September 9, 2025 4:07 PM 2:44 Judy Hicks accepts the TOBA Broodmare of the Year honor for Sataves during the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association awards dinner Sept. 6 at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky in Lexington. Hicks is the breeder and co-owner of 2024 Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna, a daughter…
After a postrace finding for a controlled substance, the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has sanctioned Southern California-based trainer George Papaprodromou and disqualified filly Sneaker from a May stakes win at Santa Anita Park. Papaprodromou-trained Sneaker will be disqualified from her clear score in the $101,000 Fran’s Valentine Stakes May 24 on the Santa Anita…
Sale histories for horses in the Sept. 16 eighth session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale and second session of Book 4. Sale histories for horses in the Sept. 16 eighth session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale and second session of Book 4. The session begins at 10 a.m. ET. Download PDF Source link
Coolmore’s M.V. Magnier, Peter Brant, and Winchell Thoroughbreds teamed up to land a Gun Runner colt (Hip 177) with a black-type-drenched pedigree for $3.3 million during the Sept. 8 opening session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. The dark bay or brown colt crowned the September sale’s first session which produced 15 seven-figure sales—the highest…
The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club celebrated the conclusion of its 86th summer racing season Sept. 7, reporting substantial increases in wagering—both total and average daily—as well as field size over the 2024 summer meeting. The track also continued to offer the highest daily purse distribution in California. Total wagering for the meet reached $535.15 million, an…
The official Road to the Kentucky Derby will begin Sept. 13 at the home of America’s greatest race as Churchill Downs stages the 44th running of the $300,000 Iroquois (G3) for 2-year-olds at one mile on opening weekend of its 14-day September meet. The Road to the Kentucky Derby, which debuted in 2013, annually awards…
Jon Green, a New Jersey native and certified financial planner, has managed D.J. Stables, one of the largest racing and breeding operations in the country, for more than 30 years. They have won two Eclipse awards, more than 150 stakes races, and sold more than $90 million worth of horses at public auctions. Their most…
Fastnet Rock, one of Australia’s most influential stallions, has died at the age of 24. Coolmore Australia, where the son of Danehill was born, raised, and later stood as a successful stallion, announced the news the morning of Sept. 8. Coolmore’s Tom Magnier said: “Sadly, earlier today our much-loved champion sire Fastnet Rock was humanely…
A Hinkle Farms-bred filly (Hip 144) by leading sire Not This Time captured the title of session topper deep into the Sept. 8 opening day of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale when owner Cindy Heider went to $2 million for her. Agents David Lanigan and Ted Durcan signed the ticket on behalf of Heider, who races…
Eight hips into the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Sept. 8, a colt by Flightline became the first horse to bring seven figures when going to Resolute Bloodstock’s John Stewart. The colt represents the first horse to go through the ring at Keeneland September for Headley VanMeter’s VanMeter Sales consignment. Hip 10 is out of the…
