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Keeneland to Host Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit
The 12th Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit will be hosted by Keeneland on Monday, June 29, from 8:30 – 5:00, and Tuesday, June 30, from 8:30 – 12:00, according to a Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation release. Both days of the event will be free and open to the public in the Keeneland Sales The post Keeneland to Host Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding…
Witchway First Winner For Haras de Beaumont’s Sealiway
Marseille-Borely was the venue for the first European winner in 2026 by a first-crop sire on Wednesday as Sealiway's Witchway struck in the Jean-Pierre-Joseph Dubois colours. Happy to follow the strong pace under Hugo Besnier in the five-furlong maiden, the 8-5 favourite took control 300 metres from the finish and drew away in style to The post Witchway First Winner For Haras de Beaumont’s Sealiway appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | …
British EBF Renews £2 Million Prize Money Support And Increases Stallion Promotion
The British EBF will once again contribute £2 million to prize-money in 2026. In addition to its ongoing commitment to enhancing prize money, the British EBF is focusing its attention on support for contributing stallion owners during 2026. Emma Berry, Chair of the British EBF, said, “The wider racing industry has been made aware of The post British EBF Renews £2 Million Prize Money Support And Increases Stallion Promotion appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing N…
Louisiana To Divide Yearling And Mixed Sale During The Fall
Breeders Sales of Louisiana will hold its annual Preferred Yearling Sale on Tuesday, Sept. 1 and offer a separate mixed sale on Sunday, Oct. 11, which is a change in the format, the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association said via a release on Tuesday. The move to Sept. 1 puts that sale among the first yearling The post Louisiana To Divide Yearling And Mixed Sale During The Fall appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding …
Inaugural Graves Memorial Thoroughbred Hunter Derby Set For Warrenton
During the 127th Warrenton Horse Show in Virginia the inaugural $5,000 William E. “Bill” Graves Memorial Thoroughbred Hunter Derby, sponsored by Gainesway Sales Company, will be held on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to a press release from the show on Monday. The event will be a two-round hunter derby class at the three foot height The post Inaugural Graves Memorial Thoroughbred Hunter Derby Set For Warrenton appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Resu…
Book’em Danno Once Again Honored As New Jersey-Bred Horse Of The Year
Reigning Eclipse Champion Book'em Danno (Bucchero) has been named New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year for the third consecutive year by the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey, the organization said in a press release on Tuesday. Owned by Atlantic Six Racing LLC and trained by Derek Ryan, the gelding won four of five starts The post Book’em Danno Once Again Honored As New Jersey-Bred Horse Of The Year appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Result…
A Thoughtful Blueprint: Oaklawn Redraws Its Architecture
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.–The mercurial Louis I. Kahn said that, “The sun never knew how great it was until it hit the side of a building.” For something a touch more vernacular, the master architect was still no less pithy when he reminded us that, “Architecture is the thoughtful making of spaces.” Oaklawn Park, ever the The post A Thoughtful Blueprint: Oaklawn Redraws Its Architecture appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Vide…
HISA Tells Churchill To Pay Up, Threatens To Pull Simulcast Signals In 10 Days
In the ongoing battle between HISA and Churchill Downs Inc., HISA fired the latest shot Tuesday, ordering Churchill to pay it $5,024,848.56, plus interest in the amount of $250,631.77. In documents released Tuesday by HISA, the authority charged that if CDI does not comply with the order it will no longer be able to simulcast The post HISA Tells Churchill To Pay Up, Threatens To Pull Simulcast Signals In 10 Days appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and …
TDN Rising Stars to Follow: Part 1
With Ballydoyle's press day having produced a rush of excitement for Flat enthusiasts, there is no better time to revisit some key members of the current Classic crop. With Cheltenham barely in the rearview mirror, the Guineas are already on the horizon with the key trials only just around the corner. Things are going to The post TDN Rising Stars to Follow: Part 1 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.
Breeding Digest: Built For Speed
Rome was not built in a day. So at a time when Derby dreams can only be maintained by one horse dashing those of several others, let's celebrate a revival that should give hope to any now finding themselves obliged to retreat and regroup. This time last year Built (Hard Spun) was slithering down the The post Breeding Digest: Built For Speed appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.
