In a shock result, Certain Style and jockey Tyrese Cameron were 22 lengths ahead of the competition when they crossed the finish line in the Apprentice Handicap.
ED CHAMBERLIN: It has been my privilege to be a sports broadcaster for 25 years but I can't recall a more difficult day than Sunday at Cheltenham.
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Lecomte at Fair Grounds.
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Tuesday's meetings at Southwell, Fakenham, Carlisle and Lingfield.
Viewers of the Teatime show at 7.15pm were shocked to learn that all three fatal incidents were shown a second time, taking to social media site X to share their disappointment.
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Monday's meetings at Plumpton, Wolverhampton, Leicester, Southwell and Exeter.
Abuffalosoldier had produced an incredible display of jumping and galloping in the Holland Cooper Handicap Chase and crossed the line to a hero's ovation.
DOMINIC KING: The emotion was understandable. This was the first winner to come from Martin's County Meath stables since he regained licence at the beginning of November.
Patience is a virtue and it's being seriously tested at the beginning of the jumps season.
DOMINIC KING: Paul Nicholls had a glint in his eye and mischief in mind as he took great delight in giving the new definition of 'Fergie Time'.
John Dance pleads not guilty to nine criminal charges including money laundering.
Brighterdaysahead beats last season's Champion Hurdle winner State Man by over 30 lengths on the final day of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival.
Galopin Des Champs secures his 10th Grade One triumph after dominating stablemate Fact To File to win the Savills Chase at Leopardstown.
Grand National-winning jockey Daryl Jacob earns a Grand One success at Limerick and reveals he will retire after Sunday's action at Leopardstown.
Shropshire trainer Mel Rowley ponders what might happen next for Val Dancer following the seven-year-old's Welsh Grand National victory.
Banbridge overhauls long-time leader Il Est Francais at the last fence to win the King George VI Chase at Kempton.
Shropshire trainer Mel Rowley's Val Dancer wins the 2024 Welsh Grand National at foggy Chepstow.
Jockey Sam Ewing had his second Grade One win of the Christmas Festival on day two at Leopardstown.
Gordon Elliott's Croke Park hangs on to win a thrilling Racing Post Long Distance Novice Chase in foggy conditions on day one of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival.
Crambo beats Hiddenvalley Lake and Beauport at a wet Ascot to successfully defend his Grade One Long Walk Hurdle crown.
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Lecomte at Fair Grounds.
Tiz the Law, ranked third on the first-crop sire list in 2024, saw strong results during the third session of the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, getting the top-priced yearling colt and filly at $160,000 and $110,000, respectively.
C2 Racing Stable, Prince Faisal bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Antonio Pagnano's three-time grade 1 winner White Abarrio put in his final breeze Jan. 16 for the $3.015 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 25.
2024 Eclipse Awards finalists were announced Jan. 5, 2025. Winners will be announced at the 54th annual Eclipse Awards on Jan. 23 at 7:30 pm ET.
Stud TNT's dominating maiden winner Running Away tackles black-type company for the first time in the $125,000 Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Group 1 winner and champion sire Savabeel is set to be inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame for his contributions to the New Zealand racing and stud industries.
Rockingham Ranch and David Bernsen's 5-year-old millionaire Newgrange has been elevated to the main field on the final invitation list for the $3.015 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) Jan. 25 at Gulfstream Park.
Sales histories for horses entered in Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale being held Feb. 3 in Lexington.
The average and median saw an increase from 2024, with the average up to $48,584, from $47,013, and a 47% increase in the median, up to $22,000 from $15,000. A total of 723 horses sold for $35,125,900.
The 3-year-old daughter of up-and-coming sire Wootton Bassett is a half sister to group 3-placed and group 1 fourth Bajan Girl. There was fair trade for the online sale, 49 lots sold for 371,400 guineas, at an average price of 7,580 guineas.
Darren Yates has revealed that he has sold sensational prospect The New Lion.
Nico de Boinville was in bullish form after steering Constitution Hill to victory in the Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle and his post-race interview was memorable for all the right reasons
Rachael Blackmore will make the trip to Kempton on Boxing Day to ride in the King George VI Chase, rather than staying in Ireland to ride at Leopardstown
Ferny Hollow won at the Cheltenham Festival in 2020 but has sadly died after falling in a chase at Cork on Sunday
Nicky Henderson has revealed his plans for Constitution Hill ahead of the Cheltenham Festival.
In a shock result, Certain Style and jockey Tyrese Cameron were 22 lengths ahead of the competition when they crossed the finish line in the Apprentice Handicap.
ED CHAMBERLIN: It has been my privilege to be a sports broadcaster for 25 years but I can't recall a more difficult day than Sunday at Cheltenham.
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Tuesday's meetings at Southwell, Fakenham, Carlisle and Lingfield.
