Horse Racing

The first runner and winner for freshman sire Golden Pal (by Uncle Mo), SKARA BRAE (Golden Pal--Mince, by War Front) was installed for her debut as the 2-5 favorite here. The filly exited the gate in good order and proceeded to make every pole a winning one. Running free down the lane, the 2-year-old won by 4 1/2 lengths over Crossfire (Goldencents). On Wednesday at Keeneland, owners Ten Broeck Farm had the first winner for freshman sire Life Is Good, and they also campaigned Kimari (Munnings) who in took home...

3rd-KEE, $120K, ALW/N1X, 3yo, 1 1/16mT, 2:04 p.m. ET. 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', and Triple Crown nominee TOUCH OF FIRE (Constitution) comes to Keeneland to contest an allowance race over the Haggin Turf Course. The Juddmonte homebred cleared by seven lengths on debut at Fair Grounds in early January, which earned the colt a commendation from this publication for his effort. After finishing as the runner-up in the Black Gold Stakes in New Orleans in late February, the Brad Cox trainee is tabbed as the 9-5 morning line...

There may not be a harder-working man in racing journalism that Nick Luck. In addition to his work on NBC's racing broadcasts, he hosts the podcasts Nick Luck Daily and Nick Luck on Sunday, and has covered major racing events for networks in the U.K. Australia, Hong Kong, and throughout the Middle East. In 2017, he became the BBC Equestrian commentator, and has since covered the Olympia Horse Show, Badminton Horse Trials, Burghley Horse Trials, and the Olympic Games for the BBC. Luck has been named Horserace Writers' & Photographers'...

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame has named its inductees for the class of 2026, and includes MGSW One for Rose (Tejano Run) and GISW Rahy's Attorney (Crown Attorney), according to press release from the organization on Wednesday. Three-time Canadian champion One For Rose was bred by John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farm, owned by the Tucci Stables of Toronto and trained by Hall of Fame Inductee Sid Attard. Rahy's Attorney, the result of a $3,000 mating by a small Canadian breeder, defied all expectations and became one of...

The Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In returns for its 20th year in 2026 and the free entry fees total a record $6.5-million for the top contenders who will earn automatic berths into the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the organization said in a release on Wednesday. The North American portion of the series will again deliver a robust schedule of races throughout the United States and Canada leading into the 43rd Breeders' Cup World Championships Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Winners of 95 qualifying...

Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country. The following rulings were reported on HISA's "rulings" portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU) "pending" and "resolved" cases portals. Resolved ADMC Violations Dates: 04/07/2026 Licensee: Susan L. Crowell, trainer Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone--a class C controlled substance--in a sample taken from America's Honor on 3/8/26. Dates: 04/07/2026 Licensee:...

Tomoya Ozasa's T O Elvis (Volatile), a five-time winner and never worse than third in his eight career appearances at home, will make his next start in the $1-million GI Churchill Downs Stakes on the Kentucky Derby undercard May 2, trainer Daisuke Takayanagi told the Japanese website Sanspo.com on Wednesday. Bred in Kentucky by Jeff and Melissa Prunzik, the 4-year-old son of the eight-time stakes winner Stopshoppingdebbie (Curlin) is currently on a four-race winning streak at home, most recently streaking clear to take out the G3 Capella Stakes (1200 meters)...

The PDF of The American Racing Manual, containing historical data on racing through the end of 2025, is now available through The Jockey Club Fact Book. The 2113-page document, featuring reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty (Into Mischief) on its cover page, covers horse racing from A to Z. It begins with a recap of the 2025 Eclipse Award winners and their past performances and concludes with a comprehensive listing of broodmare sires that were represented by at least one winning Thoroughbred in the United States or Canada in 2025....

According to figures released Monday by Equibase, all-sources pari-mutuel handle fell by 12.35% during the month of March. A total of $816,171,590 was wagered as compared to $931,156,615 in 2025. The month-over-month decline in handle was the worst since December 2024, when handle fell by 14.44%. In the category of average wagering per race day, the figure dropped by 12.01%, from $3,540,519 to $3,115,159. In March 2025, racing was held on five Saturdays. There were only four Saturdays during the month in 2026. With Saturday cards producing the highest handle...

Harnessing some gale force winds at the juicy price of 21-1 on Saturday afternoon, Storm's Wake (Oscar Performance) made her late run a virtual weather event down the Keeneland turf course in the GII Appalachian Stakes, presented by the Japan Racing Association, and did not disappoint her breeder/owner William K. Werner as the filly earned the first graded win of her career. Always entered on the grass, the dark bay began her career last August with a maiden win at Ellis Park, then she cleared an allowance race at Churchill...

The in-form Point Dume (Into Mischief) shipped in from his base at Penn National and lowered the colors of the returning Eclipse Award-winning sprinter Book'em Danno (Bucchero) in Saturday's GII Carter Stakes at Aqueduct. The 7-1 second-longest shot on the board was ridden along from the inside stall and made the running in advance of rank outsider Acoustic Ave (Maclean's Music) through a very steady opening quarter in :23.01 as Book'em Danno, the 4-5 chalk and wearing front wraps for the first time in his career, settled just in behind...

Hat Creek Racing's Percy's Bar (Upstart) has emerged from her comebacking victory in Friday's GI Central Bank Ashland Stakes in good order and will train up to the GI Longines Kentucky Oaks at Keeneland, trainer Ben Colebrook told the Keeneland media office on Saturday. "She will have all her works here," the conditioner said. "She's a Keeneland horse and she has already won at Churchill. We will wait until the last second to when we have to be there." Given that Percy's Bar bounced off the inside rail during her...