Warrior's Club Scores in Commonwealth at Keeneland
Warrior's Club, owned by a group of investors put together by Churchill Downs two years ago, scored his first graded stakes victory in the Commonwealth Stakes at Keeneland April 7.
Lenny Shulman
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Keeneland Officials Plan For Possible April Snowstorm
A forecast of anywhere from a dusting to six or more inches of snow is possible for the Lexington area April 6 into April 7, with Keeneland officials planning for various contingencies concerning a big Saturday race card.
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What's Going On Here: A Talk in the Park
Here we visited stars such as Affirmed and Unbridled, Mr. Prospector and A.P. Indy. But the highlight of the trip was our day spent with the great Forego at the Horse Park.
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What's Going On Here: Santa Anita Snapshots
It almost never rains in Southern California
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Midwest/Canada Regional: Ready for Business
Midwest Equine stands Ready’s Image and Blueskiesnrainbows
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West Coast Regional: Forever Young
Sean Feld gets a lot done in a short period of time.
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Owner Raymond H. Cottrell Sr. Dies at 84
Decorated Army officer Raymond H. Cottrell Sr., a successful auto dealer in Kentucky who owned Thoroughbreds for more than 25 years, including grade 1 winner Prince Arch, died Feb. 5 at age 84.
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Southeast Regional: Sons Shine in Ocala
There are no fancy copper cupolas atop the barns nor grand viewing stands around the training track at Ocala Stud. There is just the sturdiness born of 62 years of breeding, foaling, raising, and training racehorses.
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Southwest Regional: Red River Keeps Swinging
Adcock family continues a winning tradition
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Forever Unbridled Named Champion Older Dirt Female
Her perfect three-for-three campaign added $1,595,280 to her coffers, and Forever Unbridled has now tallied nearly $3.2 million in earnings for Charles Fipke, who has expressed a desire to race her again in 2018.
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Lady Eli Exits Racing on Top With Turf Female Eclipse
Her career didn't end as her connections and fans would have liked, but at least Lady Eli leaves the racetrack for her next career with an Eclipse Award in tow.
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Mott Vows to Fight New York Suspension and Fine
An attorney for trainer Bill Mott said a Jan. 25 conference is scheduled with a NY State Supreme Court judge and lawyers for the state's gaming commission and drug testing director that will determine Mott's path as he tries to get sanctions lifted.
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Multiple Grade 1 Winner Lady Eli Officially Retired
Multiple grade 1 winner Lady Eli has been retired from racing and will be bred to War Front in 2018, owners Sol Kumin and Jay Hanley announced Jan. 16.
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Commentator Olczyk Fights His Way Back From Cancer
Eddie Olczyk, a 16-year veteran of the National Hockey League and NBC's top horse racing analyst for the past three years, is in the midst of fighting his way back to normalcy after undergoing cancer surgery.
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What's Going On Here: Best Friend
One thing about Charles Cella and his most accomplished racehorse, Northern Spur: They both loved running on wet tracks.
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Prominent Ohio Owner/Breeder Elisabeth Alexander Dies
Elisabeth Alexander, who bred and raced numerous Ohio champions and served as president of the Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders & Owners, died Nov. 16. Her Magna Graduate earned more than $2.5 million.
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What's Going On Here: Owning Up
Partnerships have been slighted in the way their accomplishments have been presented to voters. The slightest change in the name or line-up of partnership entities causes each to be listed separately from one another.
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Senior Investment Returns to Dirt in Discovery Stakes
Senior Investment carries highweight of 124 into the Discovery Stakes as he returns to dirt after a summer fling on the grass. He ran in both the Preakness and Belmont Stakes earlier this year.
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What's Going On Here: Holding Court
Robert Courtney Sr., who left us last week at 96, is celebrated not only for his long and distinguished career as a breeder and horseman, but as somebody who was always willing to help the next guy.
