Intraday News Archive

Emma Berry and Michele MacDonald report from Dubai, where Horse of the Year California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) drew the outside stall for Saturday's G1 Dubai World Cup.. We remember top Smart Strike, who was euthanized at Lane's End Farm Wednesday... Plus a tour of the Aidan O'Brien stable, all the day's results and much more. Download today's TDN now!

Michele MacDonald reports from her second day trackside in Dubai where Horse of the Year California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) covered a snappy half-mile in :50. The field for the GI Besilu Stable Florida Derby drew with 8-5 morning-line favorite Upstart (Flatter) drawing the outside post. Steve Sherack returns with another installment of ABPs in which he tracks down some of the last year's top horses, including Champion female sprinter Judy the Beauty (Ghostzapper) and Tonalist (Tapit) to find out when they'll return to the races. Plus, Bill Oppenheim looks at...

Momentum is building for Saturday's Dubai World Cup card and Michele MacDonald reports on all the action from Meydan where American invaders California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) and Lea (First Samurai) turned heads Monday.   ...   Andrew Caulfield discusses the pedigree of Saturday's GIII Spiral S. winner Dubai Sky (Candy Ride {Arg}) and the remarkable rise of his sire.   ...   Plus, trainer Gai Waterhouse revealed Vancouver (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro) will get an extended vacation after his dramatic victory in Saturday's G1 Golden Slipper.

Firing Line (Line of David) took the GIII Sunland Derby by 14 1/2 lengths, punching his ticket to Louisville in impressive fashion while Bob Baffert tallied his fifth consecutive Sunland Oaks victory with Maybellene (Lookin at Lucky)...Gold Ship (Jpn) (Stay Gold {Jpn}) defended his title in the G2 Hanshin Daishoten...Plus, Ben Massam talks to trainer Will VanMeter who, along with his father Tom, own Remember Lucy (Tale of Ekati), a debut winner at Oaklawn Saturday. All that and more in today's TDN.

Rosehill Gardens played host to a quintet of Group 1 races Saturday, headlined by the Golden Slipper S... There was also plenty of action Stateside, as Dubai Sky (Candy Ride {Arg}) took to the Turfway Park synthetic, and Classic Point (Flatter) won one for the Jerkens family... There are more GI Kentucky Derby implications Sunday, as Firing Line (Line of David) looms large in the GIII Sunland Derby... Download today's TDN now!

Sophomores take center stage at Turfway Park tomorrow with the colts taking their next step down the Derby trail in the GIII Horseshow Casino Cincinnati Spiral S.; and the fillies getting their chance at GI Kentucky Oaks glory in the GIII Bourbonette Oaks...In Australia, trainer Darren Smith is the latest to be sanctioned for cobalt use with a 15-year ban...Also, columnist James Willoughby reports on the top European Classic contenders. All that and more in today's TDN.

The OBS March Sale came to a conclusion Wednesday and sales officials pronounced themselves more than satisfied with the results. A broad buying bench took part, as no fewer than 25 of the horses sold fetched pricetags north of a half-million dollars, compared to 10 in 2014...T.D. Thornton checks in with The Jockey Club's Matt Iuliano on OOC testing....And we have full coverage on the passing of a giant in the Thoroughbred business, in more ways than one. That and much more In Today's TDN!

John Moores and Charles Noell's Merriebelle Stables purchased its first three Australian horses at last year's Inglis Easter sale and the trio are so promising the operation will be back again this year.  ... Why Two (Bob and John) will be tackling the tough Firing Line (Line of David) in Sunday's GIII Sunland Park Derby, but trainer Mike Machowsky isn't worried. ... James Willoughby provides a preview of the promising 3-year-old fillies for the upcoming flat season. All that and much more in today's TDN!