Moonlight d’Oro, a daughter of Medaglia d’Oro, went from last to first to beat Kalypso by 1 1/2 lengths the $200,000 Las Virgenes Stakes at Santa Anita Park.

Fascinating Rock’s first black-type winner as a stallion came at Santa Anita Park Feb. 5 when his son Earls Rock took the $84,200 Baffle Stakes.

Bangkok was handed an opening quote of 50-1 by bookmaker Paddy Power for this month’s $20 million Saudi Cup after landing the Feb. 6 Betway Winter Derby Trial Stakes at Lingfield for the second year running.

It may not have been the strongest running of the Neds C.F. Orr Stakes (G1), but Zac Spain is unlikely to let that worry him after he partnered Streets Of Avalon to victory in the time-honored feature Feb. 6 at Caulfield Racecourse.

Saguaro Row, a multiple stakes winner and graded stakes-placed daughter of Union Rags, is the latest entry to Fasig-Tipton’s 2021 Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale.

The New York Racing Association has moved the entirety of the Feb. 7 live racing program at Aqueduct Racetrack to Feb. 8 due to a winter storm slated to impact the New York metropolitan area throughout the day Sunday.

The Jockey Club of Canada announced Feb. 5 the finalists for the 2020 Sovereign Awards honoring Canada’s champions and recognizing their outstanding achievements in Canadian Thoroughbred Racing and Breeding.

No one can fault Leonard Liberto for running at top speed for cover at the slightest hint of lightning.

After beaten 16 lengths by Moonlight d’Oro when debuting in a maiden race at Los Alamitos Race Course Dec. 13, Moraz gets her chance for a do-over in the $200,000 Las Virgenes Stakes at Santa Anita Park Feb. 6.

Team D’s Miss Brazil, a fast 2 1/2-length winner at Aqueduct Racetrack Nov. 29, is heavily favored to score a repeat victory in the $100,000 Ruthless Stakes for 3-year-old fillies going seven furlongs Feb. 7 at Aqueduct.

The worst-kept secret of this season’s 3-year-old crop is set to spice up the Feb. 7 card at Santa Anita Park, as Bezos makes his long-awaited debut for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.

Julio Canani, a successful trainer of Breeders’ Cup winners, died Feb. 5 at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena at age 83.

Hembree, claimed two starts back, took the Jan.1 Joe Hernandez Stakes (G2T) over the Santa Anita lawn in his last start.

After holding out from an agreement among California tracks, horsemen, and at least one ADW outlet that operates in the state, Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company has filed a federal lawsuit against the Thoroughbred Owners of California.

A loaded field awaits Bears Watching, a Karakontie (JPN) half brother to grade 1 winner Code of Honor, when he makes his debut Feb. 6 in a $50,000 maiden special weight at Gulfstream Park.

Swiss Skydiver, last year’s champion 3-year-old filly, recorded her first workout of 2021 when she breezed three furlongs in :37.53 Feb. 5 at Gulfstream Park.

Funded by Godolphin USA, designed by The Jockey Club Information Services, and operated by Thoroughbred Charities of America, the recently launched app, Cómo, connects workers to services.

The Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia, amid new uncertainty about travel, has announced a likely field for the $20 million Saudi Cup on Feb. 20 that would pit American runners Charlatan, Knicks Go, and others against solid international competition.

The Suwanee River from Gulfstream and multiple stakes at Tampa hold wagering appeal.

After an abbreviated campaign in 2020, California-bred Acclimate will try to secure the third graded stakes victory of his career when he faces an expected five other older horses in the $200,000 San Marcos Stakes (G2T) Feb. 6 at Santa Anita Park.