BH Monday: What's Next for the Triple Crown?
On a special mid-week episode of BloodHorse Monday: Louie Rabaut, Frank Angst, Bob Ehalt, and Sean Collins discuss changes to the Triple Crown and introduction of the Thoroughbred Championship Series.
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Ruiva Resurfaces at Del Mar After Royal Ascot Adventure
The globe-trotting Ruiva turns up this weekend in the Sorrento Stakes (G3) at Del Mar for the Wesley Ward stable after an impressive effort in the Queen Mary Stakes (G2) during England's Royal Ascot meet in June.
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Gude Affair Recognized as Sport Horse of the Year
Gude Affair has been recognized as the 2025 Rood & Riddle Sport Horse of the Year Award winner. The presentation of the award will be Sept. 10 during the TOBA National Awards Dinner, hosted at The Kentucky Castle in Versailles, Ky.
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The Jockey Club Notes Efforts to Fill FanDuel TV Void
In case anyone failed to get the memo after many of the presentations at this year's edition of The Jockey Club Round Table focused on building fan interest, Everett Dobson hammered home the message in his closing remarks.
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Thousand Words Sold to Duncan Farms in Ohio
Thousand Words was a $1 million sales yearling that went on to win graded stakes at 2 and 3. The third-crop sire by Pioneerof the Nile is out of multiple grade 1-placed, multiple graded stakes winner Pomeroys Pistol.
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Maffei Optimistic About Raising Interest in Racing
With a July release of plans to launch the Horse Racing League, the team-based league's co-founder Greg Maffei proved a timely choice as keynote speaker at The Jockey Club's Round Table on Matters Pertaining to Racing Aug. 6.
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Twenty Six Black Looks to Land Graded Victory
Roger Cimbora Jr.'s homebred Twenty Six Black seeks his first graded victory as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the Aug. 9 Troy Stakes (G2T).
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Round Table Speakers Offer Ideas on Building Connection
As a number of presenters talked about engaging new fans at the 2026 edition of The Jockey Club's Round Table on Matters Pertaining to Racing Aug. 6 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., marketing expert Tor Edwards noted that young people are aware of racing.
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All Eyes on Trendsetter in West Virginia Derby
Davant Latham's Trendsetter, winner of the Lexington Stakes (G3), aims for his second graded-stakes win in the $400,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) Aug. 9 at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort.
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Nashwa's Dam Princess Loulou Dies at Age 16
Princess Loulou, the dam of classic heroine and three-time group 1 winner Nashwa, has died from colic at age 16, Blue Diamond Stud announced Aug. 6.
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Australian Racehorse of the Year Finalists Announced
Racing Australia has announced the finalists for the 2025-26 Australian Racehorse of the Year awards, with Half Yours, Autumn Glow, Via Sistina, Sheza Alibi, and Sir Delius among the contenders for the top honor.
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No Secret to the Lady's Success
Among Lady's Secret's memorable wins in 1986 was a tour-de-force performance against males in the 59th edition of the Whitney Handicap (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.
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TIP Unveils New Races for Ontario Racing Circuit
The Ontario Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP) announced the addition of four new $150,000 stakes races for Ontario-breds age 4 and older to expand local opportunities on the Woodbine stakes schedule.
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Belmont Derby Rematch Looms in Saratoga Derby
If the Saratoga Derby Stakes (G1T) mirrors the Belmont Derby (G1T), get ready for a sensational stretch battle.
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Brown Sends Out Three in Bid for First Saratoga Oaks
Given all of the major filly and mare turf stakes that trainer Chad Brown has captured, it's hard to believe he has yet to appear in the winner's circle after the Saratoga Oaks (G2T) for 3-year-old fillies.
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BH Daily Letter to the Editor, Aug. 6 Issue
Letters to the editor for the Aug. 6 issue of BloodHorse Daily include a submission critical of the omission of the Preakness (G1) in the recently announced Churchill Downs Inc.-New York Racing Association championship series for 3-year-olds.
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Johanna Walsh Seals Cary's First Group 1 Win
In Beyond the Bidding, BloodHorse sales editor Olivia Newman takes a look at notable trends, accomplishments, and personalities around the North American sales scene.
