Kentucky Derby 151

Two stakes wins for Midwest rider Kevin Roman and career win 2,000 in North America for Ricardo Santana, Jr. riding at Oaklawn Park led to a tie in the voting by the panel of racing experts for Jockey of the Week April 21 through April 27. The weekly honor recognizes jockeys for significant riding accomplishments…

Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm went to $2 million for multiple stakes winner Justique  during the Nov. 4 opening session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale in Lexington. The 5-year-old Justify   mare is out of the winning Bernardini mare Grazie Mille, dam of grade 1 winner and sire Mo Town   and stakes-placed Champagne Lady, both by Uncle Mo. KEENOV,…

Some successful sires never became millionaires on the track. Some don’t win classics or a Breeders’ Cup race. For some, the numbers of their careers don’t scream “can’t-miss.” But that’s not all there is to being a good, successful sire.  Look at Not This Time  , arguably the hottest sire in North America. He’s been holding the…

Newgrange , a multiple graded stakes-winning son of Violence  , will stand at Sequel New York beginning with the 2026 breeding season, the farm announced Sept. 12. Newgrange captured graded stakes at ages 3, 4, and 5, totaling five graded wins. Bred in Kentucky by Jack Mandato and Black Rock Thoroughbreds, he is out of the unraced…

The $500,000 Diana Stakes (G1T) serves as the anchor to the traditional 40-day Saratoga Race Course meet July 12, and the six fillies and mares that comprise the starting gate grant true meaning to its grade 1 status. Three of the runners exit victories at the top level, one succeeded at the level two starts…

Breeders will have a timely chance to invest in one of Australia’s most exciting young stallions next week, with two individual stallion shares in Cool Aza Beel set to be offered via the Magic Millions Virtual Sale Aug. 5. A group 1-winning son of Savabeel and New Zealand’s champion 2-year-old of his generation, Cool Aza Beel…