Heating Up the Triple Crown Trail
ABR's Mike Curry looks at horses hitting their stride toward the 2024 Triple Crown.
Real World Aims for Second Zabeel Mile Victory
The Zabeel Mile (G2) gets top billing at Meydan Jan. 5 as Godolphin homebred Real World will attempt to win this turf test that has drawn 13 declarations for a second time.
Valiant Force Makes Dirt Debut in Limestone
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T) runner-up Valiant Force will try the dirt surface for the first time in $100,000 Limestone Stakes Jan. 6 at Gulfstream Park.
See It Again Leads South African King's Plate
Nick Jonsson's two-time group 1 winner, See It Again, leads a 13-horse field in the Jan. 6 King's Plate (G1) at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town.
Popular $4.7 Million Earner Perfect Drift Dies at 25
Perfect Drift, the popular gelding who won or placed in 32 of 50 starts from 2001-08 and earned more than $4.7 million, was euthanized Jan. 4 due to complications from an old paddock injury, according to Dr. Bryan Reed of…
First Reported Foal for Stallion Mind Control
Multiple grade 1 winner Mind Control sired his first reported foal Jan. 4 in New York. The bay filly is the first foal out of the winning Freud daughter Gentle Annie.
Trainer Truman Retires After 60 Years in Racing
A former assistant to the legendary Bobby Frankel and a licensed trainer for more than 50 years, Eddie Truman announced on Monday that he had sent his final horse to the track on New Year's Eve morning at Santa Anita…
Leading Jockeys of 2023: Ortiz Jr. Surpasses Own Record
A year after setting the earnings record, Irad Ortiz Jr. did it again in 2023 with $39,192,585. He led all jockeys in wins, seconds, and thirds. He was also leading rider by earnings for Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course, and…
Catching Up With Old Friends: Welder
Anne Eberhardt visits Old Friends Farm where Michael Blowen talks about multiple stakes winner Welder.
Japan Track Serving as Disaster Support Center
Kanazawa Horse Park has canceled all activity—including its New Year's meet and off-track betting—through Jan. 5. The track officials noted on the Kanazawa Horse Park website that it will be providing refunds after Jan. 6.