Dura Erede scored a gutsy victory in the Hopeful Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in the final grade 1 race of the year, offering hope for the 2023 Japanese classics. Source
Month: December 2022
Skippylongstocking Returns in Harlan’s Holiday
A field filled with graded stakes experience will line up Dec. 31 for the $150,000 Harlan’s Holiday Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park. The 1 1/16-mile dirt race is a prep race for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1). Source
Savills Chase: Conflated wins at Leopardstown after A Plus Tard pulls out
Conflated chalks up an impressive victory in Savills Chase at Leopardstown after A Plus Tard withdraws because of a joint injury. Source
Flat Out to Earn Fourth Oklahoma Leading Sire Title
Mighty Acres’ 16-year-old son of Flatter has steadily been Oklahoma’s leading sire since he first stood in the state in 2019. He leads the sires standings by nearly $4.2 million in progeny earnings. Source
Glasscock to Serve as Executive Director for KEEP
The Kentucky Equine Education Project’s board of directors announced Dec. 28 that longtime consultant Will Glasscock will be promoted to executive director Jan. 1. Source
Sorensen Earns Gerry Dilger Equine Scholarship
The Gerry Dilger Equine Scholarship Foundation announced Dec. 28 that Elle Sorensen, a resident of County Limerick, is the latest 2023 scholarship winner. Source
Bray Pledges $500 One-Day Match Donation to TAA
Throughout the end of the year, the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will continue to host special one-day only donation matches with some of horse racing’s biggest names. Source
Davis Hopes to Build on 2022 Success
Davis, 28, comes from a racing-oriented family. His father, trainer Robbie Davis, is a retired multiple grade 1-winning jockey. His sisters—Katie and Jackie—are also jockeys and his brother Eddie is a trainer based on the NYRA circuit. Source
Bella Dona Delivers Memorable Year for Driggers
MarketWatch Interview: Robert and DelRae Driggers Source
Taiba Headlines 2022 Maiden Watch Winners
This year, 297 maiden winners were tracked (152 3-year-olds and 145 2-year-olds). Of those 103 ran in graded stakes. There were 41 (14%) graded stakes-placed horses and 21 (7.1%) graded stakes winners, which includes four grade 1 winners. Source