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Heading into this season’s Inglis Easter Yearling sale, rainy conditions covered much of the Sydney area, but the gloomy conditions outside certainly did not keep many of the game’s key players at bay, with buyers converging from all over the globe for the three-day sale, which kicks off Tuesday afternoon. On hand Sunday and observing...
by Mike Kane Following a spirited, sometimes emotional public comment session Tuesday night, the City Council of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. voted unanimously to support a resolution against the expansion of casino gambling in the city. More than 50 people people took advantage of the opportunity to address the five council members about the three-page...
By Steve Sherack Trainer Simon Callaghan quickly made a statement with European imports–led by the exploits of Grade I winners Belle Royale (Ire), Byrama (GB) and Dubawi Heights (GB)–after relocating to Southern California from his native England in 2009. The 30-year-old is proving just as effective with 2-year-old sales graduates on the main track, courtesy...
by Alan Carasso Well, as it turned out, the winning time did not establish a new track record as originally reported, but the team at Live Oak Stud will take the maiden victory from Forever Loyal (Malibu Moon) all the same. “[Trainer] Christophe [Clement] called and said he was very, very pleased,” commented Live Oak...
by Lucas Marquardt How hot a streak is bloodstock agent Jason Litt and his partner Alex Solis on? Two years ago, at the Fasig-Tipton February Winter Mixed Sale, Litt signed for the unbroken 2-year-old Scherzinger (Tiz Wonderful) for just $16,000, and two weeks ago watched as the upstart filly captured her stakes debut, the GII Santa...
by Alix Choppin The sale of 19 stallion nominations and a luxury safari, held at Arqana to aid in the fight against GDE’s projected dumpsite at the heart of Normandy, proved an overwhelming success and raised €348,500 (U.S. $428,367). All of the proceeds will be used to fund the ongoing legal battle led by breeders...
S’Manga Khumalo had never seen a horse–much less a horse race–as a 14-year-old boy growing up as one of five children in the Durban township of Kwa Mashu in South Africa, a region not necessarily known for its peace and quiet. A short and light-framed young boy, Khumalo was intrigued when his school was visited...
Keeneland Racecourse released its 2015 Spring Meet stakes schedule Friday, with its most-notable change that the GI Toyota Blue Grass S. will be held one week earlier, on the first Saturday of the meet, Apr. 4. The 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-olds will offer 100 GI Kentucky Derby qualifying points and a $1-million purse, up...
It’s no mistake that trainer John Size has won the trainers’ premiership in Hong Kong no fewer than seven times since his arrival on the local scene in 2001, and he has done so by treating each horse as an individual and sometimes thinking outside the box. It surprised some that Size trained Glorious Days (Aus) (Hussonet)...
by Sue Finley photos by Kelsey Riley The world’s most famous racehorse, looking to pull off what would be the world’s most impressive racing feat, currently spends her days far from a racecourse. Instead, she lounges in a paddock eating grass, hanging out with her new 2-year-old best friend and waiting for visitors bringing carrots....
Courtesy Gulfstream Park Todd Pletcher is a force wherever he saddles a horse, but Thoroughbred racing’s top trainer is never more dominant than when he campaigns his high-powered stable during the winter months at Gulfstream Park. The 47-year-old Dallas native has been such a frequent inhabitant of the Gulfstream Park winner’s circle during the Championship...
Courtesy NYRA, Sean Morris Brown is well on his way to the most successful year in his young career, continuing a rapid ascent to training’s elite that began in 2007. The Mechanicville, N.Y. native, who went out on his own eight years ago, currently sits in second in the nation, behind six-time Eclipse Award winner...