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Legendary Horseman Robert Courtney Sr. Dead at 96
Robert Courtney Sr., who mentored generations of horsemen and dispensed wisdom and laughs at every turn, has died in his Lexington home at age 96.
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Dennis O'Neill Dips into Weanling Market for St. Elias
Bloodstock agent Dennis O'Neill, noted for buying two Kentucky Derby winners as 2-year-olds for Reddam Racing, is teaming up with Vincent Viola of St. Elias Stable to buy weanlings for the co-owner of Derby winner Always Dreaming.
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Bittersweet Keeneland Dispersal for Ben Walden Jr.
After three decades in the Thoroughbred business, Ben Walden Jr. is dispersing his stock of broodmares and foals at Keeneland's November mixed sale.
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Kitten's Roar Makes Noise in Goldikova
Opening up the undercard of Breeders' Cup Saturday Nov. 4 at Del Mar, Kitten's Roar stepped away from her field through the stretch to take the Goldikova Stakes (G2T) by daylight over Thundering Sky and On Leave.
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Destin Prevails in Marathon Stakes at Del Mar
Destin, who lost the 2016 Belmont Stakes by a nose, has found a home in endurance contests, as he stepped away from Infobedad late to score in the $200,000 Marathon Stakes on opening day of the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar.
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Cohen Enjoys First BC Starter Itsinthepost in Turf
Jed Cohen's Red Baron's Barn has been a California staple for many years, and it would be his sweetest victory to date if Itsinthepost, owned by Cohen and his son Tim, could upset the Breeders' Cup Turf Nov. 4.
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Songbird Memorabilia Available at Online Auction
Eighteen lots, including shoes, saddlecloths, halter, and assorted other memorabilia associated with dual champion Songbird are being auctioned by her owner Fox Hill Farm with all proceeds going to equine charities.
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Longtime Friendships Boost Paradise Woods in Distaff
The late Herman Sarkowsky, owner Marty Wygod, and trainer Richard Mandella have combined to nurture Paradise Woods, one of the last horses bred by Sarkowsky.
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Forever Unbridled, Stellar Wind Battle Sophs in Distaff
Forever Unbridled and Stellar Wind, who finished behind Beholder and Songbird in last year's Breeders' Cup Distaff, will try to fend off talented sophomores Elate, Abel Tasman, and Paradise Woods in this year's edition.
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Amermans Hoping for Best 'Performance' in BC Turf
On the heels of his third-place finish while facing his elders for the first time in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes (G1T), Oscar Performance has a shot at joining a group of horses that have won two different Breeders' Cup races.
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Fipke Mulls Pegasus for Distaffer Forever Unbridled
Owner/breeder Charles Fipke has campaigned enough good horses to want to strike while the iron is hot, so if stalker Forever Unbridled shows her stuff in the Distaff, he may well send her out against males in the Pegasus in January.
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Highland Reel Aims to Defend BC Turf Against Deep Field
Domestic stars Beach Patrol, Oscar Performance, and Fanciful Angel will have to deal with top European runners Highland Reel, Ulysses, and Decorated Knight in a contentious Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) at Del Mar.
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Decked Out Draws Wide in Competitive Athenia Stakes
An evenly matched field of a dozen fillies and mares will battle in the Athenia Stakes at Belmont Park, with grade 1 winners and up-and-comers facing off in the grass contest.
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Multiple Graded Stakes Winner Irap Euthanized
Reddam Racing's multiple graded stakes winner Irap, winner of more than $1.6 million in his career, was euthanized after developing laminitis, his connections announced Oct. 20.
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Kitten's Joy Relocating to Hill 'n' Dale Farms
Ken and Sarah Ramsey have sold a 50% interest in their turf champion sire Kitten's Joy to John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms, which will stand the stallion beginning in 2018. Kitten's Joy will stand for $60,000.
