Stakes Recap: Frizette & Champagne

It was Ned Toffey’s daughter Megan who first saw the tweet. Sent in mid-February, it previewed an upcoming issue of an industry publication, including a story about the 2024 winner of Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers’ Club, Ned Toffey, general manager of Spendthrift Farm.  Except it read “Ted Noffey.” That tweet has gotten a lot of…

Remington Park has added a date of racing on Sunday, Oct. 5 with the first race at 2pm-Central. The added date serves as a makeup situation for the racing night lost on Thursday, Sept. 25. The Remington Park schedule for the first week of the new month will have racing Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 2-5….

Fasig-Tipton announced July 1 that it will implement changes to the format of the under tack show at next year’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. These changes, centered around eliminating timed workouts and restricting whip use, are designed to better reflect the natural athleticism of the horses, and attract a wider pool of…

Mike Ryan’s homebred Be Your Best  dominated the $300,000 Gamely Stakes (G1T) to win by 2 3/4 lengths, earning her first grade 1 victory and the first ever win at Santa Anita Park | BloodHorse.com Track Profile”>Santa Anita Park for trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. Sent off at odds of 2-1, Be Your Best broke sharply…

As time continues to tick away for the connections of Journalism  to decide whether or not to enter the Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner and Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up in the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course May 17, trainer Michael McCarthy returned to Kentucky May 11 to oversee the colt’s training. With…

The second Keeneland Championship Sale to be held Oct. 29 at Del Mar has supplemented a 25% ownership interest in grade 1 winner and millionaire Mullikin  , a contender for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar. The ownership interest is offered as the property of WinStar Farm, where Mullikin will…