Intraday News Archive

The TDN's roving reporter Lucas Marquardt and Alan Carasso provide all of the latest updates from Hong Kong, including the winner of the International Jockeys' Championship. In American news, Terry Finley sent a letter to the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association formally protesting the results of their recent election following his loss to incumbent President Rick Violette Jr. Also, T.D. Thornton talks with Ken Ramsey on his international aspirations for his breeding program and Bill Oppenheim pens a column on the potential rewards to be reaped from breeding to third-crop...

Dean Hoffman reports from day one of the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program. Our in-depth coverage from the Hong Kong International Races includes morning trackwork notes and Pat Cummings's look back at Lord Kanaloa's jaw-dropping performance in last year's G1 Hong Kong Sprint. Plus Lucas Marquardt visits Macau's Taipa Racecourse. A Woodbine fixture announces his retirement, T.D. Thornton examines the recent Santa Anita box controversy, and much more. Download today's TDN now!

Trainer John Moore has a fully loaded barn for the upcoming Longines Hong Kong International Races, including Able Friend (Aus) (Shamardal), who is looking to make it nine†consecutive victories for the home team in Sunday's G1 Longines Hong Kong Mile. Find out which other Moore-trainees will seek glory in Hong Kong...T.D. Thornton reports on the simulcast impasse between simulcast provider Monarch Content Management and MidAtlantic Cooperative...Another day of strong trade saw increases in gross, average and median at Arqana's December Breeding Stock Sale...Plus, Andrew Caulfield looks at the steady increase...

Paolo Picchi sends two mares through the Arqana sales ring in Deauville Monday and the transplanted Italian has lofty goals in his new home...Lucas Marquardt visits Harry Sweeney's Paca Paca Farm on Hokkaido and finds plenty of familiar names. Plus, the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December sale begins Monday at 11 a.m. in Timonium and Clifford and Elizabeth Barry's Brookfield Stud bred juvenile first-out winner Itsaknockout and Clifford admits, "That's what we get up early for every day." All that and much more in today's TDN!

Kelsey Riley and Alix Choppin report on the action from day one of the Arqana December Breeding Stock sale, where Alterite (Fr) (Literato {Fr}) topped all returns at Ä1.1 million. South African superstar Majmu (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) earned her first Group 1 tally at Kenilworth, plus we look ahead to Sunday's G1 Champions Cup, where American hope Imperative (Bernardini) takes on the likes of Copano Rickey (Jpn) (Gold Allure {Jpn}). Plus Lucas Marquardt checks in from Paca Paca Farm in Japan. All that and more in today's TDN--download it...

The European breeding stock sales circuit makes its third and final stop at the Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale, which begins Saturday in Deauville and runs through Dec. 9... In this week's column, Bill Oppenheim says that, "the market is more or less level with 2013," TDN Co-Publisher Sue Finley checks in on the world's most famous racehorse (we'll give you a hint, she's in France), plus, find out which major GI Kentucky Derby prep will be held one week earlier in 2015. All that and plenty more in Today's...

For the second consecutive season, Tattersalls†posted record annual turnover, this time reaching more than 263 million guineas, about a†6% improvement on the gross receipts from 2013. Emma Berry has the wrap up. And while selling concluded Thursday at the Park Paddocks, the sales scene shifts to Deauville Saturday with the start of four days of trade at Arqana, but there will be a fund-raising auction of stallion seasons today to support the fight against a local waste dump. Tim Ritvo, chief operating officer at Gulfstream Park, has some interesting news...

Emma Berry and Kelsey Riley continue their stellar coverage from the Tattersalls December Mares Sale where Juddmonte was responsible for the four best-selling lots of the session...Lucas Marquardt recaps his time at the G1 Japan Cup...NYRA held its final Board of Directors Meeting in 2014...Plus, Christina Bossinakis looks at some of the top contenders and connections for the Claiming Crown Series.