Headlines and features from the Thoroughbred industry
Updated: 17 hours 46 min ago
Sat, 2025-06-07 18:19
Trainer Michael McCarthy, who will saddle Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Journalism in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1), still remembers the culture shock of the early days of training on his own after those heady years working for Todd Pletcher.
Sat, 2025-06-07 18:19
If you are looking for the closest thing to a sure thing, then file this nugget away until next year, when the Belmont Stakes will most likely return to the Spa for a third time, and bet on trainer Chad Brown to win the Just a Game Stakes (G1T).
Sat, 2025-06-07 18:19
Wet conditions appeared to contribute to several favorites losing graded stakes June 6 at Saratoga, but rain and damp ground could not stop She Feels Pretty. She pushed her win streak to four races by taking the $750,000 New York Stakes (G1T).
Sat, 2025-06-07 18:19
Parchment Party, drawn into the Belmont Gold Cup (G3) at the final hour when rain forced the race off the turf, splashed home a resounding 8 1/2-length winner June 6 at Saratoga Race Course.
Sat, 2025-06-07 18:19
Tracy Farmer's homebred La Cara, who won the Ashland Stakes (G1) before finishing ninth in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) behind undefeated Good Cheer, posted a 7-1 upset June 6 in the $500,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
While many of her rivals scrambled over the sloppy track, Dorth Vader took aim on runaway leader Dazzling Move and fired past that rival in midstretch for a convincing score at 8-1 odds in the Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) June 6 at Saratoga Race Course.
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
Registration is now open for the Global Symposium on Racing, taking place Dec. 8-10 at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Ariz.
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
Two Thousand Guineas (G1) winner Ruling Court faces a stamina test as well as the growing concern over the prospect of the rain getting properly into the Epsom ground in the June 7 Epsom Derby (G1).
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
The multiple graded stakes winner returned to her favorite venue and to the winner's circle June 6.
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
Minnie Hauk got the better of a sustained duel with stablemate Whirl to win the Epsom Oaks (G1) June 6, with favorite Desert Flower third having come under pressure turning into the home straight.
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
Steve Asmussen and the U. S. Department of Labor settled a court case that originated in 2015 over the Hall of Fame trainer's payroll practices in Kentucky.
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
America's Best Racing provides a quick look at the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) field. The five-horse field is not lacking in quality with grade 1 winners Fierceness, White Abarrio, and Raging Torrent entered.
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
Jan Brueghel upsets Calandagan to win the June 6 Coronation Cup (G1) for jockey Ryan Moore and trainer Aidan O'Brien.
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
Horse Racing Ireland has reached an agreement with the Land Development Agency regarding the sale of a portion of land at Leopardstown racecourse that could deliver 800 social and affordable homes.
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
America's Best Racing provides a quick look at Churchill Downs' Matt Winn Stakes (G3), which includes five starters from the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) who will meet again under the Twin Spires.
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
Woodbine canceled racing June 6 due to poor air quality, the Canadian track announced on social media.
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
With $554,031 bet through 2:25 p.m. ET on June 6, Journalism is favored in early wagering to win the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
Clement has spent his life preparing to become a trainer, but nothing prepared him for grieving his father while running the stable during one of the biggest weeks of the racing year.
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
Soul Rush, victorious in the Dubai Turf (G1T) in his last start, returns to Tokyo Racecourse June 8 seeking to improve on his third-place finish in the 2024 Yasuda Kinen (G1).
Fri, 2025-06-06 18:18
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