Multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire Long On Value, who stands at Pleasant Acres Stallions, sired his first reported foal Jan. 22 when a colt was born near Ocala, Fla., at Hidden Oaks Farm, for Just For Fun Stables.

It would be a nice touch if Pink Sands won the $200,000 Inside Information Stakes Presented by Runhappy Matchmaker Series (G2).

House Committee on Energy and Commerce chairman Frank Pallone Jr. said the use of performance-enhancing drugs and therapeutic medications in horse racing may be contributing to catastrophic injuries in horses.

Possessing speed and an affinity for racing on wet tracks proved a winning combination for Gold Street in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes Jan. 24 on opening day at Oaklawn Park.

Roughly two hours before Aidan O’Brien and Chad Brown race participants in the Jan. 25 Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1T), the two champion trainers have a matchup in the $200,000 La Prevoyante Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park.

The multiple grade 1 winner will be at Spendthrift Farm Jan. 27 and his ankle injury will be reassessed.

If there’s a slogan for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Presented by Runhappy (G1), “What a difference a day makes” would be the odds-on choice.

If traveling salespeople around the world have a favorite horse, it would have to be Magic Wand.

The brilliant Minding, winner of seven group 1 races, has produced a filly by the late Japanese super sire Deep Impact.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Chinese New Year raceday Jan. 27 will be run with severely limited attendance at Sha Tin Racecourse and off-track wagering locations will be closed—all to protect patrons from the coronavirus emanating from Mainland China.

Making his first start outside of California, Bardy Farm and OG Boss’ Mo Forza will hope to use the advantage of youth against older horses to win the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Presented by Runhappy (G1T) Jan. 25 at Gulfstream Park.

During the week of the Eclipse Awards, two sprinters related to champions are favorites in the $200,000 Palos Verdes Stakes (G2) Jan. 25 at Santa Anita Park: Flagstaff and Ax Man.

Dave Litfin analyzes Saturday’s graded stakes.

The evening of the 49th annual Runhappy Eclipse Awards began with hosts Acacia Courtney, Gabby Gaudet, and Britney Eurton invoking a three word mantra: Self-reflection. Progress. Change.  

It’s one down, and potentially one to go for Bricks and Mortar.

Kazushi Kimura added another piece of hardware to the mantel when he was named outstanding apprentice jockey Jan. 23 at the Eclipse Awards. 

Back-to-back wins in two-turn grade 1 races were more than enough to separate her from the rest of the pack, and British Idiom was an easy pick to earn the Eclipse Award as top juvenile filly.

The Runhappy Del Mar Futurity (G1) played a major role in determining the 2019 2-year-old male championship, but not in the normal way. 

In 2018 Irad Ortiz Jr. joined an exclusive club when honored with an Eclipse Award as outstanding jockey. Having repeated in 2019, he’s in even more select company.

Chad Brown’s latest award came when he was announced as 2019 recipient of the industry’s top prize for a trainer, putting him in the company of Todd Pletcher, Laz Barrera, and his beloved mentor Bobby Frankel.