The connections of three starters in the $200,000 Sands Point Stakes (G2T) are hoping their 3-year-old filly can move forward off her finish in the Winter Memories Stakes (G3T). There's also one that would be quite happy to experience some deja vu.
It takes more than steel and cement to construct a building. For one as large in scale as the new Belmont Park, it requires a treasure chest of money—somewhere in the ritzy neighborhood of about a half-billion dollars—and a ton of support.
A new ratings-based handicap race for Thoroughbred racehorses, based on Equibase Ratings tied to multirace performance, could take place as early as Oct. 24 at Santa Anita Park. Three such handicap races are among 14 "extras" for Oct. 24.
A 20% share in the 2024 Horse of the Year will be offered at Keeneland's Championship Sale Oct. 29 at Del Mar. Thorpedo Anna retires with more than $5.4 million in earnings and 10 graded stakes victories.
As the sport's top runners have already completed their finals preps for the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar, Sovereignty maintains a clear lead in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll.
When Jevian Toledo won the Maryland Million Turf Sprint aboard Had to Have Him, he earned his 19th Maryland Million victory, surpassing Hall of Famer Edgar Prado. Toledo was not done for the day, however, as he added two more stakes wins.
The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association announces the latest class of 15 industry leaders to be inducted into the FTBOA Hall of Fame on Oct. 24 in a private reception with the board of directors celebrating their achievements.
The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association announces the latest class of 15 industry leaders to be inducted into the FTBOA Hall of Fame on Oct. 24 in a private reception with the board of directors celebrating their achievements.
The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association announces the latest class of 15 industry leaders to be inducted into the FTBOA Hall of Fame on Oct. 24 in a private reception with the board of directors celebrating their achievements.
Two 3-year-old sprinters close behind Patch Adams in Aug. 23 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes (G1)—runner-up Captain Cook and third-place Barnes—compete Oct. 18 against four other 3-year-olds in the Perryville Stakes (G3) at Keeneland.
The middle legs of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association Florida Sire Stakes series continue Oct. 18 at Gulfstream Park without the winners of the first legs—Lennilu and Fourth and Central—but with two dozen other juveniles.
The lone graded winner over a one-turn distance, Ragtime headlines a full field in the $400,000 Raven Run Stakes (G2) at Keeneland Oct. 18 that also draws two fillies returning from the May 2 Kentucky Oaks (G1).