
KHRC Reports Quick Start for Kentucky Sports Wagering
Based on numbers through the initial months after its launch, Kentucky sports wagering has been a bigger hit than expected.
Based on numbers through the initial months after its launch, Kentucky sports wagering has been a bigger hit than expected.
The catalog for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2024 Winter Mixed Sale is now available via the OBS website. The two-day sale is set for Jan. 23-24. Supplemental entries are being accepted until Jan.12.
Baroness Dido Harding will become the first female senior steward of the British Jockey Club next year after her appointment was confirmed at the organization's winter meeting Dec. 11.
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In his resignation email, Stead praised the efforts of those involved in the sport in California, saying racing in the state "is in good hands."
After the histrionics of Saturday night, trade returned to a more routine level during a solid second session at the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale Dec. 10. The market was led by the Zarak foal bought by Morten Buskop for €190,000.
Nicholson Insurance Agency was established in 1993 and has since served clientele with equine and farm insurance, along with other general lines of property and casualty coverage for individuals and businesses.
Goffs' former managing director, Jonathan Irwin, has died at the age of 82.
The resurgence of the Victorian stallion ranks will be on show at next year's Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, where a host of the progeny of the state's most sought-after sires will go under the hammer.
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Trainer Will Walden made his first trip to Tattersalls a successful one, picking up a trio of auspicious, race-ready fillies to compete in the U.S. for owner Woodford Thoroughbreds.
Ascoli Piceno ran her record to three wins without a loss while clinging to a narrow lead through the final strides of the Dec. 10 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1).
Three of Hong Kong's favorite horses delivered the goods, winning three of the four group 1 Longines Hong Kong International Races Dec. 10 at Sha Tin Racecourse.
Taking charge entering the first of two turns, Nothing Like You was never challenged in rolling to victory in the $200,500 Starlet Stakes (G2) Dec. 9 at Los Alamitos Race Course.
Cody's Wish's story is inextricably linked with that of his namesake, Cody Dorman, who lived courageously with a rare genetic disorder and passed away on Nov. 5, only a day after witnessing Cody's Wish win a second Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1).
Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., is pleased to announce that Godolphin's multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire Alpha arrived at the farm on Dec. 8 for his retirement.
Prix de l'Opera (G1) heroine Place du Carrousel produced a bidding battle for the ages Dec. 9 in Deauville.
Tejano Twist is not fast early, but the sprinter is quick when it counts, such as when dashing to the finish. The late-running 4-year-old went from last to first in the $150,000 Ring The Bell Stakes Dec. 9 at Oaklawn Park.
Coming off convincing stakes victories, including one against open company, Touchuponastar did exactly as expected back in against fellow Louisiana-breds, dominating the Dec. 9 Louisiana Champions Day Classic at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
It looks like the future may be green for Repole Stable's Noted, as the Cairo Prince colt rebounded from a ninth-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) to take the $100,000 Pulpit Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
Jockey Keith Asmussen recorded his 64th career victory in the Dec. 9 opener at Oaklawn Park, eclipsing the total of his father, Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, during his riding career.
Jockey agent Joe Santos, aka Santos Inc., flexed his muscle on the opening-day Oaklawn Park card Dec. 8.
Ryan Moore was full of praise for Hong Kong after landing World's Best Jockey award.
Trainer Reed Saldana, provisionally suspended by HIWU this summer for the presence of the banned substance diisopropylamine in a urine sample from one of his horses, was issued a formal 24-month suspension and fined $25,000 by an arbitrator Dec. 4.
A stakes-winning broodmare and a graded stakes-placed winner have been added to the upcoming Fasig-Tipton December Digital Sale.
Valentine Candy gave his rivals more than they could chew with a 6 3/4-length romp Oaklawn Park opening day Dec. 8 in the $150,000 Advent Stakes for 2-year-olds.
The racetrack will now host an additional day of racing Dec. 16.
Any time a modern trainer pulls off a sweep similar to Brown's Matriarch, the name of Michael Dickinson comes bubbling to the surface.
Anthony Farrior, who through Dec. 7 ranks fourth in North American wins with 211, is accused of a violation of the banned substance rule by the enforcement arm for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.
The son of Declaration of War was retired with 9-4-5 record from 21 starts and banked $2,176,530 in earnings.
Trainer John Ortiz is wintering his horses in Arkansas and Florida this winter.
McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds has enjoyed tremendous success with their young stallion Solomini, the leading first-crop sire standing outside Kentucky. He is 10th overall among first-crop sires.
Fanduel Sportsbook And Horse Racing, formerly known as Fairmount Park, has been placed under a 21-day quarantine after confirmed cases of equine herpesvirus, according to published reports.
The headline session of what the locals call the Vente d'Elevage at the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale will see Gestut Ammerland offer 12 mares and one foal as Dietrich and Annabel von Boetticher sell off the remainder of their breeding stock.
Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is happy to announce that, through a group effort, Noble Indy arrived at the farm Dec. 7 for his retirement.
The 47-day Aqueduct winter meet, which will feature 26 stakes races worth $3.5 million, runs Jan. 1-March 30.
The 2004 Eclipse champion sprinter and one of North America's most prolific and versatile sires, had to be euthanized Dec. 8, due to foot issues from old age.
Legalized retail sports betting arrived in Florida with its launch Dec. 7 at Seminole Hard Rock Casino, and Tampa Bay Downs will benefit as a sports betting marketing partner of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
A full field seeks a start down the road to glory in the Dec. 10 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1).
The next stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) goes through Oklahoma Dec. 15 when Remington Park hosts the $300,000 Springboard Mile Stakes, a qualifying points race for next year's Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs.
Hall of Fame trainer and North American all-time wins leader Steve Asmussen will be chasing more milestones during the 2023-24 Oaklawn meeting that opens Friday.
The Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners is pleased to announce the annual Select Stallion Season Auction Dec. 14-15 with previews Dec. 12-13.
Keeneland has supplemented 58 horses—including the yearling full sister to undefeated Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) winner Just F Y I—to the 2024 January Horses of All Ages Sale.
Thomas Rondinello was best known for being the private trainer of John Galbreath's Darby Dan Farm. He trained the stable's homebred Little Current to victories in the 1974 Preakness Stakes (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1).
Pleasant Acres Stallions is pleased to announce the arrival of Doppelganger, the son of Into Mischief out of Twice the Lady (Quiet American), who will stand in Florida in 2024 for $10,000.
Valuate topped a sober final session of the December Mares Sale at 52,000gns as the curtain came down on Tattersalls' year.
The 4-year-old Equinox will also stand for the same fee as his sire, Kitasan Black, which would match the top fee in the country for 2024.
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 308 entries for its December Digital Sale, which may be viewed at online. Bidding is now open and closes Dec. 12 at 11 a.m. ET.
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will play host to the second annual "Countdown to the Triple Crown" fundraising event Feb. 3. This winter fundraiser will feature dozens of silent auction items and an online auction of unique items.
Phil Aristone, one of the all-time leading trainers at Parx Racing, was suspended 105 days, fined $7,500, and given six penalty points for two horses in his care testing positive for the presence of lamotrigine in post-race testing.