On the Rise: Andrew Fernung
In this monthly BH interview, Karen M. Johnson profiles young racing personalities.
Health Zone: Mare and Foal Health
HAVING A BROODMARE safely maintain her pregnancy until it is time to deliver a hale and hearty foal is a straightforward goal that is not always easy to achieve.
High Winds Cancel Penn National's New Year's Day Card
Residents of Grantville, Pa. will not be ringing in the New Year by watching live horse racing as high winds have led Penn National Race Course to cancel its Jan. 1 card.
ABR's Year in Review: Ten Memorable Stories of 2024
America’s Best Racing correspondent Tom Pedulla looks back at 10 stories that made 2024 a year to toast.
Five G Gets Sire Vekoma Off to Hot Start in Cash Run
Spendthrift Farm's 2024 leading first crop sire Vekoma rang in the new year with his newest stakes winner when Five G soared home by nine lengths in the Jan. 1 Cash Run Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
Mystik Dan, White Abarrio Headline Pegasus Invites
Eight grade 1 winners received invitations to the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 25, including 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan and 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner White Abarrio.
Equine Fatalities Climb in California in 2024
Equine fatalities rose for the second consecutive year at California racetracks and training centers in 2024, with disease and accidents contributing to the increase.
Summers' Cyclone State Makes Stakes Debut in Jerome
Races like the Jerome Stakes are considered preps for the Kentucky Derby (G1). But they are actually more of a test to see if a newly turned 3-year-old has what it takes to be a successful runner in longer and…
BH Interview: Becky Thomas
Becky Thomas on Freud, New York freshman sire Honest Mischief, and other topics.
BloodHorse Top 10: Travers Stakes Top Race of 2024
The Travers Stakes (G1) had it all. An exciting matchup. A thrilling finish. A packed house at America's most beloved racetrack. In years to come it will be mentioned as one of the great moments in the long and storied…