George Scott on West Acre

Join hosts Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins for the 26th episode of BloodHorse Monday, your weekly dose of Thoroughbred racing analysis and insights! In this action-packed installment: We recap Sovereignty ‘s victory over Baeza  in the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) and other July 26 stakes action. Former FanDuel TV broadcaster Gabby Gaudet discusses her new role as…

Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan  is pointing for the $200,000 Lake Ouachita Stakes for older horses at 1 1/16 miles May 3 at Oaklawn Park, trainer Kenny McPeek said April 13. Mystik Dan is seeking his first victory since the 2024 Kentucky Derby, when he edged Sierra Leone  by a nose in the first…

As the connections of the top finishers in the Haskell Stakes (G1) spend the next few days and weeks mulling plans for their 3-year-olds, some interesting possibilities abound. Starting with Journalism , who notched his third grade 1 win of the year July 19 in the $1 million Haskell at Monmouth Park, the matchup racing fans…

A new era dawns at the JRHA Select Sale July 15 as the first foals of Equinox , crowned the world’s best racehorse in 2023, are set to come under the hammer at Northern Horse Park. In total 25 foals by the highest-rated Japanese horse since the current rankings began have been cataloged for Tuesday’s auction,…

California-based sire Listing  wasted no time in securing a winner from his initial crop when his first starter, Saul Elliott , won his debut by 2 1/4 lengths May 25 at Santa Anita Park. Racing for owner Here We Go Brothers, Saul Elliott tracked Jalisco  early in Sunday’s fifth race, a 4 1/2-furlong test for California-bred…

Kalpana  is raring to go for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) July 26 after recent rain at Ascot eased conditions to good at the royal racecourse.  Connections had been nervous about the prospect of quick ground for Britain’s richest all-aged contest, but after rain arrived at Ascot over the weekend, and with…