Viewers of the Teatime show at 7.15pm were shocked to learn that all three fatal incidents were shown a second time, taking to social media site X to share their disappointment.
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Monday's meetings at Plumpton, Wolverhampton, Leicester, Southwell and Exeter.
Abuffalosoldier had produced an incredible display of jumping and galloping in the Holland Cooper Handicap Chase and crossed the line to a hero's ovation.
DOMINIC KING: The emotion was understandable. This was the first winner to come from Martin's County Meath stables since he regained licence at the beginning of November.
Patience is a virtue and it's being seriously tested at the beginning of the jumps season.
DOMINIC KING: Paul Nicholls had a glint in his eye and mischief in mind as he took great delight in giving the new definition of 'Fergie Time'.
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Saturday's meetings at Uttoxeter, Cheltenham, Newcastle, Wetherby, and Wolverhampton.
Sunday at Tokyo Racecourse, Do Deuce held off Shin Emperor by a neck to win the Japan Cup (G1) with pacesetter Durezza third. Saturday, Natural Rise won the Cattelya Stakes, first race on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby 2025. Get the results, charts, and photos here.
As this year ends and we look ahead to the new year, it is time to take a look back at the highs and lows of 2024 and remember those people and horses that we lost.
On opening day for Santa Anita, favorite She Feels Pretty won the Americans Oaks (G1) by 1 1/4 lengths over Kathynmarissa and Medoro. Also on the card, King of Gosford won the Mathis Mile (G2) and Johannes won the San Gabriel Stakes (G2). Get the results, chart, and photos here.
Also on opening day for Santa Anita, favorite Raging Torrent won the Malibu Stakes (G1) by 2 1/2 lengths over Stronghold and Imagination. Also on the card, Kopion won the La Brea Stakes (G1) and J B Strikes Back won the Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes (G2). Get the results, chart, and photos here.
At Sha Tin on Sunday, favorite Romantic Warrior won his third Longines Hong Kong Cup over Liberty Island with Tastiera third. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
Longshot Giavellotto rallied to win the Longines Hong Kong Vase over Dubai Honour and favorite Stellenbosch. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
Local hero Voyage Bubble drew off late to win the Longines Hong Kong Mile by 1 1/4 legths over Soul Rush with Beauty Joy third. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
Heavy favorite Ka Ying Rising held off Helios Express to win the Longines Hong Kong Sprint with Satono Reve third. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
Entries closed and post positions were drawn on Thursday for the 2024 Longines Hong Kong International Races to be held on Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. Get the entries and posts for all four races here.
Photos and comments for 5 of the international horses on Thursday morning at Sha Tin Racecourse prepping for the Longines Hong Kong International Races on Sunday.
The Kentucky-based private-equity firm founder and manager John Stewart, whose aggressive spending and outspoken attitude have made a big splash in the global bloodstock and racing worlds since he entered the Thoroughbred business from scratch a little more than a year ago, is being sued in a New York court by an investment firm that provided initial funding for Stewart's MiddleGround Capital. That plaintiff, Archean Capital Partners, is now alleging that Stewart and other MiddleGround defendants are acting in “bad faith” for purportedly falling behind and refusing to pay $22 million in contractually due revenue shares.
The lawsuit, which was filed Dec. 23, 2024 in New York Supreme Court but had been under seal until a judge ordered it made public Jan. 9, 2025, alleged that the MiddleGround defendants have been “diverting funds that should have been paid to Archean as its share of Defendants' revenue to satisfy Defendants' other obligations or business pursuits.”
The...
A Grade III stakes race that is on the 'Road to the Kentucky Derby' isn't exactly the easiest place for a trainer to start his career, but that's what Nick Vaccarezza, 25, will be doing when he sends out Golden Afternoon (Goldencents) in Saturday's Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds.
The 25-year-old trainer is in this position because his father, Carlo, has decided to step away from training to focus his attention on trying to save racing in South Florida. The situation could be dire because of the tenuous future of Gulfstream Park.
Carlo Vaccarezza is making the move at a time when his training career is pointed in the right direction. Also an owner, he won 13 races in 2024 at 25% clip for his starters. But he is convinced that his son is ready to take over.
“He's ready,” Carlo said. “He's worked for Chad...
The winner of GIII Vosburgh Stakes during the Belmont At The Big A meet last fall and recent victor in the GIII Mr. Prospector Stakes at Gulfstream Park, Mufasa (Chi) (Practical Joke) was reportedly sold privately for an undisclosed amount by Carlos Saavedra and Stud Vendaval, Inc. to Dubai-based RRR Racing, according to a tweet on X by Agentes305.
The post goes on to say the 6-year-old will travel to the Middle East after completing quarantine in the U.S., which was confirmed by current trainer Ignacio Correas.
