Yealand’s bloodless victory at Haydock last week has earned a place in racing’s history books after the British Horseracing Authority changed the rules relating to a walkover with immediate effect March 24. The Jennie Candlish-trained Yealand was the last one standing when his two rivals were withdrawn due to the going at Haydock. But, as has…
1. Sovereignty Owner/Trainer: Godolphin/Bill Mott Into Mischief —Crowned , by Bernardini Breeder: Godolphin (KY) Top-ranked Sovereignty drew the far outside, post 10, with a short run to the first turn in the 1 1/8-mile Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park March 29, but as a late runner, it seems of little consequence. There appears to be adequate speed…
With the organization’s acting chief executive stressing the need to be proactive, the British Horseracing Authority is to introduce testing for gene doping as part of its anti-doping regime with immediate effect. The addition of testing to uncover gene editing or other forms of genetic manipulation to the BHA’s other anti-doping procedures comes after the governing body…
Through her juvenile campaign and now in her 3-year-old year, Shortleaf Stable’s Quietside has proven herself among the best in the sophomore filly division. Now, she has can prove herself further as she defends her home dirt against the undefeated Simply Joking in the $750,000 Fantasy Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park March 29. The Fantasy offers…
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Dual group 1-winning mare Emily Upjohn has been sold to Northern Farm and will relocate to Japan later this year. “Emily Upjohn is a wonderful horse that I had seen race, so when I heard about (her sale), I jumped at it immediately,” Shunsuke Yoshida, the vice president of the behemoth Hokkaido stud, told Japanese…
March 25, 2025 6:25 PM 5:09 Jen Roytz, co-owner of Brownstead Farm & president of the KY Horse Council, shares her passion for racing & aftercare. She highlights the racing & equestrian communities’ role in giving Thoroughbreds a life beyond the track and what racehorse owners can do to…
White Abarrio returns after winning the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park in the $165,000 Ghostzapper Stakes (G3) there March 29. The four-time grade 1 winner, whose richest victory came in the 2023 Breeder’s Cup Classic (G1) for then-trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., highlights a field of seven 4-year-olds and older in the 1 1/16-mile…
A class drop and an opportunity to race a shorter distance suggest FMQ Stables’ Saudi Crown will be a force in the $500,000 Oaklawn Mile Stakes (G3) March 29 at Oaklawn Park. The $3.2 million earner and grade 1 winner competed against some of the country’s best runners when fifth in the 1 1/8-mile Pegasus World…
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott and Godolphin have secured the riding services of Manny Franco for Sovereignty ‘s highly anticipated start in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) March 29 at Gulfstream Park. The New York-based jockey will fill in for regular rider Junior Alvarado, who sustained a shoulder injury in a racing mishap March…