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Casse, Nitrogen Embrace a Challenge in Spa's Whitney
There will be a touch of nostalgia attached to the Aug. 8 Whitney Stakes (G1) thanks to trainer Mark Casse and D. J. Stable's brilliant 4-year-old filly Nitrogen.
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Pacific Avenue Scratched From Saratoga Derby
Godolphin's Charlie Appleby-trained Pacific Avenue sustained an injury to his right foreleg the morning of Aug. 5 during routine exercise at Saratoga Race Course and has been scratched from the Aug. 8 $750,000 Saratoga Derby (G1).
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Rebel's Romance Brother Fortitudine Wows on Debut
Fortitudine made a striking start to his career Aug. 5 at Kempton Park, when the full brother to Rebel's Romance demolished his rivals by 21 lengths in the 1 3/8-mile novice on the all-weather surface.
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Deterministic Chases Second Straight Fourstardave Win
Deterministic aims to win his second consecutive Fourstardave Stakes (G1T) and extend his win streak to six Aug. 8 when he faces a rematch with Rhetorical and a tough field in the $750,000 contest at Saratoga Race Course.
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Kentucky Oaks Alum Explora Seeks to Ace Test
After being a leading contender throughout the Road to the Kentucky Oaks, Explora could earn her first grade 1 victory sprinting if she wins the $500,000 Test Stakes (G1) Aug. 8 at Saratoga Race Course.
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Take A Breath Aims to Defend Home Turf in Yellow Ribbon
Take A Breath heads the home team contingent against an eastern invasion in the $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes (G2T) Aug. 8, going a mile and one-sixteenth on the Del Mar turf course.
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Maryland Touts New Preakness Date, Community Approach
A landmark week for the Triple Crown and the North American 3-year-old division continued Aug. 5 when the new version of the Maryland Jockey Club announced a date change for its most important race, the Preakness Stakes (G1).
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Touch of Fire Favored in Nine-Horse Hall of Fame Stakes
All nine entrants in the 1-mile National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (G2T) are cutting back in distance Aug. 7 at Saratoga Race Course, a move trainer Brad Cox hopes is beneficial for Touch of Fire.
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Smart Uncle Surprises Fisher With Smithwick Win
Hall of Fame trainer Jack Fisher finished first and third in the $150,000 A. P. Smithwick Memorial Handicap (NSA-1) Aug. 5 at Saratoga Race Course, taking the triumph with Smart Uncle.
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Velazquez Named Jockey of the Week
Hall of Famer John Velazquez secured his 800th North American graded stakes win July 31 at Saratoga Race Course in the Amsterdam Stakes (G2) aboard Local Knowledge.
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NBC Sports Extends Agreement to Cover Preakness Stakes
NBC Sports will continue to present the Preakness Stakes (G1) on NBC and Peacock through 2032, as the Maryland Jockey Club and NBC Sports announced Aug. 5 a multiyear extension of their partnership.
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Preakness Stakes Date to Move to Fourth Sunday of May
The 2027 date of the Preakness Stakes (G1) will be moved forward eight days from its traditional third Saturday in May to Sunday, May 23, as a new version of the Maryland Jockey Club plots a new path forward for its most important race.
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Celeron Seeks Breeders' Cup Bid in Phoenix Stakes
Impressive Railway Stakes (G2) winner Celeron is set for three big assignments in the coming months as Michael O'Callaghan gears him up for the Aug. 9 Phoenix Stakes (G1) at the Curragh.
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TAA Highlights Saratoga, Fasig-Tipton Initiatives
Fasig-Tipton and NYRA will show their continued support for the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance by helping showcase the organization's mission to fans and buyers at both The Saratoga Sale and Whitney Stakes (G1) weekend at Saratoga Race Course.
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At a Glance Handicapping Preview of Fourstardave Stakes
An accomplished field of seven are expected to line up for the Aug, 8 Fourstardave Stakes (G1T) at Saratoga Race Course, highlighted by multiple graded stakes winners Zulu Kingdom and Deterministic.
