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It took Larry Roth and his wife Nanci several years to find a “happiness place” where they could watch their horses race. Aqueduct racecourse. It finally happened on February 28 when the “L” and “N” in LNJ Foxwoods were watching their filly Paradise romp by 3 3/4 lengths in the $194,000 Busher Stakes for 3-year-old […]
Just before mid-stretch She’s smooth switched gears to charge past a pair of duel leaders and quickly open up to post a six-length victory in the $205,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) on February 28 at Gulfstream Park. In that flash, the homebred Calumet Farm went from “promising second starter” to Kentucky Oaks (G1) contender, while […]
For a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan like Paul Farr, it was difficult to watch his favorite team blow an 18-point lead and lose to archrival Chicago Bears in the opening round of the NFL playoffs on January 10. A month later, Farr suffered another heartbreaking loss, this time on the frozen tundra Aqueduct racecourse. […]
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 […]
Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher continued his supremacy in the Sam F. Davis Stakes Tampa Bay Downswinning the $210,000 Kentucky Derby (G1) prep for a record-extending eighth time – this year with a runner-up finish in the 2025 Remsen Stakes (G2) Defector . For Repole Stable and Robert and Lawana Low’s Renegade, the Sam […]
The 2025 season did not go so smoothly for Horse of the Year 2024 Thorpedo Anna but when she was pushed to her limits in the Personal Ensign Stakes (G1), fans saw the champion’s heart once again. Appropriately enough, that win likely clinched a second straight Eclipse Award season for Thorpedo Anna, as she takes […]
Last summer at Saratoga Race Coursecoach Kenny McPeek made his debut Taken by the wind a promising brown filly from Rock your world . Despite initially showing some greenness, the filly showed her talent and defied her 13-1 odds to pull away to win the optional 7-furlong maiden race by 3 lengths. Fresh from her […]
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 […]
The first Saturday in January is chilly for a 3-year-old colt Aqueduct racecourse feels more than five months away from the first Saturday in May Churchill Downs. Winning a stakes like the $139,500 Jerome Stakes on Jan. 3 at the Big A can earn a three-year-old some Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifying points, but the one-turn […]
