Wootton Bassett, one of the world’s hottest sires, died unexpectedly at the age of 17. His premature death while on shuttle duty in Australia was announced on Coolmore’s social media channels Sept. 23 in a post that stated the horse suffered from “acute pneumonia which deteriorated rapidly.” The post continued: “Despite round-the-clock care from a…
The natural reaction to any sort of ranking is to look at the top to check out who is leading and look at the bottom to see who might be new. Take the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll as an example. Ohio State is still No. 1. But at the tail end…
The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society Alberta Division’s Thoroughbred yearling sale reported Sept. 22 a 47% increase in gross sales year-over-year, making it one of strongest sales in nearly two decades, with competitive bidding throughout the day and significant increases over recent years. The CTHS Alberta sale generated a gross of CA$1,024,600 (US$743,386, CA$1=US$0.725) from 73…
So far, 2025 has been a 50-50 year for the 5-year-old mare Randomized . Klaravich Stables’ daughter of Nyquist is a multiple grade 1 winner, but she has turned in four efforts that can be categorized as two dull tries and two sharp ones. Most recently, the bad Randomized turned out as she finished sixth by…
A small but talented field of seven is entered for the first edition of the 1 1/8-mile Lukas Classic Stakes (G2) since the death of the race’s legendary namesake, D. Wayne Lukas. Although the $500,000 race occurs at Churchill Downs Sept. 27 on the first weekend of fall, the connections of Hit Show —Wathnan Racing and trainer Brad Cox—are…
Less than a year into spearheading his own consignment, Headley VanMeter accomplished the dream of every consignor in the business—he sold a seven-figure horse. Only eight hips into the opening session of Book 1 of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Sept. 8, the Flightline colt, who was foaled, raised, and prepped at VanMeter’s family farm, dropped…
Tattersalls Ireland passed the car park test the morning of Sept. 22 with honors. Spaces were at a premium as vehicles of varying sizes—parked with equally varied levels of competence—filled the rows closest to the entrance. The whinnying of excited yearlings and the chatter of voices, a cacophony of languages that could have transported the…
Video Join hosts Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins for the 34th episode of BloodHorse Monday, your weekly dose of Thoroughbred racing analysis and insights! In this action-packed installment: We recap an exciting weekend of racing, including Baeza ‘s Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and Clicquot ‘s Cotillion Stakes (G1) victories at Parx Racing. Trainer Brad Cox highlights recent wins from…
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association is hosting a pedigree and conformation clinic at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Monday, Oct. 20 in Lexington during the Kentucky October Yearlings sale. The topics and speakers at the clinic include: Pedigrees/Conformation/Horse Selection, presented by Jacob West (Claiborne Farm/Bloodstock Agent) Purchasing at Public Auction, presented by Jeffrey Bloom (Bloom Racing…
Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr., who swept the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1), was injured Sept. 21 after a fall during the third race at Churchill Downs. Hernandez was aboard Craig Singer’s 2-year-old homebred Sgt. Garcia in the maiden race for $30,000 claimers when the horse injured one of his front legs near the…
