Wonder Wheel, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2022, is set to make her 2023 debut in in the $150,000 Suncoast Stakes Feb. 11 against eight other females, including Triple Crown nominee Julia Shining, at Tampa Bay Downs. Source
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Baroda Stud Kicks Off Goffs February Sale in Fine Form
Baroda Stud began the Goffs February Sale in a similar manner to how the Irish team kicked off their Six Nations campaign last weekend, heading the list of consignors with half of the top six lots donning their mauve colors. Source
France Lowers Number of Permitted Whip Strikes to Four
France Galop has announced that the permitted number of strikes with the whip in both flat and jumps races will be reduced from five to four. It is the third reduction in a little more than six years. Source
Take Two for Arctic Arrogance in Withers
In Hollywood terms, take two for the $250,000 Withers Stakes (G3) will unfold Feb. 11 at Aqueduct Racetrack, where the temperatures are expected to be about 40 degrees higher than they were a week earlier. Source
Messina’s Sanctuary City Retired, Dam Has Full Sister
Though local fan-favorite Sanctuary City’s career has come to an end, Dr. Edward Messina has much to look forward to in the 6-year-old’s full sister who was born Jan. 31 at Cedar Ridge Farm in N.Y. Source
Palm Meadows to Reopen Main Track for Training Feb. 9
Training will resume on the dirt track at Palm Meadows Training Center Feb. 9 following longer-than-anticipated repairs to the track surface, 1/ST Racing’s executive director of Florida racing operations Billy Badgett said Feb. 8. Source
Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, February 9
Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Thursday’s meetings at Newcastle, Doncaster, Huntingdon and Ffos Las.Source
Zayat Lender Lawsuit Weighed by Kentucky Supreme Court
In Kentucky’s highest court, MGG Enterprises is seeking the right to recoup sales proceeds from the buyers of several Zayat Stables horses and shares of American Pharoah. Those buyers are some of the most prominent names in the Thoroughbred industry. Source
HISA Enforcement Recommends No Action in Lukas Classic
Kentucky “stewards had a reasonable basis to find that the horseshoes worn by Hot Rod Charlie during the 2022 Lukas Classic (G2) did not violate” HISA rules, the HISA enforcement team wrote in a Feb. 8 recommendation to its board of directors. Source
TRF Appoints Armer as Executive Director
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Board of Directors announced Feb. 8 the appointment of Kelly Armer as Executive Director following the forthcoming retirement of Pat Stickney. She will assume her new role March 1. Source