Schwarzenegger Takes Gallaghers Back to the BC

Schwarzenegger Takes Gallaghers Back to the BC

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…

Seismic Beauty a Breeders’ Cup First for Breeder Dorman

Seismic Beauty a Breeders’ Cup First for Breeder Dorman

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…

Forever Young Posts Easy Half-Mile Breeze for Classic

Forever Young Posts Easy Half-Mile Breeze for Classic

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…

Tapit, McKinzie Lead Gainesway’s 2026 Stallion Roster

Tapit, McKinzie Lead Gainesway’s 2026 Stallion Roster

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…

Incredibolt Dealt a Strong Hand From Lassie Dear Family

Incredibolt Dealt a Strong Hand From Lassie Dear Family

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,…

Searings Feel Baeza Coming to BC Classic in Fine Form

Searings Feel Baeza Coming to BC Classic in Fine Form

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….