Welcome to the 2025 Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing July 31 at the Saratoga Springs City Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., hosted by The Jockey Club and presided over by Everett Dobson, chair of The Jockey Club. Dobson also delivered the Keynote address. Topics included Horse Breeding and Racing in Washington, D.C., Improving…
In what was yet another big result for the Inglis team, New Zealand’s champion 2-year-old of the 2023-24 season—Velocious —sold for a seven-figure sum July 30 in the Inglis July (Late) Online Sale. Sold by Albert Bosma’s syndicate Go Racing, the 3-year-old daughter of Written Tycoon was bought by her sire’s owners Yulong—who signed off the…
By J. Keeler Johnson (“Keelerman”) Twitter: @J_Keelerman Who will prevail in Saturday’s $1 million Whitney (G1) at Saratoga? The 1 1/8-mile “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) has drawn a tremendous field with plenty of viable win contenders. A quick pace is expected. Even with #1…
Dual grade 1 winner Raging Torrent , retired from racing earlier this month, will begin stud duties in 2026 at Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, Ky. A stud fee has not been announced. The 4-year-old colt’s racing career ended due to a suspensory injury in his left foreleg that was discovered in the weeks after his victory…
A couple of pricey New York-breds will take a shot at graded black type in the $175,000 Adirondack Stakes (G3) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 3, along with four other 2-year-old fillies, all of which will be trying the 6 1/2 distance for the first time. A $500,000 purchase at this year’s Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s…
Carl Pollard’s dual graded stakes winner Mercante , scratched from the June 28 Wise Dan Stakes (G2T) at Churchill Downs after trainer Brian Knippenberg was dissatisfied with the turf horse’s pre-race energy and appetite, returns against 11 rivals Aug. 2 in the Kentucky Downs Preview Mint Millions Turf Mile at Ellis Park. The mile grass race is one…
South American mares have often performed well in Del Mar‘s Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1), and this year both Chile and Argentina have representatives in Richi and Little Hidden Port , respectively. Richi has the better chance in the 1 1/16-mile dirt event Aug. 2, and if either one wins, she will follow a tradition that…
Welcome to the 2025 Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing July 31 at the Saratoga Springs City Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., hosted by The Jockey Club and presided over by Everett Dobson, chair of The Jockey Club. Dobson will also be delivering the Keynote address. Topics include Horse Breeding and Racing in Washington,…
Gen Z influencer Griffin Johnson reaches about 15 million followers with his social media posts. But July 31, he’ll be addressing a much smaller collection of a couple hundred people with the potential for having far more impact than anything he might post on TikTok. The 26-year-old Johnson will be one of the featured speakers…
The finalists and runners-up for the 2025 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards have been chosen in the seven categories as the program celebrates its 10th anniversary. The 2025 ceremony will be held on Tuesday, October 21st, in Lexington, Kentucky. Finalists and their guests will enjoy a variety of activities, including a tour of a local horse…
