The second part of Goffs February Sale, a standout day of weanlings that had previously been rescheduled for March 2, will now take place March 11 due to ongoing lockdown restrictions. 

With less than three weeks to go, organizers report all systems are go for the second edition of the world’s richest race, the $20 million Saudi Cup, with Knicks Go among those expected to go although two top American trainers are staying home.

Roger James’ admiration for Churchill with South Island breeders’ foresight to buy a mare from Australia in foal to the Coolmore shuttler has paid a big dividend, with the youngster topping the first Book 2 session at the NZB Karaka Yearling Sale.

So immeasurable was Eclipse’s impact on the Thoroughbred breed that he is even the namesake of U.S. racing’s year-end awards, the Eclipse Awards.

The shuttle stallion who sired 12 champions in eight countries died due to colic.

Two of trainer Brad Cox’s leading 3-year-olds, Caddo River and Essential Quality, are pointed toward separate upcoming races at Oaklawn Park on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

The Kentucky Derby Festival announced Jan. 26 that the 2021 festival will continue amid COVID-19, but under a different format emphasizing virtual and social-distanced events.

Kentucky Derby Museum is thrilled to amplify in a new way, the stories of Black horsemen who not only dominated the sport of Thoroughbred racing in the early days of the Kentucky Derby but continue to make a lasting mark on its legacy.

A rundown of television, live streaming, and radio coverage for the upcoming weekend compiled by America’s Best Racing.

Trainer Mike Maker seems to have a barn full of horses who succeed at long distances on the turf, so it’s no surprise he’s won seven of the past nine runnings of the John B. Connally Turf Cup (G3T), a 1 1/2-mile race at Sam Houston Race Park.

The final results for the Jan. 26 opening day of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Winter Mixed Sale saw similar figures to those achieved during the 2020 renewal with the help of some late six-figure sales in the horses of racing age section. 

Welder added another award to his record book the size of the novel “War and Peace.” He has added, for the third year in a row, Oklahoma’s All-Breeds Horse of the Year, presented by the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission. 

In conjunction with Woodbine and Ontario Racing, the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario announced Jan. 26 an equine welfare payment of $1,500 per horse to owners impacted by the early closure of the 2020 Woodbine meet.

Multiple graded stakes winner and millionaire Sharp Samurai has been retired from racing. According to trainer Mark Glatt, the 7-year-old gelded son of First Samurai will make his new home at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, Ky.

Hawthorne Race Course and PointsBet have been approved by the Illinois Gaming Board to open the State’s first off-track and non-casino sportsbook beginning on Wednesday, January 27th.

The Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance (ITA), in conjunction with Kentucky Equine Research, will be hosting a free webinar focusing on broodmare nutrition on Thursday, February 4, starting at 7 pm EST. 

Zoom Up has been disqualified from a Dec. 19 maiden victory at Fair Grounds after her post-race urine sample showed her testing above the permitted level of a metabolite of acepromazine. Trainer Tom Amoss was fined $1,000.

​​​​​​​Keeneland officials acknowledge that halting wagering on historical horse racing at The Red Mile may be a conservative approach but they hope the stoppage at least creates some urgency among Kentucky lawmakers.

New York State regulators have given final approval to a rule allowing the use of veterinary technicians at racetracks across the state.

Sharing, the winner of the 2019 edition of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) at Santa Anita Park, has been retired from racing after suffering an injury in a paddock mishap in the wake of her 3-year-old season.