This exclusive online auction features authentic halters from four legendary stallions: Uncle Mo, Tapit, Into Mischief, and Gun Runner. It runs from July 27-Aug. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Source
Category: Top Headlines
This category covers the top horse news stories from around the world. It is a great place to find out about the latest news that is making headlines in the horse world.
World Record Blazes to Victory in Spa’s Amsterdam
The speedy World Record may not have matched his name, but he surely lived up to the expectations of his connections in notching his initial graded stakes win. Source
International Gold Cup Adds Grade 1 Race to NSA Circuit
The Virginia Gold Cup Association revealed plans for its second new grade 1 race of the year, to be run as part of the $410,000 card at the International Gold Cup races taking place at Great Meadow in The Plains, Va., Oct. 26. Source
Preakness Winner Rombauer to Shuttle to Chile
The stallion will stand at Haras Porta Pia in Chile. The 6-year-old son of Twirling Candy stood his first Northern Hemisphere season this year for an advertised fee of $6,000 at War Horse Place in Kentucky. Source
MLB’s Werth Experiences Haskell Stakes in ABR Video
Jayson Werth enjoyed a 15-year career in major league baseball. Such an experience would seem difficult to top, but Werth says he has found something to match those baseball highlights: being one of the owners of dual grade 1 winner Dornoch. Source
HISA: Second-Quarter Fatalities Drop Under ADMC Program
A 2024 Second Quarter Metrics Report released by HISA, covering racing from April 1-June 30, exhibits a continued downward trajectory of the rate of racing-related equine fatalities in the industry since the HISA became fully operational. Source
Fixed Odds, CAWs in Focus on Day Two of HBPA Conference
The second day of the National HBPA Conference at Prairie Meadows focused on Computer-Assisted Wagering’s escalating presence in racetrack pools and the emergence of horse racing as a fixed-odds betting product on sportsbooks. Source
Finalists Announced for 2023 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award
A trio of finalists have been selected from an incredibly strong slate of entries for the 19th annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award. Source
Baffert, Hernandez Partner on Du Jour in Eddie Read
Juan Hernandez at one time has ridden six of the nine Eddie Read Stakes (G2T) runners and will be aboard Du Jour for Baffert. Source
Dontlookbackatall Steps Up for Graded Score in Caress
When morning-line favorite Roses for Debra scratched with a fever the morning of the race, her stablemate Dontlookbackatall was more than happy to finish the job with a late-closing victory in the Caress Stakes (G3T) at Saratoga Race Course. Source