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Minutes after Ethical Diamond (Awtaad) shattered the Del Mar clock in the 2025 GI Breeders' Cup Turf, on-site analysts declared it to be one of the most remarkable wins in the World Championship's 42-year history. The 5-year-old gelding had not just defied his 27-1 odds; he had completely rewritten a cross-disciplinary rulebook. Seven months later, National Hunt legend Willie Mullins is still wearing the quiet smile of a man who pulled off the ultimate heist in transitioning a maiden hurdle winner at Punchestown in February into a Breeders' Cup champion...

James Ferguson has announced that he will cease training at the end of July after accepting an "an offer that, upon reflection, I simply could not refuse" to work in the bloodstock insurance industry with a company operating on the international stage. "Training racehorses has been both a dream and a privilege, and the last seven years have brought me more enjoyment, fulfilment and memories than I could ever have imagined," said Ferguson, who has spent his entire training career in Newmarket. "I want to be clear that this decision...

Donnacha O'Brien can't recall the exact details of his earliest Breeders' Cup memories, but he does have a vague recollection of parading around the racecourse sporting a cowboy hat. That presumably would have been during the 2004 World Championship meet held at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, when O'Brien was just six years old. That year, his father Aidan saddled Mile runner-up Antonius Pius (Danzig) and Turf third-placed Powerscourt (Sadler's Wells). "We've been going to the Breeders' Cup since we were literally kids," O'Brien recalled. "The whole family....

Trainer Jamie Ness, who won his first race at Canterbury Park in 1999, earned his 5,000th win Wednesday at Delaware Park, just moments after he got victory 4,999 at Parx Racing. His milestone victory came in Delaware's Race 6, a starter optional claimer, with Chelsea Wall (Sky Kingdom), who was piloted by recent GI Preakness Stakes-winning jockey Paco Lopez. Ness currently leads the trainer standings at Delaware Park and last year secured his 11th consecutive (and 13th overall) leading trainer title at the oval outside of Wilmington. Ness captured his...

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. Among this week's rulings, owner and trainer Raul Beltran-Moreno has been suspended for 18-months and fined $12,500 after he was found in possession of Pitcher Plant Extract, a banned substance (which goes by the brand name Sarapin) due to its analgesic properties. The suspension began...

The TDN Writers' Room was ecstatic to be joined by Cherie DeVaux, who made history as the first woman to win the Kentucky Derby. The trainer discussed her thoughts on Golden Tempo's performance, what the ride has been like post-Derby and what the win meant to her.

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: 04/21/2026 Licensee: Anthony F. Cunningham, trainer Penalty: A written Reprimand (per 9/26/23 HISA Guidance). Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Omeprazole (Gastrogard)--a class C controlled substance--in a sample taken from Sound Doctrine on 3/20/26. Dates: 04/21/2026 Licensee: Scott E. Young,...

"I just watched the Breeders' Cup as a fan. Now we're here!" Jose Francisco D'Angelo was overcome with emotion as he spoke with Nick Luck on the NBC broadcast from the winner's circle at Del Mar. Some 3,500 miles away in Caracas, Venezuela, his friends and family were gathered to celebrate as Shisospicy (Mitole) claimed the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, handing D'Angelo his first victory at the World Championships. It turned out the party was just getting started. Roughly 30 minutes later, D'Angelo was back in the winner's circle...

There will be no missing Great White (Volatile) when he heads to the starting gate for Saturday's GI Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. Trainer John Ennis reports that the gray gelding towers at over 17.2 hands tall, but he insists that any "Jaws" comparisons are a reflection of his imposing frame and not his disposition. "He weighs a ton, but he's just a big, kind old boy," Ennis explained on Wednesday after shipping Great White in from the Thoroughbred Center for a paddock schooling session. "His demeanor is fantastic. Nothing...

Trainer Cherie DeVaux joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss her Blue Grass Stakes-bound trainee Reagan's Honor, plus a host of other stable stars including Golden Tempo, Nymue and Englishman.

Two-time Sovereign Award winner Fatal Bullet (Red Bullet) and three-time champion One for Rose (Tejano Run) lead the finalists for the Canadian Hall of Fame which were announced Tuesday. The Thoroughbred categories and finalists include: Thoroughbred Builder - John Burness, Dr. Robert McMartin, DVM, Stanley Sadinsky Thoroughbred Communicator - Michael Burns, Jr., Neil Campbell, Bill Tallon Jockey - Richard Dos Ramos, George HoSang, Emile Ramsammy Thoroughbred Trainer - Gerald Bennett, Dale Saunders, Laurie Silvera Thoroughbred Female Horse - Careless Jewel, Hard Not To Like, One For Rose Thoroughbred Male Horse...

Tom Amoss, a fixture of the American racing circuit for more than four decades, has announced that he will step down from his career as a trainer. After a storied 39-year career that saw him rise from the local ranks in Louisiana to the pinnacle of the sport with Grade I wins at Churchill Downs, Saratoga and Oaklawn Park, Amoss will officially hand over the management of his stable to head assistant Kinnon LaRose effective April 1. LaRose, who joined the operation in 2020, has served as Amoss's head assistant...