Trainer Mike Stidham said Dec. 13 that Manor House excited a Dec. 12 debut victory at Laurel Park in good condition, and would travel to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, where he will be nominated to the Jan. 16 Lecomte Stakes (G3).

Eagle Orb and Swill are being considered for the $150,000 Jerome Stakes Jan. 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack, the first race for newly turned 3-year-olds on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Aidan O’Brien hopes Magical will remain in training next season after the seven-time group 1 winner finished her season with a third-place finish in the Longines Hong Kong Cup (G1).

Frankel has his first stallion son in Japan after Mozu Ascot arrived at Arrow Stud over the weekend. The 6-year-old was formally retired in recent days with a record of seven wins from 25 starts and a pioneering achievement for his superstar father.

Progeny of Central Banker paid dividends across the country Dec. 12 with the 10-year-old stallion having five winners, including Bankit and Niko’s Dream in stakes.

Japanese horses, always a threat in the Longines Hong Kong International Races, scored twice in the 2020 renewal Dec. 13 at Sha Tin Racecourse, including an upset 1-2 finish in the day’s feature.

Sodashi showed a will to win as pure as her all-white coat in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1) Dec. 13, overcoming traffic issues to eke out her fourth straight victory in the final strides over Satono Reinas in a Japanese thriller.

Golden Sixty, living up to his billing as a star of the future, landed his biggest prize yet for the home team in the Longines Hong Kong International Races Dec. 13 while Mogul bounced back from a Breeders’ Cup defeat to score for Ireland.

Largent was in the right spot at the right time as he benefitted most from a brutal pace and rolled to a two-length victory in the Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (G2T), a main steppingstone to the $1 million Jan. 23 Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1T).

Shivaree, second in the Curlin Florida Derby (G1) this year, defeated older males in stakes-record time in the $100,000 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Marion County Florida Sire Stakes Dec. 12 at Tampa Bay Downs.

The 4-year-old son of Central Banker left no doubt Dec. 12 in the $100,000 Alex M. Robb Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack, where he overtook Mr. Buff at the top of the stretch en route to a 4 3/4-length victory.

A former claimer turned graded stakes winner, Tax is back, winning the $100,000 Harlan’s Holiday Stakes (G3) in near-track record time Dec. 12 at Gulfstream Park. He raced 1 1/16 miles in 1:41.15 under jockey Luis Saez.

The final race on Newcastle’s all-weather card Dec. 12 descended into farce after a false start resulted in seven of the 13 intended runners being withdrawn by the stewards as a restart was ordered.

Six weeks into his comeback and nearly seven years since his last victory, journeyman jockey Jonathan Joyce visited the winner’s circle aboard Mary Jones and Robin Graham’s Grace Isabella Dec. 12 at Laurel Park.

The Sugar Swirl Stakes (G3) has surely been a sweet treat for the speedy 6-year-old mare Lady’s Island.

Racing without blinkers for the first time in her career, St. George Stable’s homebred Letruska rewarded the instincts of trainer Fausto Gutierrez with a 6 3/4-length victory in the $100,000 Rampart Stakes (G3) Dec. 12 at Gulfstream Park.

WinStar Farm and China Horse Club already have one of the more exciting 2-year-olds in the country in Life Is Good. Now they have another in Prime Factor, a colt trained by Todd Pletcher, who dazzled Dec. 12 at Gulfstream Park.