William Buick on Rattle N Roll & Believing – Video –
Jockey William Buick got a feel for Rattle N Roll ahead of the Dubai World Cup (G1) and discusses his mount Believing in the Al Quoz Sprint (G1T). Video courtesy Dubai Racing Club.
Jockey William Buick got a feel for Rattle N Roll ahead of the Dubai World Cup (G1) and discusses his mount Believing in the Al Quoz Sprint (G1T). Video courtesy Dubai Racing Club.
Natural Rise , by Kizuna , tries to become the first horse to complete the Dirt Triple Crown for 3-year-olds, which was introduced in 2024, in the Japan Dirt Classic at Oi Racecourse Oct. 8. Natural Rise, bred by Yoshihiro Ito’s Grand Stud, is the first foal out of Distorted Humor’s Lady Madonna . Natural Rise’s second dam, Dreamwriter , is…
By J. Keeler Johnson (“Keelerman”) Twitter: @J_Keelerman Seven months after it began, the 2024-2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby concludes on Saturday with the running of the $400,000 Lexington (G3) at Keeneland. The 1 1/16-mile race is unlikely to produce a Kentucky Derby (G1) starter, but we could certainly see a …
Heading into the 2025 edition of Fasig-Tipton’s The July Sale, industry consensus was that this is a good collection of first-crop yearling stallions. The results of the auction seemed to bear that view out, as most of the 21 stallions represented produced positive results in the ring. Spendthrift Farm’s Jackie’s Warrior led the charge with the highest yearling…
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged an additional 11 entries to its July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will be held July 8 in Lexington. Among these initial supplemental entries are five offerings from the estate of D. Wayne Lukas, which are being consigned by Mulholland Springs, agent. These include two unraced 2-year-olds by Essential Quality …
Susan Naylor’s Manny Wah , a grade 1-placed sprinter who won the 2022 Phoenix Stakes (G2) at Keeneland and earned black type placings in 14 other races, will stand in New York in 2026 under the management of Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions near Saratoga Springs. A son of champion Will Take Charge , Manny Wah was twice…
With the Road to the Kentucky Derby completed and the nation’s top 3-year-olds awaiting May 3 for their next venture to the starting gate, it came as no surprise that there were only minor changes to the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top 3-Year-Old Poll April 22. Those minor changes came in the form of a…