Porter on Pedigrees Source

Porter on Pedigrees Source

A diverse group of equine industry and animal welfare organizations announced the Final Stretch Alliance to End Horse Slaughter. Source

Mazu took another giant leap towards the top echelons of the Australian sprinting division with a tough victory in the May 14, 1,200-meter Doomben 10,000 (G1). Source

Paddle On Polly became the first winner for first-crop sire Smokem when she narrowly took a $67,000 maiden contest for California-bred juveniles in the second race May 13 at Santa Anita Park. Source

Longtime Thoroughbred owner and breeder Anna Sasso died peacefully at her residence at St. Paul’s Towers in Oakland, Calif., April 23, surrounded by her devoted caregivers and the staff and nurses at St. Paul’s. She was 92. Source

Bloodstock trader Austin Nicks got Rich Strike’s dam a week before the Kentucky Derby (G1), when the future Derby winner was still an also-eligible for the field Source

The Richard Hannon-trained filly started 66-1 outsider of the field when landing the 2018 QIPCO One Thousand Guineas (G1) and proved herself again when winning the Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (G1) on the same course the following year. Source

Victorian owner and breeder David Moodie’s Hesket Bloodstock has purchased Spendthrift Australia in a deal encompassing the property, stallions, and a selection of racehorses more than four months after its U.S. owner placed it on the market. Source

The Richard Hannon-trained filly started 66-1 outsider of the field when landing the 2018 QIPCO One Thousand Guineas (G1) and proved herself again when winning the Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (G1) on the same course the following year. Source