The Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, an industry collaboration supported by OBS and created to fight for live horse racing in Florida and all through the United States, is sponsoring a bus trip for members of the Thoroughbred community to travel to Tallahassee Tuesday, April 1 for the Florida Senate Committee hearing on the decoupling bill that…
Tappan Street , a son of leading sire Into Mischief , delivers a powerful kick in deep stretch to capture the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) over favorite Sovereignty . The final time was 1:49.27. Blue Heaven Farm bred the colt that was purchased for $1 million during Fasig-Tipton’s The Saratoga Sale in 2023 and is now raced…
Six horses broke from the gate in the March 29 Oaklawn Mile Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park but the $500,000 race proved to be a two-horse contest. The shortest-priced horses on the board—even-money favorite Saudi Crown and 8-5 second choice Banishing —were the stars of the show. Saudi Crown, ridden by Florent Geroux and trained by…
CSLR Racing Partners’ Pilot Commander won his first graded stakes with a tenacious victory March 29 in the $100,000 San Carlos Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. The 4-year-old Justify colt trained by Bob Baffert had gotten close in two previous graded attempts, finishing second to talented stablemate Muth in the 2024 San Vicente Stakes (G2)…
Trainer George Weaver offered simple, clear advice to Manny Franco before the jockey’s first time aboard Gatsas Stables homebred Five G for the March 29 $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) at Gulfstream Park. “He just told me, ‘Ride her with confidence. She has tactical speed, If somebody wants to go and clear you, that’s fine,…
Coming off a blowout victory in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) in late January, White Abarrio appeared to have no rival capable of threatening him in the $150,000 Ghostzapper Stakes (G3) March 29 at Gulfstream Park. But the grade 1-winning filly Power Squeeze , under a hustling rider from Hall of Famer Javier Castellano, made…
The Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC), in collaboration with the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (MTHA) and the Maryland Purse Committee, announced several updates to the standard racing program. After gaining insight from various industry stakeholders, the TMJC, MTHA, and the Maryland Purse Committee made changes to provide a more successful racing product. After several productive discussions,…
Beach Bomb , a dual group 1 winner in her native South Africa, now has two graded wins this year in the United States. Replicating her front-running performance in the 1 3/8-mile The Very One Stakes (G3T), Beach Bomb raced a furlong longer in the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (G3T) March 29 at Gulfstream Park—with another victorious outcome….
Luxor Cafe , an American Pharoah colt, nailed down a guaranteed bid to return home for the Kentucky Derby (G1) with an emphatic five-length victory March 29 in the Fukuryu Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse. The 1,800-meter (about 1 1/8 miles) Fukuryu was the final leg of the Churchill Downs-sponsored Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby. Luxor Cafe…
Race for Aftercare and Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) are working together to help Thoroughbreds find homes after their racing careers end. The first two Thoroughbreds who will be impacted by this innovative partnership are Jackism and Primela, Thoroughbreds rescued by KHS’s Equine C.A.R.E. (Connect, Assist, Rescue, Educate) team. In addition to adopting Primela and Jackism,…
