A two-time stakes winner, Deep Satin will look to add her first graded stakes victory to her resume Nov. 1 in the $300,000 Goldikova Stakes (G3T) at Del Mar. The 4-year-old filly by American Pharoah leads a field of 13 fillies and mares as the 7-2 morning-line second choice. Deep Satin comes into the race off a…
From a partnership that began as a shipping business on the steps of Newmarket that has transcended into a flourishing Kentucky breeding operation, it has been a long journey since Brendan and Olive Gallagher started Fankfort Park Farm in 2006. Since departing their native Ireland all those years ago, the couple have established themselves among…
A year ago, Matt Dorman of Determined Stud thought he had bred his first Breeders’ Cup runner. But after making the also-eligible list for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T), Sabertooth was scratched and raced in the Future Stars Friday undercard. But now, if all things go according to plan, the Maryland-based Dorman will get…
The connections of White Abarrio have a secret weapon as they hope the winner of the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) can add another score at the World Championships when he starts in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar. That ace in the hole is a new companion for White…
While most American-based horses completed their Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) workouts over the weekend, Yoshito Yahagi saved his final breeze for Japanese star racehorse Forever Young for Oct. 29 at Del Mar. Working in company with stablemate American Stage , a 30-1 outsider in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1), the two were timed covering easy half-miles in…
Ten full or half siblings to group 1 winners feature in the Tattersalls December Yearling Sale, which is now online. The sale will take place Nov. 24 at Park Paddocks. Headline acts include the brothers to multiple group 1 winners Emily Upjohn and Sea Of Class, as well as a half sister to dual group…
Multiple leading North American sire Tapit and prominent second-crop sire McKinzie are leading Gainesway’s 2026 stallion roster by their advertising stud fees, the farm announced Oct. 29. Cornerstone sire Tapit owns the top with an advertised fee held at $185,000. Tapit remains North America’s leading active sire by lifetime grade 1 winners (34) and graded…
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott said Oct. 29 that Sovereignty , the leading contender for Horse of the Year, will not run in the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). “We’re going to scratch,” he told reporters at Del Mar Wednesday morning. The son of Into Mischief had spiked a fever Oct. 27 and Mott wanted…
The odds for the Kentucky Derby Future wager were released on Oct. 27, with the lowest-priced individual being Ted Noffey (10-1), who is also almost certain to start as the favorite Oct. 31 in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). The 2-year-old event that supplied this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Sovereignty , has already been contested,…
Lee Searing likes to name horses for sport figures he admires. Often that derives from his beloved Los Angeles Lakers (Kobe’s Back ) or football (Theismann ). His “now” horse, Baeza , who is coming into the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on top of his game, was named for a racing figure, Hall of Fame jockey Braulio Baeza….
