The Florida House of Representative's Commerce Committee voted 13-7 in favor of a bill that would allow Thoroughbred racetracks to operate casinos and card rooms without being required to run live racing.
During the March 17 BloodHorse Monday podcast, Flying Dutchmen president Hunter Rankin confirmed that Tampa Bay Derby (G3) winner Owen Almighty will continue on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail rather than wait for the Pat Day Mile (G2).
On the March 17 BloodHorse Monday: Flying Dutchmen's Hunter Rankin discusses Owen Almighty's Kentucky Derby status, Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins recap the Virginia Derby, and Frank Angst recaps the OBS March Sale and Oaklawn Park's show bets.
Millionaire sprinter The Chosen Vron, recently selected as the California-bred Horse of the Year for a second consecutive season, has been retired.
Barnes, who endured his first defeat in the San Felipe March 1, and standout debut winner Cornucopian worked six furlongs at Santa Anita Park in company March 17 for trainer Bob Baffert.
At the end of trade, Magic Millions reported that 138 lots sold at a clearance rate of 73% and recorded an aggregate of AU$6,732,500 (approx. US$4,300,776), a drop of 8.6% at the same point 12 months ago.
The 2024 Equine Injury Database shows that racetracks in the United States that are not subject to HISA's rules have a fatality rate of 1.76 per 1,000 starts, which is almost double the 0.90 per 1,000 starts at HISA racetracks.
White Rocks, gate-to-wire winner of the Cincinnati Trophy Stakes Feb. 21, takes on a full field of 12 in the $300,000 Bourbonette Oaks March 22 at Turfway Park. The lightly-raced daughter of Frosted will break from post 11.
Jane Schosberg bred seven stakes winners, which include two New York champions—Mellow Roll the 1997 New York-bred champion 2-year-old male, and Cyanea, the 1982 New York-bred champion 2-year-old filly.
Benefitting from steady and sure play from the start, Dan Piazza, a financial advisor from Chicago, went virtually from gate to wire and held off a late close from Tom Boyd at the Final Table to win the 26th NTRA National Horseplayers Championship.
Riyadh recently hosted 20 global experts for a workshop focused on improving temporary international horse movement in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Jordan and Syria.
Seven weeks in advance of the Kentucky Derby, Journalism, powerful winner of the San Felipe Stakes, closed as the 5-1 favorite in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager with Fountain of Youth winner Sovereignty the 7-1 second betting choice.
As impressive as Book'em Danno's seasonal debut was March 14, and as eager as his connections are to prove his talent on a world stage, the $1-million Godolphin Mile on April 5 in Dubai has been ruled out for his next start.
Quietside's time was the fastest of 26 published at the distance, with clockers catching her galloping out six furlongs in 1:12 and seven furlongs in 1:26 4/5. The track was rated fast.
Sand Devil had his first work back since a runner-up effort in the Gotham Stakes (G3) March 1, covering a half-mile in :49 flat in company March 15 over the Belmont Park dirt training track.
San Felipe (G2) winner Journalism, trained by Michael McCarthy, was clocked working four furlongs in :48 1/5 March 16. He is targeting the Santa Anita Derby (G1) at 1 1/8 miles on April 5.
Lady Shenandoah cemented her status as Australia's best filly when she secured her third group 1 triumph with a victory in the Coolmore Classic (G1) March 15 at Rosehill.
Just over a decade after Colonial Downs was shuttered, the track, which re-opened for Thoroughbred racing in 2019, enjoyed arguably its finest day March 15.
Zoustar, The Autumn Sun, Wootton Bassett, and Written Tycoon are among some of the leading names among 103 sires represented, with stock to be sold by a range of 68 vendors.
Saturday's canceled card will be moved in its entirety to March 18. First post at 12:45 pm CT. The season will end with a six-day racing week, culminating with the Louisiana Derby Day card March 22 and closing day March 23.
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Lady Claypoole is a new lady in this relatively new year. She is 3-for-3 in 2025 after winning the March 15 Santa Ana Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.
Taking charge from the start, Booth became a graded stakes winner in capturing the $250,000 Whitmore Stakes (G3) March 15 at Oaklawn Park.
