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NYRA Cancels Live Racing Wednesday Through Friday at Aqueduct

on 01/26/2026 5:57 PM

Racing at Aqueduct was cancelled Wednesday through Thursday by the New York Racing Association (NYRA) in advance of forecasted arctic temperatures and extremely low wind chill values hitting the New York metro area. NYRA, in consultation with the Jockeys' Guild, New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (NYTHA) and New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB), will request

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Mating Plans: Brandywine Farm

on 01/26/2026 2:48 PM

Brandywine Farm (Jim & Pam Robinson) started in 1974 in North Carolina where Pam Directed the Graduate Program in Sports Medicine and the Research Lab in Human Performance at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jim is a professional electrical engineer and was promoted to Director of Transmission and Protection for General Telephone

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OBS Kicks off 2026 with January Winter Mixed Sale Tuesday

on 01/26/2026 1:27 PM

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company will kick off 2026 with its single-session January Winter Mixed Sale Tuesday. The auction, with 307 catalogued lots, begins at 11 a.m. and features newly turned yearlings, broodmares, and broodmare prospects. Bidding on the OBSOnline January Horses of Racing Age and 2-Year-Old Sale began Monday at noon and will conclude

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From Last to First, Quality Road’s Greenwich Village Takes the Baffle

on 01/25/2026 7:32 PM

Greenwich Village (c, 3, Quality Road–Houtzen {Aus}, by I Am Invincible {Aus}) not only got his blinkers off and switched surfaces, but also completely changed tactics Sunday in Santa Anita's Baffle Stakes, eschewing his pace-setting and pace-pressing past while opting instead to drop back to last down the ...

2026 Mating Plans: Jarret Prussin

on 01/25/2026 5:19 PM

Jarret Prussin is the Chief Strategy Officer at Ben Crump Law, a firm which is dedicated to ensuring justice for marginalized people in American society. He is also Co-Founder of DreamFi, a financial literacy platform to help people create generational wealth. Prussin fell in love with horses through his father, George, a partner with Richard

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Into Mischief’s Canaletto Dazzles on Debut, Earns ‘Rising Star’ Rosette

on 01/25/2026 4:36 PM

He was one of the supremely well-bred colts set to debut in this contest, and Canaletto (Into Mischief) ran them off their feet, sailing home to 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' honors in a dazzling effort. Breaking well as the 7-5 favorite, he went to the front with 8-5 second choice Spartacus (Curlin

First Foals Reported for Breeders’ Cup Mile Winner More Than Looks

on 01/25/2026 4:33 PM

More Than Looks (More Than Ready–Ladies' Privilege, by Harlan's Holiday), winner of the 2024 GI Breeders' Cup Mile, was represented by his first three foals Saturday, when a colt and a filly arrived in Kentucky and a second colt was born in Florida. Multiple stakes-winning and multiple graded stakes-placed Ed...

Skippylongstocking, White Abarrio Exit Pegasus in Good Order

on 01/25/2026 2:44 PM

Stablemates Skippylongstocking (Exaggerator) and White Abarrio (Race Day) exited their one-two finish in Saturday's GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational in good shape and connections are still contemplating next moves for the 7-year-olds, according to trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. “Nothing's signed yet. Just talking it over briefly, something like the GII Oaklawn Handicap comes into play

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Mack Foundation Delivers 750 Generators to Vulnerable Ukrainians

on 01/25/2026 2:14 PM

Prominent racehorse owner Earle Mack's The Earle I. Mack Foundation, in partnership with Project Victory, has delivered 750 additional generators to communities across Ukraine, prioritizing children and families living in the most vulnerable conditions, according to a press release from the foundation. The generators and heaters, which run on petrol or diesel, help to restore

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Uncle Mo’s Code Review a New ‘Rising Star’ for Late Stallion at Gulfstream

on 01/25/2026 1:55 PM

The betting public couldn't take their eyes off him before the race, and Code Review (Uncle Mo) never stopped going in the lane after posting brisk early fractions, striding home to become his late sire's newest 'TDN Rising Star. presented by Hagyard' at Gulfstream Park. Code Review left the gates as the 3-5 favorite and