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FanDuel Parent Company to See Change in Leadership
Flutter Entertainment, which in the United States operates the FanDuel sports and horse race betting app, announced Aug 5. that Dan Taylor will be appointed group CEO, effective Oct. 1, when he will also join Flutter's board of directors.
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Live Coverage Plans for Big Week of Races, Events
Coverage of the Thoroughbred industry expands in the days ahead as BloodHorse and other outlets plan livestreams of big industry events. On the racing side, FOX will cover an especially strong edition of the Whitney Stakes (G1) Aug. 8 at Saratoga.
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Twinkle Town Brings Attention to Take Charge Indy
In this week's Porter on Pedigrees, Saratoga Special Stakes (G2) winner Twinkle Town shines a spotlight on WinStar Farm's repatriated sire Take Charge Indy.
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Podcast Playback: Quotes of Interest, July 29-Aug. 4
The Thoroughbred Championship Series is a hot topic on podcasts this week; as well as the death of horse whisperer Monty Roberts.
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Magnitude Tops Stellar Field of Eight in Whitney
Magnitude is coming off an impressive 1 1/4-length victory in the June 27 Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs and now heads into the Aug. 8 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
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Albarado, Who Guided Curlin to Two Top Campaigns, Dies
Jockey Robby Albarado, the regular rider on Horses of the Year Curlin and Mineshaft, has died at the age of 52.
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PTHA Announces Per Start Bonus Initiative Program
The Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association announces the PTHA Per Start Bonus Initiative Program, a new incentive designed to encourage more participation in overnight races at Parx Racing during the late summer racing schedule.
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Bankrupt Hawthorne Applies for 2027 Live Racing Dates
Hawthorne Race Course, bankrupt and one deadline away from being sold for demolition, has applied for 2027 racing dates.
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Life Changing, Voyager Impress at Saratoga
A pair of nicely bred juvenile fillies in Life Changing and Voyager have been named BloodHorse Maiden Watch Hot Prospects following their impressive victories in the past week at Saratoga Race Course.
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Equinox Filly Among Tattersalls October Offerings
Siblings to some of the breakout stars of the 2026 flat season are among a blockbuster 469 lots cataloged for Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, the highest-profile auction of its kind in Europe.
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Burnham Square Rises Into Top 10 in NTRA Weekly Poll
Arlington Million Stakes (G1T) winner Burnham Square rises to sixth place in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's weekly Top Thoroughbred Poll.
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RTCA White Horse Award Accepting Nominations
For many years, the RTCA White Horse Award has recognized extraordinary and heroic acts of courage, compassion, and heroism within the horse racing community. Nominations for the 2026 award are open through Aug. 21.
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Filly and Mare Sprint Added to Nov. 14 Claiming Crown
The $100,000 Claiming Crown Empress will be for filly and mare sprinters that have raced for a $16,000 claiming price or less in 2025-26. The distance is 6 furlongs.
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Qatar Racing to Sponsor British Champions Day
While sponsoring British Champions Day since 2011, QIPCO will transfer the sponsorship to Qatar Racing for the next three years. Qatar Racing will look to expand its international racing, bloodstock, and breeding interests as the new title sponsor.
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On the Rise: Bella Rodrigues
In this monthly BH interview, Karen M. Johnson profiles young racing personalities.
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PA Supreme Court Protects State Racinos, Horse Racing
Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst, presented by the NTRA, examines a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that found games of skill operating in the state illegal. The decision figures to benefit Thoroughbred racing.
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BH Monday: Nitrogen Tackles Boys in Stellar Whitney
On the Aug. 3 episode of BloodHorse Monday: D. J. Stable's Jonathan Green on running Nitrogen against the boys in the Whitney Stakes (G1), Todd Pletcher speaks about Renegade's Jim Dandy (G2) win, and we react to the Thoroughbred Championship Series.
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New 3-Year-Old Series Brings Excitement, Concerns
In outlining a lucrative six-race series for 3-year-olds that will include the Kentucky Derby (G1), Belmont Stakes (G1), and a new championship race, executives from CDI and NYRA express hope that the new series will draw more attention to racing.
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