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Bricks and Mortar Stands Tall in Belmont's Hill Prince
A competitive field of nine sophomores were signed up to go nine grassy furlongs at Belmont Park in the Hill Prince, in which pace, or a lack of it, might proved the difference
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Memories of Silver was Pure Gold for Darby Dan Farm
Memories of Silver, whose course record for 1 1/8 miles on turf still stands at Keeneland 21 years after she set it in the Queen Elizabeth II, was crucial to the survival of Darby Dan Farm.
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Penny Chenery Tribute
Remembering Penny Chenery from our latest issue of the magazine. Downloadable for free. Additional content included.
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Court Strikes Down Indiana 'Claiming Jail' Regulation
Ruling that an Indiana regulation surrounding claiming races discriminates against out-of-state racetracks, a U.S. District Court Judge Sept. 20 found in favor of plaintiff Jerry Jamgotchian, et al., to end the "claiming jail" practice.
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Celestine Heads Talented Bunch in Noble Damsel
A small but talented quintet will contest the Noble Damsel at a mile over the Widener Turf Course at Belmont Park as Time and Motion, Celestine, and Sassy Little Lila knock heads.
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Reinvigorated Rick Porter Happy to be Buying Yearlings
Fox Hill Farm's Rick Porter is buying yearlings again, which is great news for himself as well as the Thoroughbred industry, as the owner feels healthy and happy after a two-year fight against cancer.
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Stone Farm Consignment Shows Top Human, Equine Families
With the benefit of past breeding successes that produced the likes of graded stakes winners Mastery and Ascend, Stone Farm's Book 2 consignment at Keeneland, which featured half-siblings to those two, sold very well
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Claiming Crown Berths on the Line at Kentucky Downs
Kentucky Downs hosts two starter allowance races for horses whose connections are hoping for victories and automatic berths in the Claiming Crown Championships at Gulfstream Park.
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Funds Being Raised for Hero's Statue at KY Horse Park
Industry leaders such as Keeneland's Ted Bassett seek to raise funds to honor Sergeant Reckless, a mare who became a Korean War hero by moving ammunition and troops through mountainous terrain, with a statue at the Kentucky Horse Park.
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Retired Trainer David Whiteley Dead at 73
David Whiteley, son of Hall of Fame trainer Frank Whiteley and a top trainer in his own right, died in his Camden, S.C., home Aug. 12. He trained top runners Coastal, Waya, Revidere, and Just A Game.
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Hendrickson Plans to Attract Next Gen to Hall of Fame
John Hendrickson, a successful businessman who is thoroughly immersed in the Thoroughbred world, hopes to modernize the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, making it more accessible to a younger generation.
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Mohaymen, Red Rifle, Mo Tom Try to Rebound in Alydar
A trio of older horses looking to recapture their mojos will face off in the $100,000 Alydar Stakes going nine furlongs at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 6.
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What's Going On Here: Upset Minded
So what do we make of the beginning of the second half of the 2017 race season, where in the space of one week we’ve seen the defeats of Arrogate, Always Dreaming, Cloud Computing, Irish War Cry, and Timeline with nary a battle offered?
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Breeder, Actor, Playwright Sam Shepard Dead at 73
Sam Shepard, who was nominated for an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and 11 Obie Awards, and who also bred stakes-winning Thoroughbreds, died at his Midway, Ky., farm July 27 from complications of Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Can'thelpbelieving, Dragon Bay Duel in Nijinsky Stakes
Can'thelpbelieving, second last time out in the United Nations Stakes (G1T), leads a short field of five signed up to travel 10 furlongs on the Woodbine turf in the $175,000 Nijinsky Stakes (G2T) July 29.
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Buy Sell Hold, Snowfire Head Schuylerville Cast at Spa
Stakes winners Buy Sell Hold and Dream It Is will be challenged by a full field of impressive 2-year-old filly winners in the Saratoga Race Course opening day co-feature, the Schuylerville Stakes at six furlongs.
