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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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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...

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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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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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 (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 (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...

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...

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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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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The first foal sired by Grade I winner Domestic Product (Practical Joke–Goods and Services, by Paynter) arrived Friday, Jan. 23 at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky. “...

The first foal sired by Grade I winner Domestic Product (Practical Joke–Goods and Services, by Paynter) arrived Friday, Jan. 23 at Hidden Brook Farm in Kentucky. “...

Speed Shopper (Quality Road) made her first start at Gulfstream Park a winning one as she rolled home late to take the inaugural running of the GIII Christophe Clement Stakes on Pegasus World Cup Day. Breaking her maiden last season at Saratoga in her third start coming off a layoff of over a year, the

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Swing Vote (Constitution) went off as the favorite on debut in Hallandale Dec. 28 and hit the board. Serving as the chalk once again here, the 9-5 choice raced behind the speed in the two path as a scramble ensued on the engine up the backstretch. The filly moved right past the 'Insighted' Be...

Santa Anita has nominated five of the nation's top riders, Tyler Baze, Alex Birzer, Julien Leparoux, Jareth Loveberry and Tim Thornton, for the 77th George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award at Santa Anita Park, the track announced Friday. Since 1950, The Woolf Award honors riders whose careers and personal character earn esteem for the individual and

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Calumet Farm homebred SHE BE SMOOTH (f, 3, Lexitonian–Seattle Smooth, by Quiet American) went to favored fellow firster Prom Queen (Quality Road) entering the final furlong of their respective one-mile debuts Friday afternoon at Gulfstream Park and kicked home smartly to open her account at first asking in ...

According to a story by David Grening in the Daily Racing Form, according to trainer Bill Mott, the main goal in 2026 for the newly minted Horse of the Year Sovereignty (Into Mischief) will be the GI Breeders' Cup Classic. Mott said that while he has not yet mapped out a schedule for Sovereignty, he

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While Grade I victories and a 'TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard' nod make for a potent double, Spendthrift Farm's Stallion Sales Manager Mark Toothaker suggests that the defining narrative for Spendthrift's new stallion duo is the surging commercial power of their sires. This year Goal Oriented becomes the fourth son of

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has sent a letter to stakeholders at the Eclipse Awards asking them to bar jockeys Irad Ortiz Jr. and his brother, Jose, from future consideration for the awards after the discovery of a social media video that appears to show the brothers collecting cash in a

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DEL RAY BEACH, FL–Newly-minted Eclipse Juvenile champion Ted Noffey (Into Mischief) drew a small crowd when registering a workmanlike four-furlong move at Palm Beach Downs Friday morning. Campaigned by Spendthrift Farm, the undefeated colt worked in tandem with the farm's Authentic Chance (Authentic). The pair completed the task in :50.81, with the roan finishing slightly

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