Representatives from several Thoroughbred partnerships and racing syndicates will be available for a meet and greet Saturday, Aug. 10 at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, the museum announced via presser Friday. During the free event, offered as a part of the Saturday Morning Social, interested guests may learn how to get [...]

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Saturday's Observations features a son of Tepin (Bernstein). 13.45 Curragh, Mdn, €20,000, 2yo, 7fT [...]

Godolphin, Juddmonte, Klaravich Stables, Zedan Racing Stables, and George Krikorian have been named finalists for the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's National Owner of the Year award, while Godolphin, Juddmonte, and Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings are finalists for TOBA's National Breeder of the Year award. The National Awards Dinner will be held Sept. 7 at Fasig-Tipton, [...]

The £150,000 Tattersalls Auction Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse's Rowley Mile will be run at seven furlongs beginning in 2025. Previously conducted over six furlongs, the race is open to graduates of Book 3 and Book 4 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and the Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale. The 2025 edition is scheduled for Oct. [...]

by Keely Mckitterick/TTR AusNZ Friday's inquiry into the proposed sale of Rosehill Racecourse evolved into a battleground where financial realities, governance controversies, and deeply personal accusations clashed in a high-stakes showdown. At the center of this unfolding drama is Peter V'landys, CEO of Racing NSW, who launched explosive allegations that “wealthy breeders” are orchestrating a [...]

The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation has awarded $61,500 in education grants to seven organizations. The following organizations received scholarships and education funding from TERF this year: $5,000 to Amplifying Horse Racing; $10,000 awarded to Belmont Child Care Association, Inc.; $10,000 to Maryland Horse Foundation; $5,000 to MidAtlantic Horse Rescue; $7,500 to Retired Racehorse Project; [...]

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Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday's Observations features Mint Candy (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}).   17.50 Tipperary, Mdn, €18,000, 2yo, [...]

The 10-race card scheduled for Friday, Aug. 9 at Saratoga Race Course has been canceled due to heavy rainfall and high winds associated with Tropical Storm Debby forecast to impact Saratoga and the greater Capital Region overnight and throughout the day on Friday, the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) announced Thursday evening. Friday's featured [...]

5th-Saratoga, $115,000, Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 8-8, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 3/8mT, 2:20.25, gd, neck. ASPEN GROVE (IRE) (f, 4, Justify–Data Dependent {GSP, $136,670}, by More Than Ready), a Group 3 winner for James Stack in Ireland at two, kicked off her U.S. tenure with a narrow score in the 10-furlong GI Fasig-Tipton Belmont Oaks just [...]

Repole Stable's homebred 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light) returned to the worktab Thursday for the first time since his determined one-length victory in the GII Jim Dandy July 27, posting a half-mile in company with graded stakes winner Surprisingly (Mastery) in :49.59 (89/172) over the Saratoga Race Course main track. “Perfect,” Hall of [...]

The celebrity teams for Hurling for Cancer Research, set for Netwatch Cullen Park on Monday Aug. 12, were revealed by Jim Bolger and Davy Russell on Thursday. The event, which starts at 7 p.m. aids the Irish Cancer Society and will be broadcast on TG4 for the first time. To date, Hurling for Cancer Research [...]