Jayson Werth’s playing days in Major League Baseball might be over, but he may still have the ability to impact gameplay on the field. The former outfielder was invited to be a spring-training guest coach March 14-15 for the Washington Nationals, a team for which he played the last seven seasons of a 15-year career. Manager…
In an appealing piece of symmetry, the Virginia Derby—the newest race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby—went to a horse conditioned by a trainer who is surely the oldest on the current Kentucky Derby (G1) trail, that being 89-year-old D. Wayne Lukas, who has sent out four Derby winners, the first, Winning Colors, back…
The North American 2-year-olds in training season got off to a solid start during the Ocala Breeders’ Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale held March 11-13. A BloodHorse MarketWatch analysis of the sale by deciles shows the top 40% of horses sold by price produced stronger results than horses in the top four deciles of…
Fresh off the heels of a stirring late-running victory in the Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (G1T), Spirit of St Louis is back for more in the $300,000 Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes (G2T) March 22 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. The newly minted grade 1 winner is one of two entries for…
John Stewart’s new and notable Resolute Racing has joined Horse Country and will begin offering tours of their farm in Midway, Kentucky starting March 25. Established in 2023, Resolute Racing has entered the horse racing scene at full stride, quickly becoming a comprehensive breeding and racing operation. From the beginning of Resolute Racing, founder John…
1. American Promise American Promise made little impact in his first two starts against stakes competition but had posted good Equibase and Beyer Speed Figures for his maiden win Dec. 29 at Oaklawn Park in his sixth career start. Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas likened American Promise to a gangly kid growing into his…
Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association chairman David O’Farrell, general manager of Ocala Stud, recently penned this letter to the Tallahassee Democrat outlining the industry’s opposition to a decoupling bill being considered by state lawmakers. Florida’s Thoroughbred Legacy Under Attack Proposed Florida legislation could decouple Thoroughbred racing from gaming venues, threatening the state’s racing industry. Proponents…
The Jockey Club announced March 19 the new Off-Track Thoroughbred Profile, the first equineline.com report centered on Thoroughbreds in their second careers. The report, 9OT, provides information customized to off-track Thoroughbred owners and those shopping for a Thoroughbred. Based on feedback received from off-track Thoroughbred owners, the report contains a bespoke summary of the horse’s race…
Inglis Digital USA is pleased to announce the addition of Joshua Kerin to its staff as a sales and recruitment associate. In his new role, Kerin will focus on helping the auction company recruit horses, with a focus on building and maintaining relationships the bloodstock sector based on his years of work in that part…
Trainer Brian Lynch has confirmed that Donald Dizney’s Jimmy’s Dailys will make his next start in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park March 29. Jimmy’s Dailys is slated to make his stakes debut in the Florida Derby, the premier Florida prep for the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1), but the 3-year-old son…
