Christie DeBernardis has the scoop on the GI Belmont S. draw at Rockefeller Plaza Wednesday. The middle of Rockefeller Plaza, which six months ago was filled with ice skaters, played host to a much different scene on an unseasonably brisk June morning Wednesday. The plaza was bustling with many of horse racing's elite, as well [...]

New Zealand Bloodstock has announced it will be introducing a new commission structure for its two mid-year sale events held at Karaka. In a bid to encourage breeders to offer their higher value stock at these sales, the revised commission rate on each horse sold at the annual National Weanling, Broodmare & Mixed Bloodstock Sale [...]

T. D. Thornton reports on Anthony Bonomo's leave of absence as chairman of the New York Racing Association Reorganization Board. Anthony Bonomo's reign as chairman of the New York Racing Association Reorganization Board lasted barely two months. According to multiple news reports, Bonomo took a leave of absence from the NYRA board Tuesday, just days [...]

Following the enforced scratching of leading fancy Zawraq (Ire) (Shamardal), one dozen hopefuls have been declared for Saturday's Blue Riband at Epsom. However, John Gosden has voiced a note of caution regarding the participation of Jack Hobbs (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}), who will also be withdrawn if the ground is deemed unsuitable. “The key thing is [...]

Charlie Boden, Head of Sales for Darley beginning in 2006, will leave the company July 1. Boden has been instrumental in managing top stallions like Street Cry (Ire), Medaglia d'Oro and Bernardini and has also helped Darley top the leaderboard of all American farms by number of mares bred on multiple occasions. “I've enjoyed nine [...]

Group 1 Queen of the Turf S. heroine Amanpour (Aus) (Northern Meteor {Aus}) topped day three of the Magic Millions Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale at A$1.5 million Friday. Sold to Rosemont Stud and Blue Sky Bloodstock from the consignment of Gooree Park Stud, she was a late supplement to the sale and was the [...]

Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Zawraq (Ire) (Shamardal), one of the leading protagonists for Saturday's G1 Investec Derby, has been ruled out of the blue riband by trainer Dermot Weld. Racing manager Angus Gold said of the Listed 2000 Guineas Trial winner, “He did a bit of work this morning and moved beautifully under Pat [...]

1st-RIP, £6,000, Mdn, 2yo, 6fT, 1:13.37, gd/sf. ODE TO EVENING (GB) (c, 2, Poet's Voice {GB}–Ever Love {Brz} {Ch. 2yo & 3yo Filly & MG1SW-Brz, $116,471}, by Nedawi {GB}), who was fifth after a tardy start to a competitive York maiden on debut May 14, broke well against the stand's side and quickly had control. [...]

Steve Sherack reports from Belmont today on dual Classic winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) who continued to show all the right signs during his first piece of light exercise at Belmont Park Wednesday. With the sun attempting to peek through the clouds on a cool and overcast morning, the Zayat homebred looked as good [...]

The biannual Pan American Racing Conference opens in New York City on Thursday, hosted by The Jockey Club and planned in conjunction with the South American Organization for the Promotion of Thoroughbreds, which represents the sport in nine Latin and South American countries, and the Latin American Racing Channel. “Globalization” will be the buzzword, a [...]

On the eleventh of June 1977, Seattle Slew broke from post position five as the 2-5 favorite and led every step of the way to score by four lengths and become the 11th horse in history to complete a sweep of the Triple Crown. While Affirmed went on to become the third in the span [...]

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