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The Road to the Kentucky Derby will detour to an all-weather track on February 21 for the running of the $175,000 John Battaglia Memorial S. Turfway Park. The John Battaglia Memorial, held over 1 1/16 miles at Tapeta, is a relatively new addition to the Kentucky Derby course and has been part of the qualifying […]
The Risen Star Stakes (G2) from February 14th on Fair Grounds Race Track and Slot Machines showed a bona fide Kentucky Derby (G1) contender in Paladin whose relentless drive to bring in a freewheeling leader Chip Honcho sent the first to the first of the Derby Dozen Rankings and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top […]
Named the 2025 Virginia-bred Horse of the Year, the multimillion-dollar Gigante tops a line of award winners whose connections will receive hardware for their efforts Saturday, March 14, at Colonial Downs. The trophy presentations will take place on the winners circle stage between races during the prestigious Virginia Derby Day card in New Kent. Gigante, […]
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the launch of the Belmont Park Membership Program, a new hospitality offering that will be available to fans when the new Belmont Park opens later this year. Created to provide guests with an elevated race day experience, a Belmont Park membership combines the traditional atmosphere of […]
Valentine’s Day on February 14 was not only a day to celebrate love, but also a day to celebrate the top performances of horses around the world. After their standout wins on Saturday, Forever young And Paladin both found themselves moving up in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association polls. Forever Young’s repeat victory in the […]
The 2025 California-bred Horse of the Year will be announced at the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting on March 2 at the Le Meridien Hotel in Arcadia, California. The finalists for Horse of the Year are, in alphabetical order: Lovesick blues , Man O Rose And Om N Joy . 2025 […]
The Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby winds back to Meydan Racecourse on February 20 for the Dubai Road to the Kentucky Derby Stakes with a large field but no Six speeds the colt who caused the biggest stir in the emirate this season. Churchill Downs has stepped up the Dubai portion of the series […]
The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, in partnership with the Maryland Jockey Club, will present the 2025 Maryland Thoroughbred Industry Renaissance Awards at a luncheon on March 22 in Laurel Park. The event will take place at 11:30 am in the circuit’s Terrace Dining Room. “This event represents the heart […]
The upcoming horse racing weekend is light on stakes racing compared to what will follow: more than two months of heavy activity heading into the 152nd Kentucky Derby (G1). There is one qualifying points preparation scheduled: the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes, held on Saturday evening, February 21 at Turfway Park in northern Kentucky. The Battaglia […]
