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Schickedanz Top Owner by Wins; Godolphin by Earnings
on 01/06/2026 7:10 PM
For the third consecutive year, Bruno Schickedanz topped North American owners by victories with his stable accumulating 151 wins from 1,138 starts in 2025. Godolphin reigned supreme, topping the owner charts by earnings for the fifth year.
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Ottinho, Half Brother to Gun Runner, Scores at Aqueduct
on 01/06/2026 5:04 PM
Three Chimneys Farm's homebred Ottinho, a half brother to 2017 Horse of the Year and leading sire Gun Runner, scored in a maiden special weight Dec. 31 at Aqueduct Racetrack. The son of Quality Road prevailed by a head over stablemate Hadrian's Wall.
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NTRA Opens Fan Voting for Moment of the Year
on 01/06/2026 2:57 PM
Eleven of the most memorable events from Thoroughbred racing in North America last year have been nominated for the 2025 FanDuel Racing NTRA Moment of the Year, a distinction determined by fan voting and recognized at the annual Eclipse Awards.
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NTRA Opens Fan Voting for Moment of the Year
on 01/06/2026 2:57 PM
Eleven of the most memorable events from Thoroughbred racing in North America last year have been nominated for the 2025 FanDuel Racing NTRA Moment of the Year, a distinction determined by fan voting and recognized at the annual Eclipse Awards.
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Rescheduled Santa Anita Races Top Week's TV Schedule
on 01/06/2026 9:36 AM
This week's racing on radio, television, and streaming schedule as compiled by America's Best Racing.
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No Race Targets Yet As Sovereignty Moves to Florida
on 01/05/2026 6:14 PM
Speaking on the Jan. 5 episode of BloodHorse Monday, Godolphin USA director of bloodstock Michael Banahan said the only race definitively on Sovereignty's radar so far this year is the Oct. 31 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland.
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BH Monday: Banahan on Sovereignty Return Decision
on 01/05/2026 6:14 PM
On the Jan. 5 episode of BloodHorse Monday, Godolphin USA director of bloodstock Michael Banahan discusses the decision to bring Sovereignty back in 2026 for a 4-year-old campaign.
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Fewer Race Days, Number of Races Depress 2025 Handle
on 01/05/2026 5:10 PM
The number of race days in the United States fell 5.2% in 2025 and the number of races dropped 4.7% to 29,401, which is the first time races have been below 30,000 since the mid-1950s.
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Ortiz Jr. Continues to Build Legendary Career
on 01/04/2026 7:31 PM
Irad Ortiz Jr. may be just 33 but, as he finished atop the North American wins and earnings leaderboard yet again in 2025, he is already solidifying his legacy as one of the all-time great riders.
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Fire and Wine a Special Winner for His Breeders
on 01/04/2026 6:25 PM
More than a decade after Robert Marzilli purchased eventual Canadian champion Caren from the Everatts of Shannondoe Farm, the team bred their first stakes winner together when Fire and Wine won the Coronation Futurity at Woodbine Nov. 29.
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Trainer Cappellucci Wins 1,000th Race at Sam Houston
on 01/04/2026 6:25 PM
Trainer Dick Cappellucci saddled his 1,000th career winner Jan. 4 when One Time Mark won the fifth race at Sam Houston Race Park.
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Brown Targets Risen Star with Remsen Winner Paladin
on 01/04/2026 5:21 PM
Trainer Chad Brown is targeting the Risen Star Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 14 with Remsen Stakes (G2) winner Paladin.
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2025 Eclipse Award Finalists Announced
on 01/04/2026 1:09 PM
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters announced Jan. 4 the finalists for the 2025 Eclipse Awards, recognizing excellence through the past year in Thoroughbred racing.
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Santa Anita Cancels Jan. 4 Card as Storm Nears End
on 01/04/2026 12:06 PM
Santa Anita Park has canceled live racing Jan. 4 as the final round of strong storms pushes out of the Southern California area.
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Strategic Risk Delivers Big Smarty Jones Win for Oxley
on 01/03/2026 7:41 PM
Strategic Risk launched a sustained rally into the far turn that would see him seize the lead near the quarter pole, draw clear in early stretch, and cruise to a 4 1/2-length score in the $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes Jan. 3 at Oaklawn Park.
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Tappan Street Works for Pegasus World Cup Invitational
on 01/03/2026 6:33 PM
Florida Derby (G1) winner Tappan Street, who successfully returned from an eight-month layoff to win Dec. 19 at Gulfstream Park, worked for the first time since that victory Jan. 3 in preparation for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) Jan. 24.
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Commandment Dominates in Mucho Macho Man Stakes
on 01/03/2026 6:33 PM
The Jan. 3 Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park suggests the following: Thou shall not underestimate Commandment on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail.
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Sister Troienne Extends Win Streak in Ginger Brew
on 01/03/2026 4:26 PM
In the kickoff of stakes action Jan. 3 at Gulfstream Park, Sister Troienne easily dispatched five other 3-year-old fillies to post a comfortable victory in the $157,500 Ginger Brew Stakes.
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My World Posts Third Straight Win in Big A's Jerome
on 01/03/2026 4:26 PM
For a 3-year-old colt, the first Saturday in January at chilly Aqueduct Racetrack is a lot more than five months removed from the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs.
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Connections Hope Thermal Heats Up in Las Flores Stakes
on 01/03/2026 2:13 PM
Opportune black type awaits some of the five fillies and mares contesting the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (G3) Jan. 4 at Santa Anita Park.
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