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Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse has been named the sixth chairman of the board of directors in the history of Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company, Inc., succeeding Francis Vanlangendonck, who is stepping down after 35 years on the OBS board. Vanlangendonck has held the position of chairman since 2022 and succeeded Mike O’Farrell, who […]
Silent tactics will move to the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) on March 1 Oaklawn Park Following his victory in the Southwest Stakes (G3) on February 6, Mark Casse, the colt’s two-time Hall of Fame trainer, said on February 8. Silent Tactic received a preliminary Beyer Speed Figure of 88, a career-high, after his 3 […]
After running an easy second in his first dirt start in the January 3 Smarty Jones Stakes, Silent tactics announced his Kentucky Derby (G1) credentials on February 6 with a hard-hitting, ever-expanding win in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) Oaklawn Park. Although he was overshadowed by others competing in the 1 1/16 mile race, […]
After two runaway wins in ungraded stakes, Strategic risk steps into an esteemed company and finds himself in the $1 million spotlight in the Southwest Stakes (G3) on February 6. Oaklawn Park. Preparation for the 1 1/16-mile Kentucky Derby (G1) was postponed from Jan. 31 due to subzero temperatures in Arkansas. Strategic Risk, winner of […]
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged another 19 entries for the upcoming Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, held Feb. 9 in Lexington. These latest entries are cataloged as Hips 386-404 and include several stakes winners and a half-sibling of the recent Grade 1 winner Skippy longstocking . Leading this latest group is Stormcast (hip 395), winner of the 2024 […]
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 […]
A return to 13 days of rest and a stretch of a sprint to a route turned out to be insignificant obstacles Counting stars who improved to 3-for-4 in the $150,000 Year’s End Stakes on December 27 Oaklawn Park. The Year End victory marked her second stakes victory after racing by four lengths in the […]
Oaklawn Park the 2025-26 racing season kicks off on Dec. 12 with the $150,000 Advent Stakes, the opening marker of a record 62 stakes worth more than a total of $18.3 million this winter and next spring at the Hot Springs, Ark., track. Entries were taken for Advent and the remainder of the Opening Day […]
Class 1 winner Luscious lips returns in the $300,000 Mrs. Revere Stakes (G2T) op Churchill Downs November 28 against a talented group of 3-year-old fillies. The 1 1/16-mile race is one of two mixed-stakes races on Friday’s card, along with the $600,000 Clark Stakes (G2). Lush Lips will race in the colors of William Shively’s […]
Owner/breeder Carl Pollard, who won the 2000 Breeders ‘Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) with Champion Careing, has a chance on September 6 to secure a Breeders’ Cup bench location with Trader Her last foal. Clensing died in 2021 at the age of 23. TraderA winner with double graded stakes for Pollard and trainer Brian Knippenberg, is […]
