As Thoroughbred racing enters a new year, it faces the inevitable challenge of learning from the past twelve months and applying those lessons to a new year. With 2026 just around the corner, BloodHorse has repeated its year-end online survey to ask some of the sport’s leading figures for their views on relevant issues facing […]
Rainy weather in California postponed opening day to Santa Anita Park from the traditional date of December 26 to Sunday December 28. The action-packed card is worth the wait. There are six stakes on the agenda, including a trio of grade 1s. Two of the most competitive races of the afternoon are the $300,000 Malibu […]
Just moments after announcing that their star colt from the classic division, Sovereignty would return for the 2026 season, Godolphin showed how deep their stable of older horses will be in 2026 if Knights Bridge eventually scored his first stakes victory in the $150,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) op Gulfstream Park December 27. READ: Sovereignty […]
As 2024 neared its end, Northern Cross scored his third consecutive win in the Hopeful Stakes (G1T), then won the 2025 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby, G1T) and a Group 3 race in France before finishing fourth in the Japan Cup (G1T). A year earlier, Regaleira defeated men in the Hopeful and parlayed that into Grade […]
Tomorrow everyone. Arsenal are in action in the Premier League this afternoon, when Brighton visits. Quite a tough match on paper with nothing special added to the occasion, but I think what happened against them last season has stuck in Mikel Arteta’s mind. We all remember the absurd red card handed to Declan Rice, and […]
According to one note for correspondents Released by UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, the incident took place during a patrol of the UN interim force in Lebanon (UNIFILE) inspected a roadblock in the village of Bastarra in southern Lebanon. The Blue lineestablished by the United Nations, extends approximately 120 kilometers along Lebanon’s southern border and serves […]
The call follows a peace initiative presented by Sudan’s transitional prime minister at a meeting Security Council meeting earlier this week. AND Secretary General António Guterres “takes note of the peace initiative,” its spokesperson said on Friday, emphasizing that “pursuing sustainable and inclusive peace is essential as the conflict enters a new year.” He called […]
The UN agency has revealed shocking figures regarding attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan, highlighting that the country is recording the highest percentage of deaths worldwide due to the attacks on the healthcare sector, in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. In a conversation with Abdelmonem Makki UN newsShible Sahbani, WHO Representative in Sudan explains […]
The cyclone made landfall on the east coast of the island on November 28, leading to widespread flooding and deadly landslides in all 25 districts. While some displaced families have returned home, recent heavy rains have caused fresh flooding, landslides and road closures, especially in the central districts of Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Polonnaruwa. Nearly […]
The UN and Iraq on Thursday signed a new agreement, the Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2025 to 2029, to help the country make progress on its national goals, which are also reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by Member States in 2015. The agreement anticipates the conclusion of the UN Assistance […]