Yoshito Yahagi, trainer of Saudi Cup (G1) winner and defeated Dubai World Cup (G1) favorite Forever Young , has written a letter to the Emirates Racing Authority suggesting his colt was compromised by a pre-race visit to the receiving barn at Meydan Racecourse for a random urine test. Yahagi said he was not present for the incident…
Officials from the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority as well as its enforcement arm, the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit, conducted a virtual town hall meeting April 24 to address financial processes. One of the big-picture takeaways? The budget can vary from what the ultimate expenses will be quite a bit, both in terms of…
The Breeders’ Cup today announced the 2025 “Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In” television schedule. Consisting of five live programs across NBC, FOX, Peacock, and CNBC, the series features key automatic qualifying races at premier racetracks on the road to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Now in its 12th year of programming, the…
Ballarat trainer Henry Dwyer admits that the 1,200-meter (about six-furlong) trip is a question mark for Asfoora ahead of the April 26 Robert Sangster Stakes (G1) at Morphettville Racecourse. The Royal Ascot heroine has never won over the distance, but Dwyer believes if she were to win a group 1 at the trip, it would…
There have been many memorable renewals of the Goffs UK Doncaster Breeze Up Sale, but there has never been anything quite like this. The Mehmas colt from Katie Walsh’s Greenhills Farm had been the subject of plenty of positive whispers after a turbocharged workout April 23. However, even the most optimistic prediction would have struggled…
In what proved to be very much a discussion—talk benefitting from the expertise of both presenters and audience members—the ninth International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses addressed both big picture success stories and challenges while digging into the details on how to build on progress and address problems. The three-day forum launched April 24…
April 24, 2025 1:31 PM 5:06 Trainer Wayne Catalano spoke with the media following Built’s April 24 breeze at Churchill Downs in which he recorded a bullet five furlongs in :59 2/5. With both the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Pat Day Mile (G2) as possible landing spots, Catalano plans…
April 24, 2025 1:47 PM 2:54 Brian Lynch’s assistant trainer and son, Nic, discusses what the team thought of Owen Almighty‘s April 24 breeze at Churchill Downs, where he completed five furlongs in 1:01 3/5. View Comments Source link
April 24, 2025 1:31 PM 2:43 Jockey Ben Curtis was aboard Built April 24 for a bullet five-furlong breeze in :59 2/5 at Churchill Downs and is hopeful to get the call to ride should the horse enter the Kentucky Derby (G1). He discusses the breeze, as well as his…
The decision on whether to run Built in the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) is still up in the air. Luckily for Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and trainer Wayne Catalano, the colt himself is still just going about his business, and doing it well. The Hard Spun colt’s final preparation for Derby day—whether for the Derby…
