After finishing behind Super runner And Discover in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), the easily flown Meaning turned the tables in the $100,000 Las Virgenes Stakes on Feb. 8 Santa Anita Park. The daughter of Rifle runner earned 20 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) for her 1 1/2-length win. Bridlewood […]
While parts of the country are experiencing snow and freezing temperatures, the 2026 turf season will kick off with the Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes, the first Class 1 turf stakes of 2026. With a $1 million purse on the line, it’s no surprise that there is a field of twelve closely matched turf […]
Winning the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey for the first time in 2024 was a dream come true for French-born jockey Flavien Prat. The only thing on his mind at that moment was how he could improve further. “You put so much work into it and you don’t even think about what could happen next,” […]
The connections of Accelerate registered him for many firsts on January 17 at Fair Grounds Race Track and Slot Machines and the light-flying 4-year-old son of Omaha Beach appeared to accomplish its task. Racing for Spendthrift Farm and Repole Stable in the Louisiana Stakes (G3) Saturday, marking just his fourth career start, Accelerize made his […]
Eleven of the most memorable, large-scale and momentous events from thoroughbred racing in North America last year have been nominated for the 2025 FanDuel Racing NTRA Moment of the Year, an award determined by fan votes and recognized at the annual Eclipse Awards. Voting is available on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association website, NTRA.comand via […]
Manny Franco powered all riders to take top honors as the New York Racing Association’s leading jockey with 206 wins across the track’s six races in 2025. Franco, 31, claimed his fourth year-end title at NYRA after coming out on top in 2018/19 and 2023. This year, Franco, represented by agent John Panagot, scored a […]
This column highlights the achievements of 2-year-old girls who have made no more than five starts and have either sold for more than $500,000 at public auction, have siblings who are graded/group winners, or have mothers who are graded/group winners. Research by BloodHorse shows that the first winners who meet these criteria in particular have […]
The Biz November 1, 2025 Talla Racing’s Splendora delivered a dazzling performance to kick off Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup card at Del Mar. She stormed past her favorite stablemate Hope Road at the top of the stretch to win the $1 million PNC Bank Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) by 4 ¾ lengths. The […]
Sea Track management may need to reconsider the name of the Del Mar Handicap (G2T) Golden Phoenix It recorded 1 3/8-mile peat event for the fourth year in a row. Despite losing his three earlier starts this year, Gold Phoenix brought his “A” game to his favorite race, so that the victory was emitted in […]