Donohoe Strikes for Day 1 Session Topper at Tatts Feb.
Yet another top lot went the way of BBA Ireland’s Michael Donohoe as Tattersalls opened for business for 2023 on Feb. 2.
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NTRA President Rooney Calls for Support of HISA
With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority continuing to face legal challenges, National Thoroughbred Racing Association president and CEO Tom Rooney issued a statement Feb. 2 calling for support of HISA as racing's best path forward.
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Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Tickets Available Feb. 9
The New York Racing Association announced Feb. 2 that tickets for the 2023 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will go on sale to the public on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. Eastern via Ticketmaster.com.
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The Art of Racing Preakness Contest Taking Submissions
Submissions are now being accepted for The Art of Racing, a partnership between 1/ST Racing, the Maryland Jockey Club, and the Maryland Institute College of Art.
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Abercrombie Collection to be Presented by Hindman
Hindman will present the Collection of Josephine Abercrombie, Pin Oak Stud, Versailles, Ky., as the anchor of its Feb. 8 Collected Home auction.
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Levy Board Warns of Risks Facing British Racing
The risks to British racing from the government's gambling review, the rising cost of living and concerns about the sport's competitiveness have been highlighted in the Levy Board's annual report published on Feb. 2.
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Rich Strike Camp Sets Sights on Dubai World Cup
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Rich Strike will be headed to the Middle East for the March 25 $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1), according to trainer Eric Reed.
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Kirkwood Stables Rebranding to Kirkwood Equine Advisory
Kirkwood Stables shifting its focus toward public and private bloodstock purchases, evaluations, and racing stable management, now known as Kirkwood Equine Advisory.
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Foote Steps Up for Son of Sweynesse
Hong Kong buyers were to the fore on the second of three Book 2 sessions of the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale with five of the top six lots destined for the leading Asian racing jurisdiction.
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Frankel's Son Sogann Dies in Accident at Norton Grove
Sogann, the son of Frankel whose first runners will be hitting the track this year, has died at age 7 after an accident at Norton Grove Stud in North Yorkshire.
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Reed Handed Five-Day Suspension for Bute Positive
Kentucky Derby (G1)-winning trainer Eric Reed was handed a stewards ruling Feb. 1 that calls for a five-day suspension to be served Feb. 10-14 and a $1,000 fine.
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Super Chow Aims for Fifth Win in a Row in Swale Stakes
"He's in his best shape ever. He's been maturing race to race. He's been showing a lot of class. From race to race, he's a more professional horse," trainer Jorge Delgado said.
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Atomically Hits Forward Gal in First Outing Since BC
Atomically, three months since making her graded-stakes debut in the Breeders' Cup, returns to South Florida in an effort to rediscover her winning ways in the $125,000 Forward Gal Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park Feb. 4.
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Aqueduct Racing Canceled Feb. 3-4 Due to Weather
High winds, frigid temperatures forecast to impact New York metropolitan area.
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Marketsegmentation, Chez Pierre Star in Tampa Action
Tampa Bay Downs hosts a pair of graded stakes Feb. 4 worth $175,000 apiece on grass, both at 1 1/16 miles—the Endeavour Stakes (G3T) for fillies and mares and the Tampa Bay Stakes (G3T), where an overflow field of males are entered.
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RMTC Announces 2024 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Scientists trained in relevant fields of study such as veterinary pharmacology, veterinary or human toxicology, analytical chemistry, genetics, biophysics, and immunology are encouraged to apply for the Fellowships.
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First Foal by Cistron Arrives at Harris Farms
The first reported foal is a filly born Jan. 30 out of the Acclamation mare Patriot Missile.
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Sam Houston to Resume Simulcasting After HISA Ruling
Sam Houston Race Park, without out-of-state simulcast export of its signal since its Thoroughbred meet began Jan. 6 amid opposition of the HISA by the Texas Racing Commission and other Texas entities, will resume domestic simulcasting Feb. 3.
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Emerald Downs Announces 2023 Stakes Schedule
The 2023 stakes schedule features eight stakes double-headers, the Super Sunday quadruple-header Aug. 13, and a closing day triple-header Sept. 17, featuring the $70,000 Gottstein Futurity for the Northwest's top 2-year-olds.
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Candidate Chases Fourth Win in $175,000 Kitten's Joy
Mark Grier's stakes winner Candidate, undefeated in three starts on turf, steps up to graded company looking to extend his win streak to four races in the Feb. 4 $175,000 Kitten's Joy Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park.
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1/ST Donates $50K to TAA on Pegasus World Cup Day
Since 2012, the TAA has granted more than $28.1 million to accredited aftercare organizations and 15,500 Thoroughbreds have been retrained, rehomed, or retired by accredited organizations.
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Winners of Ontario Sired Reward of Excellence Announced
Ontario Racing's Thoroughbred Improvement Program has announced the recipients of the $200,000 distributed to breeders through its Ontario Sired Reward of Excellence Program.
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Pearce's Reliable Man Filly Sells Harvey on Venture
Harvey has bred and raced horses for five decades, but the larger-than-life industry figure, who owns studs on both sides of the Tasman and Australian auction house Magic Millions, will have a horse trained in Western Australia for the first time.
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Ten Strike Racing Away Quickly in Oaklawn Owners' Race
Ten Strike Racing is atop the Oaklawn Park owner's standings approaching the one-third point of the 2022-2023 meeting that began Dec. 9.
