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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 […]
Historical feats are something that thoroughbred enthusiasts love. These moments set new standards by which everyone who comes after (and sometimes even before) will be judged. That makes what Spendthrift Farm accomplished last year all the more remarkable. The stud farm near Lexington is home to North America’s leading sire, sire of the first crop, […]
Keeneland on January 2 announced three horses in the third round of supplements for the January sale of horses of all ages January 12-13: Serve a 4 year old filly from Prince of Cairo where he was an impressive debut winner Churchill Downs at 2 before finishing second in the 2024 Schuylerville Stakes and […]
The arrival of the 2026 foals by this year’s first-year sires got off to a fast start with Gainesway’s Muth he sired his first reported foal on January 1 in Gainesway. The Gainesway-bred filly is out of the winning category Carpet mare Marlinspike, who was also bred and raced by Gainesway. The new foal is […]
Hill ‘n’ Dale announced on December 31 the appointment of Jes Sikura as director of Bloodstock at Hill ‘n’ Dale in Xalapa. Jes recently graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in marketing and has spent the past two years working in the farm’s blood department while still attending college full-time. “Jes has […]
Hill ‘n’ Dale announced the winner of the multiple stakes on December 29 Barnes a son of multiple top sires In mischief is retired and will be serving at stud at John G. Sikura’s Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa Farm near Paris, Ky. Barnes, who showed his brilliance from the sales ring Churchill Downs Unpleasant […]
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 […]
Thoroughbred Charities of America will honor Ken Freirich with the Allaire du Pont Leadership Award and the Delaware Horsemen’s Assistance Fund with the Ellen and Herb Moelis Industry Service Award during the 36th annual Stallion Season Live Auction and Celebration presented by The Goodman Family on Sunday, January 11 at 5:30 PM at Harper Hall […]
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 […]
