Team USA and EquiLottery Games have entered into an agreement for the development and deployment of Team USA state lottery games based on the results of Olympic Games competition.

Last month, Brad Cox earned his first Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer as a result of his barn’s superior exploits during the 2020 season.

Robert and Lawana Low are the TOBA February Members of the Month.

Buyers looking for last-minute additions to their broodmare bands in time for the new covering season drove trade on the concluding day of Arqana’s February Sale.

A significant chapter in British breeding’s history has drawn to a close with Cheveley Park Stud announcing that the brilliant Pivotal has been retired from covering duty at the age of 28.

While brutal winter weather has tossed a wrench into the racing schedule at Oaklawn Park, trainer Brad Cox said Feb. 16 a two-week delay has not posed a significant problem in preparing Essential Quality and Monomoy Girl for their 2021 debuts.

A total of 184 entries have been cataloged for The Gulfstream Sale, Fasig-Tipton’s selected sale of 2-year-olds in training, to be held March 31 in the walking ring at Gulfstream Park.

Resurrector, out of Ron’s Girl, won the Feb. 14 Clasico Jorge Washington Stakes at Camarero Race Track

An investigation into explosive allegations of illegal artificial insemination and the use of surrogate mares at a group 1-producing Victorian farm, contravening the Australian Stud Book rules, has been welcomed by national and state breeding bodies.

The Southwest Stakes (G3), Bayakoa Stakes (G3), and Razorback Handicap (G3) have again been postponed with Oaklawn Park cancelling live racing Feb. 18-21 due to the weather forecast.

The top three finishers from the Risen Star Stakes (G2) and Rachel Alexandra Stakes (G2) Feb. 13 at Fair Grounds Race Course are likely to renew acquaintances on the March 20 card at the New Orleans track, according to their respective connections.

Life Is Good and Freedom Fighter, two of trainer Bob Baffert’s Triple Crown contenders, worked at Santa Anita Park Feb. 15 toward their next expected starts on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

The global pandemic stranded the son of War Front in Peru during 2020. He now is standing at Anchor & Hope Farm in Maryland for $2,500.

Saudi Arabia’s international event not only survived the pandemic; it’s growing.

The Dublin Racing Festival was an amalgamation of races already in the Irish jumping calendar, but there can be no doubt its creation has magnified their importance, both on the racing and breeding front.

Pauline’s Pearl, out of grade 1 winner Hot Dixie Chick; Big Talker, a half brother to grade 1 winner Mucho Unusual; and Beren, out of the graded stakes winner Silmaril, all found the winner’s circle over the past week.

Chester has a “bulletproof” plan to host up to 5,000 racegoers on each day of the popular May meeting, confident officials revealed a week before prime minister Boris Johnson is expected to outline his roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions.

The Retired Racehorse Project welcomes today 484 accepted applications, representing 480 unique trainers and teams, to the 2021 class of the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America.

CYBT, Saul Gevertz, Michael Nentwig, and Ray Pagano’s Going Global made her North American debut a winning one Feb. 14 when she took home the $100,000 Sweet Life Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park. 

With the Kentucky Derby (G1) 11 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” closed as the 3-1 favorite in Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, and Sham Stakes (G3) winner Life Is Good was the 7-1 second betting choice.