Undefeated grade 1 winner Tommy Jo will take her next big step Oct. 3 at Keeneland, where she will be tested around two turns for the first time in the $650,000 Alcibiades Stakes (G1) going 1 1/16 miles. The Alcibiades also is a potential springboard to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships as a Breeders’ Cup…
Following passage of Kentucky House Bill 8 in the 2024 General Assembly, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance has received $250,000 of annual funding from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The funding will go directly to accredited aftercare facilities in Kentucky that play a critical role in ensuring the wellbeing of horses beyond their racing careers. By investing in…
BBN Racing’s Bracket Buster landed his first graded stakes victory in the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) Sept. 28 at Remington Park. That achievement was not the only first to come out of the race, his trainer Vicki Oliver became the first female trainer to capture the Oklahoma Derby in the 37-year history of the race….
A partnership dedicated to breeding and racing in Indiana put together a deal that relocated multiple grade 1 winner and second-crop sire Maximum Security to Breakway Farm, where he’ll stand next year for $3,500. The 9-year-old son of New Year’s Day is still owned by owner/breeders Gary and Mary West but is being leased to…
The supplemental catalog for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s October Yearling Sale is now available online at obssales.com. A total of 48 horses have been supplemented to the auction taking place Oct. 7-8. The Oct. 7 sale session will offer Hips 1-230, plus supplements Hips 231 – 258. The Oct. 8 session will sell Hips…
On March 26 jockey Tyler Gaffalione was involved in a freak post parade incident at Gulfstream Park in which he broke his left ankle, forcing him to the sidelines for the spring. A 13-time leading rider at Churchill Downs, he was forced to miss the track’s signature spring meet. “It was difficult mentally more than anything,” Gaffalione…
Forever Young is expected to face nine rivals in the Nippon TV Hai Oct. 1 at Funabashi Racecourse as he readies for another assault on the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). The 1,800-meter (about 1 1/8 miles) race will be his first race since he finished third in the Dubai World Cup (G1) April 5. The…
A total of 199 fillies and mares have been cataloged for the JS Company’s Broodmares Sale at Shizunai Oct. 22. The largest consignment is Teruya Yoshida’s Shadai Farm, which offers 35 fillies and mares. Included in their offerings is Hip 10, Sarah Sis , a 13-year-old mare by Sharp Humor who won five graded stakes in the…
Coming off an eight-month layoff between races, it would have been fair to wonder how Imagination would perform in his return to competition at Santa Anita Park Sept. 28. The Into Mischief colt exceeded even the wildest of expectations, bursting down the center of the track and overtaking the race’s defending victor to win the…
Undefeated Cavalieri kept her record spotless in the Sept. 28 $200,000 Zenyatta Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita despite hopping in the air when the gate opened. She has so much talent that the head start she gave her four rivals didn’t impede her chances. Trainer Bob Baffert, who finished one-two-three with Cavalieri, Richi , and Howin ,…