The D. Wayne Lukas entry in the March 15 Virginia Derby, American Promise, delivered a career-best effort to finish 7 3/4 lengths ahead of Render Judgment and set a track record for 1 1/8 miles on the dirt at Colonial Downs.
Unfazed by a step up to stakes company, the Graham Motion-trained Fondly outbattled more seasoned rivals to take the March 15 Virginia Oaks in only her second career start.
The Horseracing Welfare and Integrity Unit has suspended three trainers and disqualified dozens of race results as part of its investigation into an alleged conspiracy at Penn National Race Course to inject horses too close to races and workouts.
Powered by a steady stream of nine winners, Dan Piazza, a wealth management advisor from Chicago, leads after the first day of the 26th National Thoroughbred Racing Association National Horseplayers Championship.
Sam F. Davis Stakes winner John Hancock, unbeaten in two starts, is the expected favorite over the seasoned Built and eight other 3-year-olds in the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G1) March 22 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots canceled racing March 15, citing high winds and corresponding electrical issues in the area. Racing is scheduled to resume Sunday, March 16, at 12:45 p.m. CT.
Both New York State legislative houses have accepted a plan by Gov. Kathy Hochul to provide funding for a new advanced equine imaging screening program at the Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists Hospital adjacent to Belmont Park.
The panoramic film, directed by Steven Latham and Conrad Stanley, includes segments on mustang "makeovers," as well as the use of adopted and trained mustangs in therapeutic programs aiding military veterans.
Even with tariffs on pause, the uncertainty is changing breeding and sales plans.
Facing just two rivals March 14 in a field decimated by eight scratches in the $100,000 Boston Handicap at Colonial Downs, grade 1 winner Book'em Danno emerged triumphant in his 2025 comeback, scoring in near-track record time.
It has been 20 years since the formation of UK's Equine Initiative, now UK Ag Equine Programs, an effort to serve the horse and the industry that supports the horse.
This year's NTRA National Horseplayers Championship, which kicks off Friday, March 14 at Horseshoe Las Vegas, will have a record 800 entries and record cash and prizes totaling $4,878,415, including more than $3 million in cash prizes.
Recent results from the OBS March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale highlighted success, with two Florida-based stallions producing high-selling horses that delivered significant returns on investment.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is pleased to announce the reappointment of Jeff Novitzky, Senior Vice President, Anti-Doping Compliance for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, to its Anti-Doping and Medication Control Committee.
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The OBS March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale finished strong with a gross of $65,815,500 from 432 horses sold, just slightly above last year's $65,239,100. The average also increased to $152,351, from $143,698 in 2024.
Eddie Woods has been a well-known fixture at the 2-year-old sales for more than 30 years, providing the early training for multiple graded stakes winners including Big Brown, Lady Eli, and Midnight Lute.
Highlights from the OBS March Sale
Multiple grade 1-winning trainer Mark Glatt is prepared to fight the results of a positive drug test that was posted March 13 on the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit website.
A snafu that track operator Churchill Downs Inc. attributed to needing required wagering consents led to no wagering payouts and betting refunds being issued for the first race March 13 at Colonial Downs. The race was run for purse money only.
The Chris Waller-trained Lady Shenandoah will renew her rivalry with last year's Golden Slipper (G1) winner Lady Of Camelot when she lines up March 15 in the Coolmore Classic (G1) at Rosehill Gardens.
The catalog for the Arqana Breeze Up Sale, which will take place from May 8-10 at Deauville, has been published online. It offers a selection of 192 well-bred 2-year-olds, including 52 lots by some of the world's best stallions.
Steal Sunshine, a last-out second to Mindframe in the Gulfstream Park Mile (G2), will be back on the work tab March 15 ahead of a scheduled start in the $1 million Godolphin Mile (G2) on the Dubai World Cup undercard April 5 at Meydan Racecourse.
Jockey Junior Alvarado, 0-for-10 in Triple Crown races so far in his career, believes Sovereignty could be his best chance yet to enter the Kentucky Derby (G1) winner's circle.
An Eddie Woods-consigned colt by Gun Runner sold for an Ocala Breeders' Sales record when he dropped the hammer for $3 million during the closing session of the OBS March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale March 13.
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The New York Racing Association announced March 13 the stakes schedule for the 2025 summer meet at Saratoga Race Course, which opens July 10 and continues through Sept. 1.
