TCA will honor Jen Roytz with the Allaire du Pont Leadership Award and Our Mims Retirement Haven with the Ellen and Herb Moelis Industry Service Award at the 32nd Annual Stallion Season Auction’s ‘Tis the Season Celebration Jan. 9. Source
Month: December 2021
Dado Leaves Del Mar Executive Staff After 20 Years
Craig Dado, a member of Del Mar’s executive staff for the past 20 years, is leaving the organization to pursue other opportunities. Source
Anchor Down Relocated to Iowa State for 2022 Season
A winner in the Westchester Stakes (G3), Kelso Handicap (G2), and second-best in the Mohegan Sun Metropolitan Handicap (G1) of his 5-year-old campaign, he accumulated earnings of $734,254. Source
Math Wizard Among Latest Keeneland Supplements
The final offering of the opening session will be a 2022 no-guarantee season to this year’s leading first-crop sire, Gun Runner, which will be auctioned to raise funds for relief efforts for people affected by the tornadoes in Western Kentucky. Source
O’Neill Considers Southwest Stakes for Slow Down Andy
The Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park Jan. 29 is “probably leading the way” for the next start for Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) winner Slow Down Andy, trainer Doug O’Neill said Dec. 29. Source
Air Force Blue Being Relocated to South Korea
The 8-year-old son of War Front will stand at Peter Hill’s Pegasus Farm. Source
TV a Changing Landscape for the Breeders’ Cup
With 38 editions—and counting—in the record book, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships stands as an amazing success story that has withstood the test of time. Source
‘Jockey’ Races Into Movie Theaters
Horse racing returns to the silver screen this winter with the release of “Jockey,” though with a different focus than blockbuster films like “Seabiscuit” and “Secretariat.” Source
Santa Anita Announces 2022 George Woolf Award Finalists
Santa Anita Park has announced a group of five finalists for the 2022 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, with the winner to be announced in February. The Woolf Award, which is determined by a vote of jockeys nationwide, can only be won once. Source
Omega Perfume Wins Fourth Straight Tokyo Daishoten
Omega Perfume rallies to win the Tokyo Daishoten (G1) for a fourth consecutive year. Source