It is mostly a guessing game early in the year when trying to predict which stallions will finish the year in the general sires list Top 25 by progeny earnings. It is Thoroughbred racing’s equivalent of March Madness. Just like the ongoing NCAA basketball tournament, we know who the favorites are. But it’s those bracket-busting…
Following a scary incident at the top of the stretch in the Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park March 22, trainer Thomas Drury Jr. was happy to report California Burrito emerged from the race in good order. “We’re so blessed that everything’s fine,” Drury Jr. said March 23. “The good news is, as of…
The Global Stallions app has been updated with a new stallion comparison tool, it was jointly announced March 24 by BloodHorse and Weatherbys. The tool is available from the advanced stallion search option or a stallion’s profile page. “Being able to organize stallions according to user-defined criteria for comparison makes the search for a stallion…
Welcome to Amercia’s Best Racing’s Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where ABR takes a look at a recent winner on the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule offering qualifying points to the 1 1/4-mile classic race May 3 at Churchill Downs. This week, ABR takes a closer look at Tiztastic , the winner by 2 1/4 lengths…
If attention to detail is what makes a good racehorse trainer, then Dan Blacker has it in abundance. The California-based trainer flew 16 hours to Dubai last week to watch his superstar Straight No Chaser work at Meydan Racecourse ahead of the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) April 5. “I came in for four days,” he…
Kentucky’s horse industry is much more than the first Saturday in May. Driven by family farms, small businesses, and professionals from veterinarians to truck drivers, the industry contributes more than $6.5 billion to Kentucky’s economy every year. The Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) Foundation launched Horses Work for Kentucky to shed light on the impact…
The Fukuryu Stakes, the final leg of Japan’s Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1), will be held March 29 at Nakayama Racecourse, going 1,800 meters. Points are awarded to the top five finishers, on a scale of 40-20-12-8-4. Koichi Nishikawa’s Luxor Cafe , an American-bred colt by American Pharoah is the likely favorite. He is a…
Andy Serling & Paul Verderosa look back at the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds & Essex Handicap at Oaklawn this weekend. Source link
Breeding giant John Messara was almost lost for words before labeling Snitzel “an absolutely amazing stallion” after third-starter Marhoona became the Arrowfield sire’s third Golden Slipper (G1) winner March 22 at Rosehill Gardens. A Slipper-winning broodmare sire four years before siring a winner of the race, Snitzel has now sired three of the Slipper’s past eight winners,…
Jockeys have said a lot of different things after winning classic races but the results of the 2025 Hong Kong Derby might have prompted a new one: “He’s never won a race, ever, until today.” That was Craig Williams’ recap of the 25-1 upset he pulled off March 23 at Sha Tin Racecourse in the…
