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John, Leona Velazquez to be Honored by NY Chaplaincy

Thu, 2025-01-30 20:52
The New York Race Track Chaplaincy will honor Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez and his wife Leona with the newly renamed John Hendrickson and Marylou Whitney Award for their longstanding support of the New York backstretch community.

Nationwide Art Contest Begins Celebrating Preakness 150

Thu, 2025-01-30 20:52
In anticipation of the milestone Preakness 150, the 2025 Art of Racing art competition launched Jan. 30. The competition supports the revitalization efforts of Park Heights Renaissance.

Loggins' First Reported Foal Born at Endeavor Farm

Thu, 2025-01-30 20:52
Hill 'n' Dale Farms announced Jan. 30 the birth of Loggins' first reported foal, a colt out of the multiple stakes-winning mare My Heart Goes On. The bay colt was born Jan. 23 at Endeavor Farm near Midway, Ky.

Speed King's Dam Added to Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale

Thu, 2025-01-30 20:52
Athenian Beauty, the dam of recent Southwest Stakes (G3) winner Speed King, leads the latest supplemental entries to Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, to be held Feb. 3 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington.

Satono Aladdin Reigns Again as Karaka Comes to a Close

Thu, 2025-01-30 20:52
At the close of Book 2, New Zealand Bloodstock reported that 270 horses sold for NZ$9,759,000 (US$5,520,325) at a clearance rate of 76%. Last year's sale closed with 265 yearlings selling for an aggregate of NZ$11,444,000 (US$6,473,470).

Letters: Calls for Organized Opposition of Decoupling

Thu, 2025-01-30 20:52
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CA Stakeholders React to CARF Not Pursuing Race Days

Wed, 2025-01-29 20:49
Summer fair racing in Northern California faces a precarious future following a Jan. 28 announcement from the California Authority of Racing Fairs that it would not submit a future race meet application.

Ellis Strikes for Satono Aladdin Filly at Karaka

Wed, 2025-01-29 20:49
A filly by Satono Aladdin, during Book 2 of the NZ Bloodstock Karaka National Yearling Sale Jan. 29, provided fireworks late when Marcus Corban, acting on behalf of Te Akau's David Ellis, snapped up the youngster for a session-topping NZ$260,000.

Captain Cook to Get First Stakes Test in Withers

Wed, 2025-01-29 20:49
The first couple of performances by a young horse can be deceiving. One mediocre effort followed by a strong race can raise a question as to which one reflects the horse's true ability.

Post Time Named Top Midlantic-Bred of 2024

Wed, 2025-01-29 20:49
On the heels of a season that saw him win four races, earn nearly $1 million, and finish second in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1), Post Time has been named the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred/The Racing Biz Top Midlantic-bred of 2024.

Paros, Irish Aces Meet Again in Tampa Bay

Wed, 2025-01-29 20:49
There's no horse with better form than Paradise Farm's Paros heading into the Feb. 1 $175,000 Tampa Bay Stakes (G3T). The spunky Cairo Prince gelding has captured his last six starts, each time stepping up in class.

MD Horse Library to Host Black Horsemen Exhibit in Feb.

Wed, 2025-01-29 20:49
In recognition of Black History Month, the Maryland Horse Library and Education Center, at 321 Main Street in Historic Reisterstown, will host the traveling exhibit, "The Heart of the Turf: Racing's Black Pioneers."

Oaklawn Park Reschedules Jan. 30 Card

Wed, 2025-01-29 20:49
Due to the forecasted severe weather and potential flash flooding in the Hot Springs, Ark., area for Jan. 30, Oaklawn Park's nine-race card originally scheduled for that day has been rescheduled to Feb. 3.

HIWU Requires PA Testing Lab to Modify TCO2 Testing

Wed, 2025-01-29 20:49
The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit announced Jan. 29 that it has directed the Pennsylvania Equine Toxicology and Research Laboratory to modify its instrumentation and methodology for TCO2 testing to mass spectrometry.

Air Force Red Eyes Thunder Road Rebound at Santa Anita

Wed, 2025-01-29 20:49
The son of Air Force Blue has a comfort level with the turf at Santa Anita having run 16 of his career 22 starts there with a record of 5-2-1. Overall, Air Force Red is 6-3-1 from 22 starts with earnings of $639,074.

Blue-Blooded Broodmares Entered in Tatts February Sale

Wed, 2025-01-29 20:49
There are some particularly well-bred mares on offer at Park Paddocks. Among them is Barton Sales' Divisimo, a Dansili sister to Matron Stakes (G1) winner Emulous. Emulous is the dam of last year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) scorer Bluestocking.

Tenma Launches 3-Year-Old Campaign in Las Virgenes

Wed, 2025-01-29 20:49
Tenma, racing under the Chu's Baoma Corp. banner, gives the couple a chance at possible Oaks glory in May when she enters the starting gate for the Feb. 2 Las Virgenes Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park.

Three Stakes Victories Earn Gaffalione Jockey of Week

Wed, 2025-01-29 20:49
Tyler Gaffalione was a clear winner Jan. 25 with three stakes victories, including two graded, on the blockbuster Pegasus World Cup (G1) 13-race program. The panel of racing experts voted Gaffalione Jockey of the Week for Jan. 20-26.

Mount Fees Increased for NYRA Jockeys in 2025

Wed, 2025-01-29 20:49
The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and the Jockeys' Guild agreed to a new scale of mount fees for jockeys who ride at New York Racing Association tracks, which will take effect Feb. 1.

Last Leaf Tops OBS Winter Mixed Sale at $140,000

Wed, 2025-01-29 20:49
A total of 213 head sold for $3,108,700 during the newly minted single-session auction, with an average of $14,595 and a median of $7,500. Fifty-seven horses failed to meet their reserve, resulting in an RNA rate of 21.1%.

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