SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY—It's easy to get overlooked in the Saratoga jockeys' room. Between Hall of Famers like John Velazquez and Javier Castellano, superstars like the Ortiz brothers and up-and-comers like Manny Franco and Ricardo Santana, Jr., one could be a successful rider, indeed one of the most successful in the country, and fly under the [...]

“Inside the Winner's Circle, Presented by Keeneland” is a series showcasing graduates of the Keeneland September sale that have gone on to achieve success on racing's biggest stages. It's rare that you could call the 2-year-old male champion “overshadowed” before he even makes his first start as a sophomore, but that was the case for [...]

None of them were able to make a dent while trying their luck at undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify, but a quartet of this spring's Classic also-rans will look to start fresh while kicking off their second-half campaigns in the GIII Ohio Derby Saturday at Thistledown. The most accomplished of the four is John Oxley's [...]

HUNT VALLEY, Md.–The Thoroughbred Daily News won the award for best Publishing Media Equine-Related eNewsletter at the American Horse Publications Equine Media Awards Saturday night in Hunt Valley, Maryland. TDN also finished second in the Publishing Media Equine-related Website category and took home Honorable Mention in the category of Editorial Design for publications with circulation over [...]

“Inside the Winner's Circle, Presented by Keeneland” is a series showcasing graduates of the Keeneland September sale that have gone on to achieve success on racing's biggest stages. While the proliferation of 2-year-old sales has created an emphasis on precocity in some areas of the Thoroughbred auction market, recent history has shown the benefits of [...]

Three-time Grade I/Group 1-winning sprinter Mind Your Biscuits (Posse) has been sold to Teruya Yoshida's Shadai Farm in Japan, where he will stand after being retired from racing, trainer Chad Summers confirmed Wednesday. The story was first reported by Thoroughbred Racing Commentary. The 5-year-old chestnut, voted New York-bred Horse of the Year in 2016, is [...]

A pair of two-for-two fillies will look to stay unbeaten in a deep renewal of the GIII Miss Preakness S. Friday at Pimlico. Klein Racing's homebred Good Move (Broken Vow) found no equals in her starts at Oaklawn this winter, airing by six lengths Feb. 16 and repeating with a 4 1/4-length score Mar. 11. [...]

A little over a year in the rearview, it appeared as though Isabelle Haskell de Tomaso's Irish War Cry (Curlin) and WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, SF Bloodstock and Head of Plains Partners' One Liner (Into Mischief) were prepared to ascend to or near the summit of their 3-year-old class. Assorted injuries and disappointments later, [...]

In contrast to its Churchill counterpart GI Kentucky Oaks, which featured two clear favorites, Friday's GII Black-Eyed Susan S. at Pimlico appears a wide-open affair, with hardly a toss among the 10 sophomore fillies entered. It's anyone's guess as to who the public's choice will be by post time, but the slight morning-line nod was [...]

“Inside the Winner's Circle, Presented by Keeneland” is a series showcasing graduates of the Keeneland September sale that have gone on to achieve success on racing's biggest stages. In order for a horse to do what Friday's GI Kentucky Oaks heroine Monomoy Girl (Tapizar) has done–namely, win six of her first seven starts, on multiple [...]

Lane's End Racing's undefeated 'TDN Rising Star' Mask (Tapit) was considered one of the top early contenders for the GI Kentucky Derby after his dazzling romp in the Mucho Macho Man S. Jan. 6, but with an injury and several months off in the rearview, he returns on the Derby day undercard in a stacked [...]

WinStar Farm, China Horse Club International and SF Racing's graded stakes-winning 'TDN Rising Star' Quip (Distorted Humor) will pass on taking a shot at the May 5 GI Kentucky Derby off of three weeks' rest and will instead point for a run in the GI Preakness S. two weeks later, trainer Rodolphe Brisset confirmed Monday. [...]