When Erin McLaughlin graduated from University of Florida with a degree in tourism and hospitality management, and a minor in communications, there were many different directions she could have taken. But when a job offer arrived after graduation in 2013 from Breeders’ Cup Limited, where she had interned during college, it was a serendipitous turn…
Some successful sires never became millionaires on the track. Some don’t win classics or a Breeders’ Cup race. For some, the numbers of their careers don’t scream “can’t-miss.” But that’s not all there is to being a good, successful sire. Look at Not This Time , arguably the hottest sire in North America. He’s been holding the…
Kentucky-bred No Nay Never seemed well-positioned to test his stallion career in Europe, as a son of top international sire Scat Daddy with multiple group stakes wins, including a victory in the Norfolk Stakes (G2) in course-record time for a 2-year-old during Royal Ascot. Such credentials are no guarantee of success, but Coolmore Stud’s 14-year-old…
Video Join hosts Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins for the 36th episode of BloodHorse Monday presented by Keeneland, your weekly dose of Thoroughbred racing analysis and insights! In this action-packed installment: We recap the Spinster Stakes (G1) at Keeneland and Thorpedo Anna ‘s fourth-place finish. Trainer Brendan Walsh recaps his five-win weekend at Keeneland, including Gin Gin ‘s…
Ceistiu, dam of this season’s exciting Royal Ascot and Goodwood winner Merchant , will be offered at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale, which takes place Nov. 21-22. A daughter of Vocalised, Ceistiu is in foal to Mehmas and is a sister to multiple group 3 winner and group 1-placed Steip Amach and a half sister…
As the yearling season begins to wind down in North America, Ocala Breeders’ Sales hopes the momentum from the strong season carries over to its October Yearling Sale that begins Oct. 7 at noon ET. The two-day sale has 551 horses cataloged. “We’ve had spotty rain the last couple of days, but between raindrops everybody is getting…
Oh my God! No three words more neatly sum up the collective reaction to what went down at Book 1 of last year’s Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. Simply put, the event was—to borrow another three-word descriptor—off the charts. Should anyone need reminding, the history books were ripped up and rewritten as an unprecedented 127,823,000 guineas…
The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities held the 59th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities Oct. 6 in Paris at Le Méridien Paris Arc de Triomphe. During this year’s conference, there was a particular focus on racing betting, both in the legal and illegal markets, along with marketing, and customer experience. Throughout the course of the day,…
Griffin Johnson and Zoe Cadman will co-host Thoroughbred Charities of America’s Bash at the Breeders’ Cup presented by Churchill Downs Incorporated on Friday, October 31 at the Del Mar Hilton in Del Mar, Cal. The evening will offer savory bites, handcrafted cocktails, live music, and an opportunity to bid on extraordinary items all in support…
Final Score , a speedy son of Not This Time , added to his sire’s hot streak when he took the $400,000 Bourbon Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland Oct. 5 by 1 1/4 lengths, earning an automatic fees-paid berth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) Oct. 31 at Del Mar. Sent off as the favorite, the colt broke sharply…
