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TIMONIUM, MD – “Extraordinary circumstances and at the end of the day, an extraordinary sale,” Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning said at the conclusion of a 12-hour renewal of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale which, seemingly against all odds, set records for gross, average and median. The 2025 Midlantic May sale was upended

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With the marathon Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training just hitting its 11-hour mark Tuesday, the auction had its fourth million-dollar juvenile when bloodstock agent Donato Lanni bid $1.05 million to acquire a colt by Violence (hip 544) on behalf of Amr Zedan. The chestnut, who gallo...

Kia Joorabchian's AMO Racing teamed up with the newly formed Memo Racing partnership to acquire a filly by Girvin (hip 368) for $1.1 million during the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale in Timonium Tuesday. The filly was the third to reach seven figures at the auction and was the se...

Bloodstock agent Mahmud Mouni continued his buying spree at the juvenile sales this spring, going to $1 million to acquire a colt by Into Mischief (hip 334) Tuesday at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. Mouni, who is purchasing horses for a partnership of Libyan owners, also purchased a pair of colts for

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Junior Alvarado was granted a stay of suspension on Tuesday while the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) begins the process for hearing his newly-lodged appeal for allegedly using his whip two times above the six-strike limit when winning the GI Kentucky Derby aboard Sovereignty (Into Mischief) May 3. Alvarado is facing a fine of

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The 2025 First Quarter Metrics Report, released Tuesday by HISA, shows racing-related fatalities largely on par with previous averages. The first quarter, which runs from Jan. 1-March 31, saw racetracks operating under HISA's umbrella report 0.85 racing-related fatalities per 1,000 starts, consistent with the 0.84 fatalities reported through the same period last year. Additionally, this

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Who were the five fastest maiden winners based on the Beyer Speed Figures this week? We counted them down. 5. Varney, PIM, 5/17, 1 1/16 miles Beyer Speed Figure-86 (c, 3, by Vekoma-Summer of Fun, by Include) O-Talla Racing, Spendthrift Farm and St. Elias Stables, B-Spendthrift Farm, T-Bob Baffert, J-Flavien Prat. Yet another first-crop winner

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Who were the five fastest maiden winners based on the Beyer Speed Figures this week? We counted them down. 5. Varney, PIM, 5/17, 1 1/16 miles Beyer Speed Figure-86 (c, 3, by Vekoma-Summer of Fun, by Include) O-Talla Racing, Spendthrift Farm and St. Elias Stables, B-Spendthrift Farm, T-Bob Baffert, J-Flavien Prat. Yet another first-crop winner

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The NFL's Chicago Bears have shifted their focus back to Arlington Heights, the site of the old Arlington Park racetrack, for a new stadium, the Sports Business Journal reported Tuesday. According to the report, the team will not seek state funding for the stadium itself but would “likely seek state funding for infrastructure”. The Bears,

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'TDN Rising Star' Shisospicy (Mitole) will make her next start at Royal Ascot in the June 20 G1 Commonwealth Cup, according to Morplay Racing's post on X Tuesday. The X post also confirmed that the dual stakes winner will run for Morplay in partnership with Qatar Racing. Trained by Jose D'Angelo, the grey won her

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April Mayberry, bidding on behalf of an undisclosed partnership, went to $1 million to secure a colt by Nyquist (hip 79) early in Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. The chestnut colt, who worked a furlong last week in :10 2/5, is out of Deja Vu (Gian...

Larry Demeritte, whose inspiring story of battling cancer and making it to the 2024 GI Kentucky Derby captivated racing, passed away Tuesday evening after a lengthy battle with blood cancer. He was 75. A native of the Bahamas, Demeritte was the first Black trainer to saddle a horse in the race for 35 years. Demeritte's

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On the verge of demolition, Pimlico Race Course's 150 Preakness day card drew $110 million in wagering, an increase of 11.3% over $98,858,918 bet on last year's Preakness program. The May 17 card had 14 races carded, anchored by the Preakness, was won by Journalism (Curlin). The record high for the day is $1...

Neil Pessin, who trained the late Bob Lothenbach's Bell's the One (Majesticperfection) to a victory in the GI Derby City Distaff in its COVID-delayed renewal in 2020, is leaving the training ranks effective immediately. The affable conditioner's final starter was Finn McSorley (English Channel), who finished eighth in a Keeneland maiden special weight on the

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TIMONIUM, MD – After a week of rainy days, it was a picture perfect morning and the buyers were out in force at the Maryland State Fairgrounds Monday, a day ahead of the reshuffled Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. The auction had originally been scheduled over two sessions, but has been condensed into

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The 22nd Annual All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show hosted by New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program is set for May 30-June 1 at Highfields Event Center in Aiken, SC, the organization announced via press release. The largest annual fundraiser for New Vocations, the event promotes the versatility and adaptability of retired racehorses. Many industry organizations like the

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The debate will continue to rage on. Should a horse run back in the GI Preakness, just two weeks after the GI Kentucky Derby, or should they skip the Preakness and wait for the GI Belmont? What's best for the horse? What's best for the sport? This year it was Sovereignty (Into Mischief). He was

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GI Preakness Stakes winner Journalism (Curlin) departed the Pimlico backstretch Monday morning on a van bound for Saratoga, where he will train towards a possible appearance in the third and final leg of the Triple Crown, the GI Belmont Stakes over a mile and a quarter on Saturday, June 7. Trainer Michael Mc...

The 2025 Thoroughbred racing season draw to a close May 14 with the last of a 28-day racing season that saw an increased average field size and strong competition across the board. Mister Omaha, a 3-year-old son of Omaha Beach, was named the 2025 horse of the meet at the Claremont, Oklahoma, oval with a

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Claiborne Farm and Lane's End Farm will return as the co-sponsors of the Former Broodmare division at the 2025 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium Oct. 8-11 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The Former Broodmare division offers a competition avenue at the Makeover for recently retired broodmares to compete alongside the traditional retiring racehorse

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