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Delahaye (Medaglia d'Oro), winner of this year's GIII Old Forester Mint Julep Stakes at Churchill Downs, is among 70 supplemental entries for the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, the auction house announced Thursday. The sale, which also includes in-foal mares, broodmare prospects and newly turned yearlings, will take place in Lexington over the course of three sessions Jan. 13-15, 2025. In addition to her marquee success, Delahaye--a $550,000 purchase out of the 2021 Keeneland September Sale--also finished a close third in the GIII Matchmaker Stakes and in the...

Du Jour (Temple City) provided the second of trainer Bob Baffert's three graded stakes victories on the card when he powered home first in the GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile at Santa Anita Sunday. Owned by Jill Baffert and Debbie Lanni, the 6-year-old gelding settled towards the back of the field as Goliad (War Front) took the field through fractions of :22.82 and :45.75. The pacesetter was clear into the far turn, but his advantage soon evaporated at the top of the stretch. While 3-2 favorite Easter (Fr) (Exposhere {Aus})...

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- My, oh my, how times have changed. When the G1 Dubai World Cup was introduced at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse back in 1996, its $4 million in prize-money equaled that on offer for that year's GI Breeders' Cup Classic and an American clean sweep of the top three placings--won by the legendary Cigar after an unforgettable final-furlong battle with compatriot Soul of the Matter--really and truly put the race on the map. The locally owned Halling, one of four in the race for a trainer...