It was another great year for Haran Thoroughbreds. Once again, they soared to the top of the Thoroughbred owner standings to earn their second straight leading owner title for the 23rd season of racing at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Owned and operated by trainer John Haran, his ownership group under Haran Thoroughbreds won 38 races from 203…
November 13, 2025 2:30 PM 5:20 At HighPointe Farm and Training Center Nov. 12, trainer Joe Roberts speaks about his two entrants for the Nov. 15 Claiming Crown at Churchill Downs: Empire’s Best in the $100,000 Ready’s Rocket Express and Shotshell in the $100,000 Iron Horse Kent Stirling Memorial….
The constitutionality of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act is back on the front burner in the federal court system after the U. S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments about the controversial law for the second time. Despite objection to the timing of the arguments lodged by the Federal Trade Commission, HISA’s…
The $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) will for the first time be included in the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In, Breeders’ Cup Limited and 1/ST announced Nov. 13. The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series is an international series of 94 stakes races in 15 countries whose winners will receive automatic starting positions and fees…
Facing a two-year suspension from racing under an arbitrator’s ruling earlier this year, trainer Phil Serpe was denied a preliminary injunction for the second time by a federal court in Florida. In August 2024 at Saratoga Race Course, a drug test conducted on Serpe trainee Fast Kimmie turned up positive for clenbuterol, a banned substance. Serpe was…
There is a new horse atop the latest Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, though it is not Forever Young, winner of the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar. The Japan-based international dirt star remains rated at 127, placing him in a tie for third, trailing turf horses Calandagan and Ombudsman . The latter two runners…
This week’s racing on radio, television, and streaming schedule, compiled by America’s Best Racing. Stakes Race Schedule Stakes Date Post Time Channel(s) Chilukki Stakes Presented by Resolute Racing Nov. 15 1:58…
Resolute Racing had never run a horse in a claiming race prior to the sixth race at Churchill Downs Nov. 12. Yet, their first entry at the level may have meant even more to the team than a stakes runner would have, as it served as a crucial milestone for Awesome Hawaiian . The fact that he…
The November Horses of Racing Age Sale, held Nov. 12 at Keeneland in Central Kentucky, had a strong Middle Eastern influence to it. Representatives for Middle Eastern buyers purchased many of the highest-priced horses in the sale, topped by KAS Stable’s acquisition of Bishops Bay (Hip 4014) for $1.3 million and RRR Racing’s purchase of World Record …
November 12, 2025 4:54 PM 3:08 In his first day riding in races since a Sept. 21 fall sent him to the hospital, jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. won an allowance optional claiming race aboard James Colwell, Ryan Chanley, and Post Time Thoroughbreds’ Sir Greylind for trainer Kenny McPeek at…
