The American Association of Equine Practitioners has presented the 2020 AAEP Research Award to Dr. Katrin Hinrichs for her pioneering research in the field of equine-assisted reproductive techniques.

The grade 1-winning son of Arch won graded stakes on dirt and turf.

Sodashi would be the first officially designated white grade 1 winner in Japanese history should she extend her undefeated win streak to four in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1) Dec 13.

Jockey Christophe Soumillon, forced to miss this weekend’s valuable Hong Kong races involving international horses due to COVID-19 precautions, has been informed by officials the earliest date for riding there would be Dec. 20.

Ellen Bongard, a pioneer in the New York Thoroughbred industry whose family owned one of the oldest active breeding farms in the state, died Monday at the age of 77.

David Litfin analyzes the My Charmer, Harlan’s Holiday, and Fort Lauderdale Stakes.

The 15-year-old son of Service Stripe died suddenly from an apparent heart attack.

At the end of a historically tough year for Hong Kong racing, Magical arrives to end things on the upbeat in the Longines Hong Kong Cup (G1) Dec. 13 at Sha Tin Racecourse.

Sonata Stable’s Moonlite Strike is likely to pursue Gulfstream Park’s stakes series next year for 3-year-olds following a head victory over stablemate Kiger in a Dec. 10 allowance optional claimer there.

LeJeune had a 40-plus-year career as a jockey, trainer, and bloodstock agent. He operated Kenneth LeJeune Training Stables near Ocala, Fla.

The Texas Thoroughbred Association and Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie have announced that the 2021 Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will be held Wednesday, April 7, at the Dallas-area track. The breeze show will be held Monday, April 5.

Juddmonte is pleased to announce the release of a film celebrating the unparalleled racing career of Enable, produced in collaboration with Equine Productions. 

The schedule will offer 120 days of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing beginning Tuesday, April 13, and running through Thursday, Nov. 4.

Trying to predict who will be in front during the early stages of the $200,000 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (G2T) could prove to be even more difficult than tabbing the winner of the Dec. 12 race.

During a meeting of the Arizona Racing Commission Dec. 10, representatives from Arizona Downs, Turf Paradise, and Monarch Content Management argued over simulcasting contracts in the state, and no resolution to their ongoing dispute was reached.

The funding is part of £55 million emergency package from the Scottish government intended to support sporting venues that have suffered financially from the absence of spectators, who have been barred from live sporting events since March.

Two Breeders’ Cup runners from Ireland, including upset winner Order of Australia, take on a piece of Hong Kong’s racing history and a bright hope for its future Dec. 13 in the Longines Hong Kong Mile (G1).

Kamsin, a champion in his native Germany and also a grade 1 winner-producing sire, is to stand at Michael Shefflin’s Annshoon Stud in County Kilkenny, Ireland for the 2021 breeding season

Apprentice jockey Victor Flores experienced head trauma in a spill during training Dec. 9 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, said Liz Morris, a friend of the rider.

Kentucky Downs—whose unique all-grass meet in September offers some of the highest purses in the country—recently completed the first major renovation of its turf course since the track was laid out in a field as a steeplechase course in 1990.