Southern California-based trainers flourished last year at Oaklawn Park, with two finishing in the top 10 in the standings.

Life-changing events often happen with little or no warning. For 39-year-old Najja Thompson, one of those magical moments took place Oct. 20 when he was casually perusing various racing websites.

New York and Florida farrier Ray Amato Jr., who shod two Kentucky Derby (G1) winners, passed away Jan. 14 from pancreatic cancer. He was 62.

Frankie Dettori plans to remain in Dubai for the World Cup Carnival and hopes to ride at the Saudi Cup meeting in Riyadh next month rather than return back to the UK.

French racing bosses have pledged to repay at least €8 million in prize money cuts to winning and placed connections from last year.

The three-quarter sister by Scissor Kick to this season’s Brisbane 2-year-old winner True Moonlight topped the opening Book 2 session Jan. 17 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

George Krikorian’s California-bred Mucho Unusual, who has never been off the board in eight starts over the Santa Anita Park lawn, heads a field of six older fillies and mares set to go a mile in the $100,000 Megahertz Stakes (G3T) Jan. 18.

Samy Camacho welcomed the chance to ride the Pasco Stakes favorite, Nova Rags, for Bill Mott Jan. 16 at Tampa Bay Downs. But when 16-1 shot Newyearsblockparty took the lead, Camacho realized translating opportunity to success was no easy bargain.

Scars Are Cool, a graduate of Fasig-Tipton’s 2020 July Horses of Racing Age Sale, captured the $100,000 Open Imported Horse Stakes Jan. 15 and is now being pointed toward the $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racetrack.

Kenny Had a Notion, a juvenile stakes winner on both turf and dirt, dueled from start to finish with a stubborn Maythehorsebwithu before prevailing by a neck Jan. 16 in the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes at Laurel Park.

Patiently handled by Juan Hernandez, Legacy Ranch’s Big Fish reeled them in late to take the $200,000 California Cup Derby by 1 1/2 lengths Jan. 16 at Santa Anita Park.

Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Midnight Bourbon made a triumphant season debut Jan. 16 with a frontrunning victory in the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds Race Course.

Charles Fipke’s homebred Title Ready, a 6-year-old son of More Than Ready, earned his first stakes score after winning the Jan. 16 Louisiana Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

JPS Racing’s Logical Myth picked up his third consecutive win of the Fair Grounds Race Course meet Jan. 16 as he pulled clear of the frontrunners to win the $125,000 Colonel E. R. Bradley Stakes.

Lothenbach Stables’ homebred Charlie’s Penny pulled off a 9-1 upset in the Silverbulletday Stakes Jan. 16 at Fair Grounds Race Course. The Silverbulletday is the first leg of the track’s series on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.

Secret Love handled her first stakes appearance with a strong stretch drive Jan. 16, outkicking 3-5 favorite Laobanonaprayer by 1 1/2 lengths to capture the $100,000 Franklin Square Stakes for New York-bred 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Last Judgment, a 5-year-old son of Congrats, uses his speed to take the Sunshine Classic Jan. 16 at Gulfstream. The $75,000 race was one of four Sunshine Millions Stakes at the South Florida track.

Several contenders tuned up Jan. 16 for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) coming up Jan. 23 at Gulfstream Park, with the majority working in South Florida and one in Louisiana.

Chris Waller will plot a path to the Golden Slipper (G1) with Shaquero after the exciting juvenile took out the Magic Millions 2-Year-Old Classic in dominant style Jan. 16, the same day Aim took home the Magic Millions 3-Year-Old Guineas.

The supplemental catalog to the Ocala Breeders’ Sales 2021 Winter Mixed Sale is now available on the company’s website on the sale’s main page.