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Rispoli Suffers Multiple Fractures In Spill

on 01/24/2026 9:41 PM

Leading jockey Umberto Rispoli, who was thrown from his mount Unconquerable Keen (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}) nearing the sixteenth pole of Saturday's Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint, was taken to the hospital and has been diagnosed with a fractured ankle, tibia and fibula, according to a post on X from his agent Matt Nakatani. “This isn't the

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‘Yippy Skippy’! Veteran Skippylongstocking Upsets the Pegasus

on 01/24/2026 6:12 PM

Entering Saturday's $3-million GI Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park, the 7-year-old SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING (h, Exaggerator–Twinkling, by War Chant) and his year-younger stable companion White Abarrio (Race Day)–the 2025 Pegasus hero–had made a combined 59 trips to the races, good for 22 visits to winner's circles from coast-to-coast and earnings touching $11 million. The now-wh...

Vekoma’s Noble Affair Strikes at Second Asking to Graduate at Fair Grounds

on 01/24/2026 5:30 PM

NOBLE AFFAIR (c, 3, Vekoma–Paden Affair, by Rockport Harbor) was unveiled Dec. 27 at this venue but sprinting on the turf, and ran on well to claim third in a blanket finish after trailing early on from eighth. Moved to the dirt for this second jump, he was asked to navigate a sloppy surface as

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Test Score Leads Home Motion 1-2 In Pegasus Turf

on 01/24/2026 5:29 PM

Amerman Racing's TEST SCORE (c, 4, Lookin At Lucky–Joy Of Learning, by Kitten's Joy) continued a phenomenal afternoon for the newly turned 4-year-olds on the grass at Gulfstream Park, as he emerged from the pack to take out the $1-million GI Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational, just holding off a late surge from his very

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Mott, Alvarado Partner For Another Win As Grand Job Romps In Inside Information

on 01/24/2026 4:40 PM

Jockey Junior Alvarado and trainer Bill Mott partnered up again for another win on Saturday's Pegasus World Cup card as GRAND JOB (f, 5, Justify–Sure Route {GB}, by Ishiguru) romped home as the favorite in the GII Inside Information Stakes. Exiting a non-factor eighth in her 3-year-old f...

Destino d’Oro Runs Down Rivals to Win Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf

on 01/24/2026 4:19 PM

Destino d'Oro (Bolt d'Oro) ran them all down late in the lane to win the GII Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Gulfstream Park. Content to watch the action unfold from the rear of the field as frontrunners posted opening splits of :23.43 and a half-mile in :46.87, Destino d'Oro was called on

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Litigation Back to Winning Ways in Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint

on 01/24/2026 3:29 PM

Litigation (Twirling Candy) posted four victories last season, with three in a row at one point, and he got right back to winning ways in his 2026 bow. Breaking his maiden in the middle of his campaign last year, he picked up two additional wins in succession against allowance company sprinting on the grass, de...

Knightsbridge Wins Battle and War In Fred W. Hooper

on 01/24/2026 3:18 PM

Less than 48 hours after Team Godolphin celebrated Horse of the Year success, among other plaudits, at the Eclipse Awards ceremonies in nearby Palm Beach, KNIGHTSBRIDGE (h, 5, Nyquist–Tyburn Brook, by Bernardini) kept the good times rolling, as he contested a hot pace outside of...

OBS Updates Online Bidding Platform

on 01/24/2026 2:51 PM

Edited Press Release Ahead of the OBSOnline January Sale and January Winter Mixed Sale, OBS has upgraded its internet bidding platform for both live and timed auctions. For new users, please go to the login page bid.obssales.com/login and register to be a new bidder. Instructions for NEW users: Go to the login page–bid.obssales.com/login Select the

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OBS Updates Online Bidding Platform

on 01/24/2026 2:51 PM

Edited Press Release Ahead of the OBSOnline January Sale and January Winter Mixed Sale, OBS has upgraded its internet bidding platform for both live and timed auctions. For new users, please go to the login page bid.obssales.com/login and register to be a new bidder. Instructions for NEW users: Go to the login page–bid.obssales.com/login Select the

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