The final results for the Jan. 26 opening day of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Winter Mixed Sale saw similar figures to those achieved during the 2020 renewal with the help of some late six-figure sales in the horses of racing age section.
Welder added another award to his record book the size of the novel "War and Peace." He has added, for the third year in a row, Oklahoma's All-Breeds Horse of the Year, presented by the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission.
In conjunction with Woodbine and Ontario Racing, the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario announced Jan. 26 an equine welfare payment of $1,500 per horse to owners impacted by the early closure of the 2020 Woodbine meet.
Multiple graded stakes winner and millionaire Sharp Samurai has been retired from racing. According to trainer Mark Glatt, the 7-year-old gelded son of First Samurai will make his new home at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, Ky.
Hawthorne Race Course and PointsBet have been approved by the Illinois Gaming Board to open the State's first off-track and non-casino sportsbook beginning on Wednesday, January 27th.
The Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance (ITA), in conjunction with Kentucky Equine Research, will be hosting a free webinar focusing on broodmare nutrition on Thursday, February 4, starting at 7 pm EST.
Zoom Up has been disqualified from a Dec. 19 maiden victory at Fair Grounds after her post-race urine sample showed her testing above the permitted level of a metabolite of acepromazine. Trainer Tom Amoss was fined $1,000.
Short yearling was purchased Jan. 26 for $130,000
Keeneland officials acknowledge that halting wagering on historical horse racing at The Red Mile may be a conservative approach but they hope the stoppage at least creates some urgency among Kentucky lawmakers.
New York State regulators have given final approval to a rule allowing the use of veterinary technicians at racetracks across the state.
Sharing, the winner of the 2019 edition of the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) at Santa Anita Park, has been retired from racing after suffering an injury in a paddock mishap in the wake of her 3-year-old season.
Porter on Pedigrees
The breeder of the late Cambridge Stud sire Tavistock, Henrietta, the Dowager Duchess of Bedford, was determined to ensure she could achieve the dream of racing one of his sons in Britain before the opportunity passed.
McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds announced the first reported foal by its multiple grade 1 performer Solomini is a filly born Jan. 15 in New York at Hidden Lake Farm, which co-owns the stallion.
In advance of the upcoming Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale in Lexington, Kentucky, Fasig-Tipton has announced the following COVID-19 protocols will be in place in accordance with Kentucky regulations.
Multi-champion and 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta has lost the 2021 filly foal by Lane's End stallion Candy Ride that she was carrying, Zenyatta.com announced in a Jan. 26 blog post.
Weekly photo feature
Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Essential Quality, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) winner Fire At Will, and Sham Stakes (G3) winner Life Is Good take the top three spots in the first Derby Dozen of 2021.
Together for Racing International, a global alliance to promote and progress education, community engagement, and career opportunities in the Thoroughbred industry has launched the website togetherforracinginternational.com.
With strong rains predicted to hit Southern California over the next several days, Santa Anita Park has announced the cancellation of racing Jan. 29. The track had delayed entries for Friday while it monitored weather reports.
During a ceremony hosted by presenter Francesca Cumani at the National Horse Racing Museum in Newmarket, England, Ghaiyyath was recognized as the 2020 Longines World's Best Racehorse.
Consignors have weathered difficult year with aplomb
Trainer Joe Sharp said Jan. 26 he will appeal a 30-day suspension issued to him this month by Kentucky stewards after five of his horses tested positive for levamisole in races at Churchill Downs in November 2019.
One year after prevailing in a three-horse stretch battle, Lady Apple will try to win the Houston Ladies Classic Stakes (G3) a second straight year in the 1 1/16-mile test Jan. 31 at Sam Houston Race Park.
Internationally renowned presenter Francesca Cumani hosts the online show from the National Horse Racing Museum in Newmarket, England.
New Zealand Bloodstock owner Sir Peter Vela's decision to offer his entire blue-chip yearling crop for sale at Karaka has been vindicated after his breeding operation, Pencarrow Stud, sold the two highest-priced lots Monday.