Mufasa began his racing career as a 3-year-old in Chile before coming to the U.S. where he made his stateside debut at Churchill Downs facing optional claiming company in late June. After running sixth, the dark bay cleared the condition at Colonial...
For the first time in his 17-year stud career, Northview's Great Notion surpassed $6 million in progeny earnings in one year, joining Not For Love as the only other Maryland stallion to hit that mark when the farm's legendary sire did it back-to-back in 2008 and 2009, according to a press release on Thursday from Northview Stallion Station.
Great Notion and Golden Lad, who is also on Northview's roster, ended 2024 as the Mid-Atlantic region's leading general sire and juvenile sire respectively. Both stallions hit career milestones last year.
With 76 winners from 128 starters in 2024 and total earnings of $6,086,941 for an average per runner of $47,554, Great Notion led the region by number of stakes winners with eight. Topping the list were graded winners Coastal Mission and Future Is Now. It was Great Notion's seventh consecutive year as Maryland's general sires list leader.
As for Golden Lad, he earned the title as the region...
White Abarrio (Race Day), a three-time Grade I winner for C2 Racing Stable, Prince Faisal bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Antonio Pagnano, put in his final breeze Thursday morning for the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational Jan. 25 at Gulfstream Park.
In company with regular workmate Silver Moonlight (Liam's Map), White Abarrio went four furlongs in :48.34 seconds over Gulfstream's main track, ranking eighth of 27 horses (video). It was his second work of 2025 following a bullet half-mile move in :47.81 Jan. 9.
“He worked well,” said trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. “I thought it was a very good work. He did a lot last week so we kept him in hand this time, just a little off the horse inside and he finished up well. We never really let him out today. We were very happy with it.”...
A total of 206 horses of all ages have been catalogued for the Fasig-Tipton January Digital Sale, which can be viewed at digital.fasigtipton.com. Bidding has begun and will close on Tuesday, Jan. 21 beginning at 2 p.m. ET.
Among the offerings are 70 horses of racing age and racing prospects, in addition to broodmares, broodmare prospects and newly turned yearlings. Among the covering sires represented are Authentic, Complexity, Epicenter, Girvin, Omaha Beach, Tiz the Law,...
Tessa Walden has always had an interest in trading horses, finding the value in an equine athlete and matching them up with a program that fits their credentials. Recently, the longtime assistant trainer for Brad Cox has turned her passion into something bigger with the launch of Evergreen Equine, a bloodstock agency that focuses on selling horses via digital sales.
“I think one of the most exciting things for me is selling a horse that you are passionate about, because if you love it then someone else is going to love it too,” said Walden. “There are always so many positives you can say about each animal and when you get a really good one, it's such a thrill to feel like you're moving this horse along to somebody that is going to appreciate them as much as you do.”
Walden (formerly Bisha) has worked for Brad Cox since 2016. For many years she oversaw Cox's 2-year-old strings at Keeneland and Turfway, developing champions like Monomoy Girl and...
In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Chukyo and Nakayama Racecourses:
Saturday, January 18, 2025
3rd-CKO, ¥11,850,000 ($76k), Newcomers, 3yo, f, 1400m
TEMPESTARII (JPN) (f, 3, Authentic–Flying Tipat, by Tapit) is the first Japanese-foaled produce for her dam, a stakes-placed full-sister to dual Grade I winner Tapitsfly. The latter, a $1.85-million Fasig-Tipton November purchase, would go on to become the dam of multiple Japanese champion and five-time Group 1 winner Gran Alegria (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). Another half-sister to Flying...
Jennie Candlish is a dual-purpose trainer based in Staffordshire. Her run of form under both codes has been impressive recently have ended 2024 with a winner and starting 2025 with one too. Candlish took some time out of training winners to answer our questions.
What made you happiest in 2024?
Having such happy horses and seeing the yard making such amazing progress, rewarding my wonderful team for all the hard work we all put in.
How do you start your day?
My day starts at 4:45 a.m., seven days a week. I always feed the horses their breakfast, it's a really lovely time of day. This is followed by a huge cup of coffee!
What is the best thing about your job?
Being surrounded by horses each and every day. From a little girl this was my dream, so to be so fortunate to be living it really is a dream come true.
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your...
5th-Fair Grounds, $59,170, Alw (NW3$X)/Opt. Clm ($80,000), 1-16, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:45.59, gd, 1 length.
ENCINO (c, 4, Nyquist–Glittering Jewel, by Bernardini), a late scratch from last year's GI Kentucky Derby, was sidelined since capturing the GIII Stonestreet Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Apr. 13. He was backed as the 1-9 favorite in this return while facing just three rivals. He was sent to the front by Florent Geroux, led through fractions of :23.71 and :47.21, and, after some anxious moments in the stretch, dug down gamely to hold Accretive (Practical Joke) safe by a length. Encino made his first three career starts over Turfway's all-weather, led by a win in the John Battaglia Memorial...
