Ordos, China – Themed “Touch the World,” the China Equine Cultural Festival concluded its two-day run with racing at Yiqi Racecourse as well as the grand opening of the Ordos Horse Gallery and Manor on Sunday in Inner Mongolia. Spearheaded by Teo Ah Khing, the chairman of China Horse Club, the CECF was created in [...]

ORDOS, China–The 2017 China Equine Cultural Festival kicked off Saturday night with the CECF Ordos Welcome Party. Themed “Glamour Night,” the evening's festivities celebrated the upcoming racing meet Sunday, and both events remain an important part of Teo Ah Khing's vision for bringing racing to China. “With a mantra of 'Bring the World to China, [...]

Last Saturday, Lincoln Collins wasn't in New York for the GI Belmont S., but it still proved to be a highly memorable day. After all, he manages the My Meadowview broodmare band for owner Leonard Riggio, and the number of Classic producing mares in the herd doubled when Tapwrit crossed the wire in front. (Click [...]

In front of a packed crowd, Eliza McGraw was named the winner of the 2016 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award for “Here Comes Exterminator! The Longshot Horse, the Great War, and the Making of an American Hero.” She received a $10,000 cash prize as well as a Tipperary crystal trophy from Shane Ryan, the president [...]

The Consignors and Commercial Breeders' Association (CBA) held its fourth annual Education Symposium in Lexington, Kentucky, on Monday, highlighted by an hour-long toast and roast of Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, which was moderated by veteran track announcer Frank Mirahmadi. Mirahmadi warmed up the crowd by discussing many of Lukas's top runners and [...]

The horsemen aren't the only ones who have an early start to their day as the Keeneland spring meet gets underway in Lexington Friday. Keeneland's executive chef Marc Therrien, now on the job for a year, is also there at 5:30 a.m. to make sure his team is ready to feed the expected hordes of [...]

With their green vests and jaunty fedoras, the Keeneland Betologists have quickly become a new tradition at the Lexington oval. Although their distinctive uniforms might be what initially catch a racegoer's eye, the real purpose of the betologists is to help with education and customer experience, and they will once again be at the ready [...]

Anticipation is building ahead of Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire})'s seasonal debut in Saturday's G2 Apollo S. at Randwick, and while the champion mare is unaware of the pressure surrounding her, her connections certainly are not. Winx is owned in a partnership made up of Peter and Patty Tighe's Magic Bloodstock Racing, Debbie and Paul [...]

Spirited bidding for several young broodmare prospects helped produce strong figures for the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, which concluded its two-day run in Lexington yesterday. Leading the way was Cinnamon Spice (Candy Ride {Arg}), who topped both Tuesday's session and the sale overall when she was hammered down for $700,000. Oussama Aboughazale's International Equities [...]

As expected, graded stakes-winning mares proved to be popular during the opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, which started its two-day run Monday in Lexington with Grade III winner Super Majesty (Super Saver), offered as a broodmare prospect, topping the session when selling for $475,000. The opening session saw 164 horses sell [...]

Seattle Slew, one of the most popular and successful racehorses of all time, left an impression on many people, including American expressionist painter LeRoy Neiman. Neiman, who was known for his artistic renderings of athletes, musicians, and sporting events, painted the 1977 Triple Crown winner at his barn at Belmont Park, and he subsequently wrote [...]

Although the sale topper will always different, there are some things about horse auctions that remain consistent. The days are long, and people get hungry. With that in mind, this summer Fasig-Tipton upped its food game by bringing in respected Kentucky chef Ouita Michel to help with The July Sale in Lexington. The positive results [...]