Ted Noffey And Sovereignty Honored last week as the 2025 champion at the Eclipse Awards ceremony in Florida, this year remains popular choices in the early-season media voting. Spendthrift Farm’s undefeated Ted Noffey, trained by Todd Pletcher, leads the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top 3-Year-Old Poll, while Godolphin’s Sovereignty, trained by Bill Mott, is ranked […]
On paper a father of the first harvest Anaries seems to have everything going for him. And based on conversations around the Magic Millions complex in the lead-up to this week’s Gold Coast Yearling Sale, many high-profile judges expect the top-class colt to deliver on that considerable potential. Godolphin’s homebred son of Street boss won […]
In a plan for the future, WinStar Farm announced on January 7 that Gerry Duffy will return to become president on April 1. Elliott Walden will remain CEO until October 1, with Duffy taking over as CEO and president from October 1. “I have been blessed to work for Kenny Troutt for the past 25 […]
For the fifth consecutive year, Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin breeding and racing company tops the North American leaderboards for breeders as individuals and among individuals with partnerships. Godolphin has consistently raised the bar with each consecutive title he earns, setting a new high in 2025 with total earnings of $27,288,066. When taking into account horses bred […]
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 […]
Godolphin, who campaigned 13 North American stakes winners, including the double classic winner Sovereignty set a record in revenues as leading owner for the fifth year in a row, and Irad Ortiz Jr. set a single-season record as the leading jockey by earnings according to final statistics released by Equibase. Brad Cox finished the year […]
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 […]
Winner Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1). Sovereignty a leading candidate for Horse of the Year honors, is preparing to compete as a four-year-old, according to Michael Banahan, director of Godolphin USA’s Bloodstock. In conversation with Caton Bredar from FanDuel TV on Gulfstream ParkBanahan said Sovereignty has galloped in Lexington in recent weeks and […]
When romping in three of the five starts, Knights Bridge has hinted at the promise of becoming a future stakes winner. The future could now be December 27th Gulfstream Park then Godolphin’s homebred four year old Nyquist Colt enters the $150,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3). He is the 7-5 second choice on the morning line […]
On the evening of Fasig-Tipton’s The November Sale in 2018, Godolphin was ready to go all-in on a Grade 1-winning daughter of Carpet , Beautiful city dancer . By 2025, the $3.5 million price tag will grow into quite an investment. Her In mischief daughter, Pretty naughty went on to win the Kentucky Oaks (G1) […]