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Coolmore has bought 1,100 acres of land from Shadwell Farm in Kentucky for close to $50-million, according to a source. TDN understands the deal has been completed. Shadwell was owned by the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, brother of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The farm lies close to Ashford Stud, Keeneland Racecourse and its sale grounds, Lexington Blue Grass Airport, and Calumet Farm.

5th-GP, $84K, Msw, 3yo, 1mT, 2:20 p.m. ET. Over the course of her bright racing career for e Five, New Money Honey (Medaglia d'Oro) collected four higher level trophies--two of which were of the Grade I variety. The second to the races for her celebrated dam, WRATHCHILD (War Front) will carry the same colors as New Money Honey and his older half-brother Nemo (Into Mischief). The first-time starter trained by Brendan Walsh enjoys an extended female family which includes sire Any Given Saturday (by Distorted Humor) and GSW Bohemian Lady...

Newly minted sire Arthur's Ride (by Tapit), who won the GI Whitney Stakes with a 110 Beyer at Saratoga, has his first mares checked in foal according to news out of Taylor Made Stallions on Thursday. The first mare covered successfully is Imimpeccable (Include), who is a half-sister to GSW The Mailet (Rock Hard Ten). Now 13, she's also from the decorated family of Stellar Jane (Wild Rush), Starrer (Dynaformer), Star Billing (Dynamformer) and champion 2-year-old filly Just F Y I (Justify)--all of whom are either Grade I winners or...

The 2026 February Digital Sale closed with gross sales of $5,881,500 for 189 horses sold and the topper was Neom Beach (Omaha Beach) who brought $300,000, the online auction said in a press release on Tuesday evening. The sale opened Thursday, Feb. 19 with offerings which included horses of racing age, racing/broodmare prospects, broodmares--including mares with foals at foot--stallion prospects, 'short' yearlings, and a 2-year-old in-training. Neom Beach (hip 1), a multiple stakes winner, went to Amy Moore of South Gate Farm. The $300,000 sales topper was consigned as a...

The Tehama and Humboldt County Fairs have submitted summer race date applications to be considered at this Thursday's California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) meeting. Tehama's proposed fair racing meet would run from Apr. 29 to May 26. Humboldt's requested dates would go from Aug. 5 to Sept. 1. There remain, however, several outstanding financial, bureaucratic and logistical questions about the proposed race meets that need to be rectified and a tight timeline to rectify them (particularly for Tehama County), according to a racing board staff analysis. The race date applications...

With the GI Preakness moving to Laurel for this year's running, attendance will be limited to just 4,800 patrons, according to a spokesperson for 1/ST Racing. The story was first reported by Matt Hegarty in the Daily Racing Form, who provided 1/ST with a list of questions regarding this year's race. Though 1/ST had turned over Laurel and Pimlico to a quasi- public organization now running racing in Maryland, 1/ST maintained the rights to the 2026 Preakness. Over the two days that encompass the GII Black-Eyed Susan and the Preakness,...

SF Racing & Co. has named a precocious 2-year-old colt Hughes in honor of U.S. hockey star Jack Hughes and his memorable 2026 Winter Olympics performance. The colt, by Into Mischief out of K P Dreamin (Union Rags), is set to join the 2026 2-year-old division of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Signed for $675,000 by Donato Lanni at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale last year, the colt was consigned by Blandford Stud on behalf of breeder Stonestreet. In announcing the name, SF Racing principal Tom Ryan cited Hughes's...

The New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program will move through a period of transition with founder Dot Morgan stepping down from her role as executive director and Anna Ford taking the reins as the organization enters a new chapter. Morgan's personal mission to ensure racehorses a future beyond the track has grown into a national aftercare model in the 34 years since its start. Currently, New Vocations operates nine facilities across multiple states and serves more than 600 horses annually, providing rehabilitation, retraining, and rehoming services to both Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds....

Horse Racing Alberta (HRA) has released its 2026-2028 Business Plan, outlining a clear and strategic roadmap to strengthen, modernize and grow Alberta's horse racing and breeding industry over the next three years, the organization said in a release late on Friday. Through four strategic areas the HRA plan will zero in on enhancing equine welfare and the safety of racing participants, modernizing regulation, strengthening stakeholder relationships and generating long-term economic stability. "This plan reflects our commitment to collaboration with industry stakeholders while maintaining strong governance and transparency for Albertans," said...

The intuitive platform Stallion Match might be based in Australia but their expertise and client list don't emanate from a single national boundary. The site is a dedicated global resource where breeders anywhere can hypothetically mate their mares for free with any stallion on the planet. Matthew Ennis is the managing director and he says that Stallion Match is all about providing fast and practical decision-making support. "Stallion Match was born out of G1 Goldmine," Ennis said. "For more than a decade, we've provided a service where farms can promote...

Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse's two projected starters for the GII Rebel Stakes for 3-year-olds had their final workouts for the Mar. 1 race on a chilly Friday morning at Oaklawn, the track said in a press release on Friday. With Kylee Jordan up, Strategic Risk (Noble Bird) breezed five furlongs in 1:00 just after the track opened for training. Following a surface renovation break roughly two hours later, Silent Tactic (Tacitus) covered a half-mile in :47.40 under two-time Oaklawn riding champion Cristian Torres. The track was fast....

The National Thoroughbred League (NTL) has appointed Mike Monroe as its new CEO, the organization said via a Friday release. The company which is focused on providing an entertainment experience for fans went with Monroe because of his business background. The new NTL head served as the chief marketing officer for Penske Media Corporation and chief marketing officer of Sundance Institute/Sundance Film Festival. Monroe's career also includes senior leadership roles at Forbes, The Atlantic and Condé Nast.