California raiders Anothertwistafate and Say the Word head a group of western invaders battling their eastern counterparts in the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (G1T) Jan. 23 at Gulfstream Park.

A collection of 24 of the best dirt and turf horses lined up Jan. 20 for grade 1 laurels and a combined $4 million in purse money as fields were drawn for the Jan. 23 Pegasus World Cup (G1) and the Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1T) at Gulfstream Park.

On Tuesday, BBC South News was one of several media outlets to report that Newbury Racecourse had temporarily shut as a COVID-19 vaccination hub “to allow horseracing to go ahead,” prompting hundreds of social media users to criticize the track.

The group 2 winner is standing at Clongiffen Stud in Co. Meath.

The group 2 winner is standing at Clongiffen Stud in Co. Meath.

Delaware Park has announced a 77-day meet for the upcoming 84th season of live racing after receiving approval from the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission today.

My Dixie Doodle (Dixie Union), in foal to American Pharoah, stands out among the entrants of Wanamaker’s January online auction.

Early nominations for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds to become eligible to the 2021 Triple Crown series are due Saturday, Jan. 23 with a $600 payment. 

Coverage of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) highlights the week’s radio and television schedule.

Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) winner True Timber will bypass the Jan. 23 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park after he was “slightly off” after training Jan. 20, trainer Jack Sisterson tweeted.

Japanese champion and grade 1-prodcuing sire Kurofune died Jan. 17, according to the Japan Racing Association. He was 23. 

Essential Quality, working toward his return after winning the TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1) at Keeneland Nov. 6, remains on course to start in mid-February.

Grade 2-placed winner Hello Broadway, a 15-year-old son of Broken Vow, is the fourth sire added this year to Michael Ingrassia and Brian Thomas’ growing stallion operation near Charles Town, W.Va., known as Flowing Acres Farm.

Ballylinch Stud has announced the arrival of Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) hero Waldgeist’s first reported foal, a filly out of Not Misbegotten, a half sister to group 1 winner Nahoodh.

Harry Brant, son of top Thoroughbred owner Peter Brant and wife Stephanie Seymour Brant, has died at age 24 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, the New York Times reported.

Fasig-Tipton will devote a section of the catalog to the yearlings by freshman sires. The Freshman Sire Showcase was last offered in 2010.

The New York Racing Association opened the first floor of Aqueduct Racetrack beginning Jan. 18 to serve as a New York COVID-19 vaccination distribution center.

The Dubai World Cup Carnival officially kicks off at Meydan Racecourse Jan. 21 with all eyes and lots of expectations centered on Godolphin’s long-absent Military March.

Dual grade 1 stakes winner Bowies Hero was euthanized earlier this week after developing catastrophic foot complications, co-owner Sol Kumin said.

Fighting Irish, Camelot’s first group winner and the sire’s only group-race winner over six furlongs, will stand at Niccolo and Vita Riva’s Haras d’Annebault near Deauville this year.