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McNally Hit With 12-Year DQ from Irish Racing
Ronan McNally has been hit with a 12-year disqualification from Irish racing, charged €50,000 in costs and ordered to return over €13,000 in prizes as an Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board committee found him guilty of multiple integrity breaches.
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Sadler First Guest of Season Two of JK + 1 Podcast
In partnership with Qatar Racing and In the Money Media Network, the highly rated show JK + 1 podcast has returned for its second season. Host Jonathon Kinchen's first guest of season two is trainer John Sadler.
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Kentucky Derby Week Tickets on Sale Feb. 2
Tickets for Kentucky Derby (G1) week and the entire 44-day Spring Meet at Churchill Downs go on sale Feb. 2 at noon ET. The 149th Spring Meet at the historic Louisville racetrack spans nine weeks from April 29-July 3.
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Opportunity Awaits Overseas Buyers at Tattersalls
The two-day Tattersalls February Sale kickstarts the sales season at Park Paddocks and provides buyers—particularly those from overseas—with an early opportunity to tap into some lightly raced and unexposed horses in training.
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Dubai Carnival Heating Up at the Halfway Mark
The Dubai World Cup Carnival hits its midpoint Feb. 3 with several of the contenders in four group races looking for spots on the big night in March.
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Poster Girl Tops CTBA Winter Mixed Sale at $70,000
Poster Girl, an earner of $200,192 and third-place runner in the 2018 Senator Ken Maddy Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park sold in foal to California stallion Halladay, for $70,000 to top the Jan. 31 CTBA Winter Mixed Sale at Fairplex in Pomona, Calif.
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Hochul Budget Proposal Backs Belmont Construction Bonds
A reconstruction plan for Belmont Park received a major boost Feb. 1 with release of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's new state budget proposal, which includes provisions to let NYRA obtain state-backed bonds to finance the construction initiatives.
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Kentucky Tracks Report Improved Handles to End 2022
Keeneland vice president of racing Gatewood Bell noted the national handle in October was down 4.9% while Kentucky was up 15%.
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Kentucky Updates Guidance for Shippers From Gulfstream
According to the EDCC website, the horse's trainer or veterinarian must contact the equine medical director, or his designated person, and "provide required information on each horse that is seeking approval to move to the track."
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Helping Hands Propelled Gomez to an Eclipse Award
Jan. 26, 2023, was a day that Jose Antonio Gomez will always treasure. It was an evening with the potential to shape his career and life in ways he could only dream about five years ago.
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Fifth Circuit Again Slaps Down HISA, FTC
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 31 flatly denied a request by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and the Federal Trade Commission to put the brakes on the appellate court's ruling that HISA is facially unconstitutional.
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Belmont Park State Bond Decision to be Released Feb. 1
Kathy Hochul will reveal Feb. 1 whether she supports a state-backed bonding plan for major infrastructure work at Belmont Park—a decision that either keeps alive or places new barriers to a $450 million capital initiative by NYRA.
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Betting Operators Call for Reduced Tax Rate in New York
A top New York regulator said it is too early to tell whether the state's year-old mobile sports betting program—which saw about $16.6 billion in total handle since last January—is having an effect on advanced deposit platforms for racetrack betting.
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Eads Formally Named KHRC Executive Director
After she served as interim executive director for six months, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed Jamie Eads as the executive director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. Her appointment was effective Dec. 1.
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Preakness Weekend Stakes Program Similar at Pimlico
The Preakness Stakes (G1), the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, and the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) highlight a spectacular weekend of racing featuring 15 stakes, eight graded, worth $3.5 million in purses May 19-20 at Pimlico Race Course.
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Arabian Knight Latest Display of Uncle Mo's Dominance
Porter on Pedigrees
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La Brea Top Two Begin 2023 Campaigns in Santa Monica
Fun to Dream and Awake At Midnyte, separated by three-quarters of a length when 1-2 in the Dec. 26 La Brea Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park, square off as 4-year-olds against four other rivals in the $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes (G2) Feb. 4.
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Out of the Gate: Records Broken
Weekly Photo Feature
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Fasig-Tipton Adds 29 to Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale
The recent supplements include multiple stakes winner Miss Auramet (by Uncaptured) consigned by Hidden Brook, and Lemieux (by Nyquist), who is out of the family of 2022 Horse of the Year finalist Life Is Good.
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Fastnet Rock Filly Takes Ellis to NZ$1M on Karaka Day 3
A million-dollar filly by Fastnet Rock brought the curtain down on Book 1 of the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale Jan. 31.
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Dollars & Sense: Fixing Perceptions
Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst
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Curlin Makes History With Three Same-Year Champions
The 19-year-old son of Smart Strike has sired six unique champions with seven total titles.
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Art Collector Top-Ranked Horse in First 2023 NTRA Poll
Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) winner Art Collector garnered first place in week-one voting of the 2023 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, covering racing performances through Jan. 29.
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TIP Approves 6,700 Awards for '23 Shows and Events
The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program announced Jan. 31 it has approved more than 6,700 awards and classes at more than 1,400 shows in 43 states and six Canadian provinces for 2023.
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Bianca Joins West Point Thoroughbreds
Eclipse Award-winning writer and podcast host Joe Bianca has joined West Point Thoroughbreds as a partner account representative.
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Arabian Knight Jousts for Position in Derby Dozen
Byron King's Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.
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