Pensioned Hill ‘n’ Dale Stallion Stormy Atlantic Dies At 32
Stormy Atlantic (Storm Cat–Hail Atlantis, by Seattle Slew) has passed away from the infirmities of old age at 32. Retired from the track with 15 starts, six wins and earnings of over $148,000, Stormy Atlantic initially stood stud in Florida at Bridlewood Farm in 1999 where he would become Florida's champion freshman sire. His success The post Pensioned Hill ‘n’ Dale Stallion Stormy Atlantic Dies At 32 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Resul…
Japan’s Dubai Team Evolving, As Luxor Cafe Withdrawn From Dubai World Cup
Group winner Luxor Café (American Pharoah) and two compatriots landed at Japan's Kansai International Airport on St Patrick's Day, Tospo Keiba reported on Tuesday. Originally slated to run in the G1 Dubai World Cup at Meydan on March 28, the full-brother to dual G1 February Stakes hero Café Pharoah will instead look to targets closer The post Japan’s Dubai Team Evolving, As Luxor Cafe Withdrawn From Dubai World Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Res…
Five Fastest Maidens: March 9-15
No three-figure maidens this week, but the meeting at Colonial Downs featured prominently in this week's top 5. 5. LOVE'M OR LIAM, GP, 3/13-5th, 1 1/16 miles (Tapeta) (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure-81 (c, 4, by Liam's Map–Fly Me to Dubai, by Into Mischief) O-Cheyenne Stable. B-Catherine Hudson, Kildare Stud and Aaron Mulholland (Ky). T-Bill Mott. The post Five Fastest Maidens: March 9-15 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Br…
Orlaith Nangle Appointed New Tattersalls Marketing Executive
Orlaith Nangle joined Tattersalls as a marketing executive last month. She started her new role on February 16 after holding a bloodstock assistant role at McEvoy Mitchell Racing in Australia. Previously, Nangle completed breeding seasons at Coolmore America and Ballyphilip Stud, the National Stud Diploma and also Godolphin Flying Start. Tattersalls marketing director Jason Singh The post Orlaith Nangle Appointed New Tattersalls Marketing Executive appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily N…
An NHC Nailbiter–The ‘Wolfpack’ Becomes an Entourage
Last week, I wrote about the joy of having a “wolfpack” at the National Horseplayers Championship. A group of friends you see once a year, swap stories with, and share the roller coaster of trying to beat 700 of the best horseplayers in the world. This year, our wolfpack became an “Entourage” when Dylan Donnelly The post An NHC Nailbiter–The ‘Wolfpack’ Becomes an Entourage appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results an…
Hugo Palmer Appointed as New President of the National Trainers Federation
Hugo Palmer has been appointed as the new president of the National Trainers Federation (NTF), succeeding Nick Alexander, whose two-year term concluded at the Federation's Annual General Meeting in London on Monday. “I am honoured and delighted to take on this important role at a time when our industry continues to face a period of The post Hugo Palmer Appointed as New President of the National Trainers Federation appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Resu…
Tom Amoss Transitions To Advisory Role As Kinnon LaRose Assumes Stable Reins
Tom Amoss, a fixture of the American racing circuit for more than four decades, has announced that he will step down from his career as a trainer. After a storied 39-year career that saw him rise from the local ranks in Louisiana to the pinnacle of the sport with Grade I wins at Churchill Downs, The post Tom Amoss Transitions To Advisory Role As Kinnon LaRose Assumes Stable Reins appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and…
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society Joins Ontario Racing
The Ontario division of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS-Ontario) has been approved as a member of Ontario Racing, effective immediately. The CTHS-Ontario will represent the province's Thoroughbred breeders at Ontario Racing, a not-for-profit group that serves as the voice of the province's horse racing industry. “We are pleased the CTHS will represent Ontario's Thoroughbred The post Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society Joins Ontario Racing appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbr…
A Total of 1220 Catalogued for OBS Spring Two-year-olds in Training Sale
A total of 1,220 horses have been catalogued for the upcoming OBS Spring Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, which will be held over four days Apr. 14-17. The catalogue is available online at www.obssales.com. Sale sessions will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET. Hips 1 – 306 will sell Apr. 14 with Hips 307 – 610 going The post A Total of 1220 Catalogued for OBS Spring Two-year-olds in Training Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroug…
Mahan The Main Man at The Stand
Heading back to the rostrum from a break, Ryan Mahan was stopped by Wayne Lukas. “This filly coming up, three hips from now,” the great trainer said. “I'm going to put my pen in my pocket. As long as it stays there, keep me in.” “Wayne, please don't do this,” Mahan replied. “This kind of The post Mahan The Main Man at The Stand appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.