez brought a filly by Uncle Mo he bought for $117,000 to the Ocala Breeders June 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale, that sold for $725,000 to famed bloodstock agent Donato Lanni to top the sale. Ramirez is primed once again with a strong consignment of 27…
Amo Racing’s remarkable recruitment drive continued in Kensington Palace Gardens June 16 after the high-class Ghostwriter topped the Goffs London Sale following a £2,000,000 (US$2,714,920, £1=US$1.36) bid from Kia Joorabchian. The group 2 winner and multiple group 1-placed runner is expected to represent his new owner in the Hardwicke Stakes (G2) on the concluding day of Royal Ascot…
Join hosts Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins for the 20th episode of BloodHorse Monday presented by Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company, your weekly dose of Thoroughbred racing analysis and insights! In this action-packed installment: We discuss how the older horse, distaff, and 3-year-old filly divisions are shaping up ahead of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del…
FanDuel TV will bring one of the pinnacles of international racing into the homes of fans across the country Tuesday, June 17-Saturday, June 21 with live, on-site coverage of the entire meet from Royal Ascot. FanDuel TV’s international expert Scott Hazelton will be joined by the award-winning UK-based broadcasters Nick Luck and Jess Stafford to…
