Casse Trio Take Form Into Presque Isle Downs Masters

Casse Trio Take Form Into Presque Isle Downs Masters

The 1-2-3 finishers from last month’s Seaway Stakes (G3) at Woodbine venture south to contend for the $300,000 prize in the Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (G2). For the three Mark Casse trainees, all of whom train over Woodbine’s synthetic main track regularly, Presque Isle Downs‘ Tapeta surface should feel like home. Favored among the…

Focus on Legal, Illegal Betting at IFHA Conference

Focus on Legal, Illegal Betting at IFHA Conference

The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities will hold its 59th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities Oct. 6 in Paris, France at Le Méridien Paris Arc de Triomphe. This year’s conference will spotlight the work undertaken by the IFHA over the past 12 months before turning to examine what lies ahead. Sports television presenter Rishi Persad will…

HRWA Embraces Pay It Forward Initiative for Conference

HRWA Embraces Pay It Forward Initiative for Conference

Distinguished speaker Molly Fletcher will deliver this year’s keynote address at the Horse Racing Women’s Association 2025 conference Oct. 8-9 in Lexington. One way the HRWA is making the event more accessible is through the Pay It Forward initiative. The HRWA is designed to engage, elevate, and invest in the professional and personal development of women…

Good Cheer Has G1-Winning Foes in Sights in Cotillion

Good Cheer Has G1-Winning Foes in Sights in Cotillion

Three grade 1-winning 3-year-old fillies—Scottish Lassie , La Cara , and Good Cheer —have another opportunity for top-level stakes glory when they compete Sept. 20 at Parx Racing in the $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1). The eight-horse, 1 1/16-mile contest is the second-to-last grade 1 dirt race of the year of those restricted exclusively to 3-year-old fillies, followed…

Test Runners Ragtime, Echo Sound Meet Again in Dogwood

Test Runners Ragtime, Echo Sound Meet Again in Dogwood

Parx Racing offers the richest card in North America Sept. 20, featuring a seven-stakes day topped by the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1). Saturday’s second-most lucrative program is at Churchill Downs. Three traditional races worth up to $300,000 apiece are on deck, plus an overnight stakes that carries a…

Seven BC Challenge Races at Santa Anita This Autumn

Seven BC Challenge Races at Santa Anita This Autumn

For horses and their respective connections, earning a spot in the prestigious Breeders’ Cup ranks among the top achievements in Thoroughbred racing. At the 2025 Santa Anita Autumn Meet, which opens Friday, Sept. 26, seven coveted Breeders’ Cup bids will be on the line as part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series. This year’s Breeders’…

Baracca Wins on the Dirt for Oscar Performance

Baracca Wins on the Dirt for Oscar Performance

This column highlights the performances of 2-year-old maidens who have made no more than five starts and who either sold for more than $500,000 at public auction, have siblings that are graded/group winners, or have dams that are graded/group winners. BloodHorse research shows maiden winners, in particular, who meet these criteria are more likely to…