Rathasker Stud's Gregorian sealed a first American stakes winner late on Sunday when the similarly-named Gregorian Chant made a rapid move from last to first in the Clocker's Corner Stakes at Santa Anita Park.
Majesticperfection, a grade 1 winner and sire of 2015 Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) victress Lovely Maria who was standing at Haras Rapetti in Uruguay, has died from laminitis, according to Turf Diario. The son of Harlan's Holiday was 15.
Consignment will offer nine short yearlings to two-day sale
Ocala Breeders' Sales held a Jan. 25 under tack preview for the Horses of Racing Age section of the Winter Mixed Sale ahead of the two-day auction which begins Jan. 26.
Grade 1 winner Bodexpress has been retired from racing and will enter stud this year at Barton Thoroughbreds near Santa Ynez, Calif., for $5,000 with a live foal stands and nurses guarantee.
Four Wheel Drive, a son of American Pharoah and winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2T), was bought by the Thoroughbred Breeders Club in Monbetsu, Hokkaido.
Ocala Breeders' Sales will raise the curtain on its 2021 season with the Winter Mixed Sale Jan. 26-27. Despite the uncertainty brought on by COVID-19, horsemen remain optimistic ahead of the auction which kicks off Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. ET.
Veteran stallion Surf Cat, a multiple grade 2 winner and grade 1-placed millionaire and the sire of multiple California-bred champion Sircat Sally, will stand at Rancho San Miguel near San Miguel, Calif., during the 2021 breeding season.
With the future of historical horse racing in Kentucky up in the air, supporters plan to meet Feb. 1 at Keeneland where state lawmakers will discuss legislative efforts at the current session.
Son of Tapit won the Alexandrite Stakes Jan. 24 at Nakayama
The first reported foal by grade 1-placed, multiple graded winner Om was born Jan. 18 at Harris Farms near Coalinga, Calif.
Godolphin's homebred Prevalence and Gary and Mary West's homebred Slumber Party both won their seven-furlong debuts by open lengths this week at Gulfstream Park.
Team Hanley and Parkland Thoroughbreds' Joy's Rocket, already a three-time stakes winner sprinting, will stretch back out to a mile for the second time in her career in the $200,000 Martha Washington Stakes Jan. 30 at Oaklawn Park.
With the Kentucky Derby still 14 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of "All Other 3-Year-Old Colts and Geldings" closed as the 9-5 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
Harold Queen's homebred Big Drama was euthanized over the weekend following complications from a stomach ailment. The stallion was 15.
Owned by Louis Lazzinnaro and trained by Chad Brown, The Grass Is Blue received a well-timed ride by jockey Manny Franco, who piloted the filly to a one-length triumph in her second start around two turns and first with blinkers.
Trainer Tim Hamm said Dayoutoftheoffice will likely make her first sophomore start in either the Feb. 27 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park or the March 6 Honeybee Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park.
Following a 14-length maiden triump Jan. 23 at Santa Anita Park, The Great One will likely point to the March 6 $300,000 San Felipe Stakes (G2).
Zofelle produced a timely tribute to her late sire Zoffany by presenting him with a first notable success in 2021 by landing the Marshua's River Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park's lucrative Saturday fixture.
Keeneland and Red Mile announced Jan. 24 that they will temporarily close their historical horse racing operations. The action comes three days after a court decision reaffirmed the need for legislative action on HHR in Kentucky.
A study published Jan. 12 in Equine Veterinary Journal shows strong potential for the development of a blood test that could indicate whether a racehorse is at risk for a catastrophic breakdown.
Korea Racing Authority's Knicks Go came out of his brilliant victory in Saturday's $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park in good order, reported trainer Brad Cox Jan. 24.
One of the world's most influential thoroughbred industry figures has linked with Te Akau Racing to purchase the most expensive yearling sold on day one of an historic New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale.
With the Chinese New Year just over the horizon, the best of the old and most promising of the new were both on display on a big day at Sha Tin Racecourse Jan. 24.
