Intraday News Archive

Thoroughbred auctions are sometimes a game of inches, and that was the case with the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, which concluded Thursday in Lexington.†Gross receipts and the†average and median prices showed declines, but the 4-day event was unlucky not to post statistically better results, as some high-profile RNAs and untimely withdrawals exacted their toll. Lucas Marquardt has the wrap-up. Thursday saw the second meeting of the 2015 Dubai International Racing Carnival, featuring a blast from the past, and, yes, even a winner on the dirt for Mike...

A group of America's leading Thoroughbred studs and nurseries have unveiled plans for a landmark project to unlock their gates and promote horse breeding and racing to fans. Michele MacDonald has the story... The cobalt crisis deepens in Australia. Find out what other leading trainers are now subject to investigations... Keeneland January saw declines during yesterday's Book 2 opener in Lexington, Lucas Marquardt reports... Columnist Bill Oppenheim continues on the APEX beat, Christie DeBernardis takes a closer look at Whispering Oaks Farm's Four Leaf Chief (Lookin at Lucky) ahead of...

Lucas Marquardt and Brian DiDonato provide in-depth coverage from Lexington where Up (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and her War Front yearling filly caused fireworks during the second day of the Keeneland January sale. Plus, Australian trainer Peter Moody faces a three-year ban for a cobalt positive. The talented Atreides (Medaglia d'Oro) has been retired and will begin his stud career next month at Hill 'n' Dale and Mark Cramer travels to the edges of the racing universe to find more intimate contact with the game. All that and much more in today's TDN!

The Keeneland January Sale kicked off yesterday and, after Champion Blind Luck (Pollard's Vision) RNA'd for $1.4 million, was topped by the 5-year-old Premier Steps (Ire) (Footstepsinsand {GB}), who went to Shadai Farm for $400,000. Veterinarians Mary Scollay, Rick Arthur, and Lynn Hovda pen an open letter to the industry regarding The Association of Racing Commissioners International's model regulatory policy on combined drugs. Plus, Andrew Caulfield looks at the lineage of GIII Sham S. winner Calculator (In Summation) in this week's Pedigree Insights.

The 2015 North American sales season kicks off Monday in Lexington with the first session of Keeneland's January Horses of All Ages Sale. We preview the four-day auction and provide a list of hips to watch. Plus, Mike Kane catches up with trainer Chad Brown, who enjoyed another banner year in 2014, while Alan Carasso makes his case for Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) as Horse of the Year and Brian DiDonato counts down the top 10 most impressive performances of the last year. Meanwhile, John Gunther, who bred last year's...

NYRA officials met with representatives of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association Saturday to discuss ways to potentially improve safety after two more fatal breakdowns occurred over Aqueduct's inner track Friday. Find out what went down during Saturday's meeting, plus more from T.D. Thornton, who chatted with New York State Gaming Commission equine medical director Scott Palmer, and NYRA chief examining veterinarian Anthony Verderosa on the issue... Get caught up with all of Saturday's big results, including Calculator's impressive run in the GIII Sham S. at Santa Anita, full coverage...