Electricity filled the air in Fasig-Tipton’s Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion, where the 2025 edition of The Saratoga Sale saw yearlings from Phipps female families reaching extraordinary heights. The eight yearlings from Phipps families sold for a for whopping total of $8,095,000 and an average of $1,011,875. Three of the yearlings—two colts and a filly—fetched seven figures,…
Five of the six fillies that will line up Aug. 23 for the $400,000 Lake Placid Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course will be looking to win their first graded stakes race, with morning-line second choice May Day Ready the lone 3-year-old to have broken through at that level. A 3-year-old daughter of Tapit trained by…
When Scylla enters the starting gate for the $500,000 Ballerina Stakes (G1), the 5-year-old daughter of Tapit will be looking to follow in the footsteps of her dam, Close Hatches , by becoming a grade 1 winner at Saratoga Race Course. The Bill Mott-trained Scylla, a homebred for Juddmonte, is among a deeply talented field of…
Ricky Gonzalez won the second grade 1 of his career riding Velocity to a win over a more experienced field in the Del Mar Oaks on Saturday at odds of 34-1. The panel of racing experts voted Gonzalez Jockey of the Week for August 11-August 17. The weekly honor recognizes jockeys for significant riding accomplishments…
More than two hundred attendees gathered at Churchill Downs Aug. 19 to celebrate the life of late horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who died June 28 at age 89. READ: Industry-Shaping Horseman Lukas Dies at Age 89 The ceremony began with a photo montage at various stages of his Hall of Fame career, picturing Lukas…
Tip Top Thomas showed his determination Aug.19 in the $200,000 Smarty Jones Stakes at Parx Racing, holding off a fast-closing Fact to win by a head. Trained by Todd Pletcher, the 3-year-old Volatile colt went to the front right out of the gate, leading every step of the way through fractions of :24.12, :46.88, 1:10.29, 1:35.83, before…
Fasig-Tipton Digital’s Major Reduction of Harris Farms closed Aug. 19 with 75 horses sold for $1,045,000. The sale offered horses of racing age and broodmares, including those with foals at foot. Nu Pi Lambda (hip 50), in foal to Liam’s Map , sold for $200,000 to Hinkle Farms to top the session. The winning City Zip…
Here’s a rundown of horse racing coverage on TV, streaming, and radio for Travers Week 2025: Stakes Race Schedule Stakes Date Post Time Channel(s) Juddmonte International Stakes Aug. 20 10:35 a.m….
First contested in 1860 (as the Queen’s Plate, given that Queen Victoria was then the reigning British monarch), the King’s Plate has the distinction of being the oldest continually contested stakes contest on the North American continent, beating the Belmont Stakes by seven years. Its winners include Flaming Page (dam of Nijinsky II); Northern Dancer,…
Following her victory over Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Good Cheer in the Aug. 16 Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, Nitrogen has cracked the leading 10 horses in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll. She holds the final spot in the top 10 of the poll released Aug. 19, with nine horses and their…
