Off Two Dubai Group 2 Wins, Choisya Targets Keeneland

Off Two Dubai Group 2 Wins, Choisya Targets Keeneland

Progressive mare Choisya  is back in Newmarket after a lucrative winter spell at the Dubai Carnival where she was a flagbearer for the Simon and Ed Crisford team in winning twice at the group 2 level. The 5-year-old had only one black-type success to her name before she joined Gainsborough Stables’ satellite operation at Meydan…

Captain Cook Ready for Wood After Maintenance Work

Captain Cook Ready for Wood After Maintenance Work

St. Elias Stable’s Captain Cook  breezed a half-mile in :49 March 26 over the Belmont Park dirt training track as he prepares for the $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes (G2), a 1 1/8-mile test for sophomores, at Aqueduct Racetrack April 5. A Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race, the Wood Memorial offers 100-50-25-15-10 qualifying points to the top five…

Treasurethe Moment Aims to Extend Win Streak in Vinery

Treasurethe Moment Aims to Extend Win Streak in Vinery

Trainers John Sargent and Gary Portelli are hopeful, rather than confident, that they can spring an upset when the outstanding Treasurethe Moment makes her Sydney debut in the 2,000-meter (about 1 1/4-mile) Vinery Stud Stakes (G1) March 29 at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse. Sargent saddles Powers of Opal, who’s already felt the sting of Treasurethe Moment’s class…

Cox Resigns as General Manager of Yulong

Cox Resigns as General Manager of Yulong

Yulong Investments general manager Vin Cox has tendered his resignation from the breeding and racing giant.  Cox joined Yuesheng Zhang’s global operation in November 2023 after almost six years as Godolphin Australia’s managing director. Before that Cox spent about seven years with Magic Millions, having been named the Australian sales company’s managing director in 2011. Cox…

E.P. Taylor Stakes Joins Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series

E.P. Taylor Stakes Joins Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series

Woodbine Entertainment is proud to announce that the $750,000 (CAD) E.P. Taylor Stakes (G1T) has been added to the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series as an official “Win and You’re In” race. ​  The new designation offers the winner an automatic, fees-paid berth into the $2 million (USD) Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) at the…

Wong Suit Against HISA Dismissed in Louisiana

Wong Suit Against HISA Dismissed in Louisiana

An attempt by trainer Jonathan Wong to challenge in a Louisiana federal court sanctions that arose in Indiana was denied. The sanctions were issued by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. The order dismissing Wong’s lawsuit was issued by federal court judge Terry Doughty, who in 2022 abruptly enjoined HISA and the Federal Trade Commission…