Mary Lightner and Lisa Goodin's Shooting Star Thoroughbreds' Chance It (Currency Swap–Vagabon Diva, by Pleasantly Perfect) will stand at Sarah and Tommy Doyle's Willow Hill Equestrian in Orange, Virginia in 2025. After standing three years in Florida at Journeyman Stud, an opportunity arose to relocate the multiple stakes winner to Virginia for stallion duties in [...]

Woodbine Entertainment has cancelled training and the scheduled race card for Sunday, Nov. 10, as a precautionary measure to prioritize the safety and well-being of the horses and jockeys after three catastrophic breakdowns took place on Saturday, the track said in a release early on Sunday morning. On Saturday morning during workouts at Woodbine, an [...]

Twilight Son (GB) will stand for a fee of €5,000 at Annshoon Stud in County Kilkenny next season, having relocated from Cheveley Park Stud, the Racing Post reported on Sunday. The 12-year-old Twilight Son was an absentee when Cheveley Park recently announced their roster and fees for 2025, having spent eight seasons in Newmarket since [...]

The final two races on Saturday's live racing program at Woodbine outside of Toronto, including the GIII Autumn Stakes, were cancelled “in the best interest of equine safety,” according to a release from Woodbine Entertainment Group. The decision was taken following consultation with the local Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, the Jockeys' Guild and the [...]

Don Valpredo. a longtime breeder and owner based in California, passed away Oct. 31 while on vacation overseas. He was 85. At one time or another, Valpredo was on the board of virtually every horse racing and breeding organization in California. From Bakersfield, California, he served as the chairman of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association [...]

Following an inspection of the track surfaces by officials from the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), the Arizona Horse Racing Commission has notified Turf Paradise that the 2024-2025 live meeting can begin Monday, Nov. 11. Turf Paradise General Manager Vince Francia said, “Thanks to our horsemen and the AzHBPA for helping us establish the [...]

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. Sunday's Observations include a colt out of G1 Oaks heroine Qualify. 12.48 Saint-Cloud, Mdn, [...]

Fan favorite The Chosen Vron (Vronsky), scratched from the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint last weekend, will be turned out for several months after an issue was detected in his ankle. “We'll take it one step at a time,” trainer J. Eric Kruljac said. “We'll give him four months off and then bring him back. I [...]

March Hare Stud's new recruit Magna Grecia (Ire) will stand at £5,500 with limited breeding rights available. A son of Invincible Spirit (Ire) , the 2,000 Guineas and Futurity Trophy winner spent five seasons at Coolmore Stud.  Magna Grecia is a half-brother to Dewhurst winner and champion three-year-old St Mark's Basilica (Fr).  He will stand [...]

Roger Varian will join British-based trainers Charlie Appleby, Saeed bin Suroor, John and Thady Gosden and Simon and Ed Crisford on the Godolphin roster for 2025.  The news was revealed by the Racing Post on Saturday that Varian would receive four yearlings on behalf of Godolphin ahead of the new season.  The support comes as [...]

1st-Aqueduct, $87,300, Msw, 11-9, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:17.39, ft, 3 1/2 lengths. TUX (c, 2, Tapit–Fancy Dress Party {GSW, $267,405}, by Munnings), a first-time starter in a well-met field of homebred maidens, broke in stride from the outside draw and moved up to stalk the pace of the only experienced runner in the field, Math [...]

Tattersalls has donated £50,000 to the Retraining of Racehorses charity for the calendar year 2024. Having supported the RoR as sole sponsor of their popular Showing Series for thoroughbreds since its inception in 2015, the £50,000 Tattersalls contribution reflects a commitment to the Showing Series, but also to the wider work of the ROR whose [...]