Ready to make his first start of the 2025 season, trainer Tim Yakteen gives an update on grade 1 winner Johannes after he shipped from California to Saratoga Race Course for the $750,000 Fourstardave Stakes (G1T) Aug. 2.
Pope McLean’s Crestwood Farm announced Oct. 20 it has added multiple graded stakes winner Il Miracolo to its 2026 roster. The millionaire-winning son of leading sire Gun Runner was bred in Kentucky by Willow Oaks Stable and campaigned by Alexandres Investments. Gun Runner is currently ranked third on the general leading sires list by earnings, and…
It’s that time of year again! The 2025 Breeders’ Cup is just around the corner, taking place on Oct. 31-Nov 1 at Del Mar | BloodHorse.com Track Profile”>Del Mar. Last year on Unlocking Winners, I selected seven of the 14 Breeders’ Cup winners, my best-ever hit rate for the two-day championship. Equaling that 50% strike…
A colt by top sire Nyquist claimed honors as the highest-priced weanling of the day when he sold for $600,000 during the second session of Book 2 at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Nov. 6. Offered as Hip 830 by the Indian Creek consignment, the colt was one of five purchases made by Thursday’s leading…
Roll On Big Joe ‘s win in the Kelly’s Landing Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs June 28 rewarded Florida breeder Max Ubide tenfold June 28 by collecting his second graded stakes win of the year. Ubide bred, raised, and broke the 5-year-old son of Prospective until he departed for the 2022 OBS June 2-Year-Old Sale, where he sold…
Prominent Uruguay stallion and United States expatriate grade 1-placed, grade 2 winner Posse died at Haras Rapetti, where he has been standing solely since the latter half of 2016, Turf Diario reported March 4. Posse was 25. The son of Silver Deputy had been diagnosed with a tumor and was recently suffering from complications to…
Saturday’s canceled card will be moved in its entirety to Tuesday, March 18. First post at 12:45 pm CT. We will conduct a six-day racing week culminating with the Louisiana Derby Day card on Saturday and closing day Sunday, March 23. Sign up for BloodHorse Daily This press release has not been edited by BloodHorse….
