Champion Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}--Common Hope, by Storm Cat) passed away suddenly Thursday after a bout of colic. He was rushed to UC Davis Thursday morning where he underwent emergency colic surgery, but the veterinarians were unable to save him, according to co-owner Jim Rome. The dark bay had just recently returned to training after sustaining a hip fracture during the GII Charles Town Classic Apr. 4. (Click here for a video of his final gallop at Golden Gate Dec. 2). "Thoroughbred racing is a sport filled with the...

Barry Schwartz's Japan (Medaglia d'Oro--Maya, by Capote) will stand stud at Waldorf Farm in North Chatham, New York. His introductory fee for 2016 will be $7,500 S&N. "Japan was the most talented horse I have owned in my 37 years in racing, and he was just beginning to scratch the surface of his ability prior to his injury while training up to the [GI] Travers this summer at Saratoga," said Schwartz. "He's a gorgeous individual by one of the best sires around in Medaglia d'Oro, and we believe he had...

2nd-MEY, Dhs125,000, NH2yo/up, SH3yo/up, 1200m, 1:10.87, ft. +POLAR RIVER, f, 2, by Congrats 1st Dam: Bayou Tortuga, by Empire Maker 2nd Dam: Tortuga Band, by Dixieland Band 3rd Dam: Super Fan, by Lear Fan Polar River turned in an absolutely stunning debut performance, trouncing a group of mostly older males by 13 1/2 lengths. Drawn on the fence in the field of 12 runners, the bay filly jumped on terms and argued what appeared to be a good pace while inside of a rival into the turn. Still holding more...

Keeneland has cataloged a total of 1,796 horses for its 2016 January Horses of All Ages Sale to be held Jan. 11-15. The catalog includes 624 broodmares, 181 broodmare prospects, 729 yearlings, 251 horses of racing age and 11 stallions and stallion prospects. The online catalog will be available Tuesday and print catalogs will be mailed the week of Dec. 21. "The January Sale is noted for high-quality broodmare prospects and short yearlings, and it gives breeders some final opportunities to obtain stock as breeding season nears," Keeneland Director of...

Great British Racing International (GBRI), the body set up in order to promote British racing to an international audience, has recently been granted a new two-year funding term after a successful first two years in operation. Carter Carnegie oversaw the implementation of a number of initiatives by the group in his role as International Executive and is set to continue to be involved as a consultant as GBRI enters its second term under the guidance of Operations Director James Oldring. Reflecting on a ground-breaking first couple of years for the...

As suitcases were packed and the European sales caravan prepared to roll on for its annual end-of-season hurrah in Deauville, Tattersalls' Park Paddocks quieted considerably on Thursday after more than 2,000 horses of all ages had paraded through the famous sales ring throughout the last fortnight. Last year's record annual turnover for the company of more than 263 million gns could not quite be matched this time around, but the 2015 tally was still in excess of 262 million gns-- almost 85 million of which was bid over the last...