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Before watching his horses perform in major races, Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen will often position himself away from the trackside crowd, preferring to be alone and focused on the impending race. He wasn’t the only one dialed in June 27 at Churchill Downs. So, too, was his standout 4-year-old Magnitude , who took charge from the […]

After a decade at Four Star Sales as their director of bloodstock, Ashley Franz will join Warrendale Sales as a bloodstock sales associate, the group announced via press release. “Ashley started with Four Star when she was just out of college and has truly become a very accomplished horsewoman,” said Four Star’s Kerry Cauthen. “She […]

When Dubai welcomed the world to old Nad Al Sheba Racecourse for the first time in 1996, ‘America’s Horse’ Cigar repelled what seemed an inevitable challenge from compatriot Soul of the Matter to help cement His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Makoum’s goal of creating a worldwide Thoroughbred spectacle in the Emirates. The eyes […]

In a display of heart and determination, Explora  secured her first graded stakes win of 2026 in the $750,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3), March 1 at Oaklawn Park, earning 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks, bringing her to the top of the leaderboard with 95 points. The 3-year-old daughter of Blame, campaigned by Michael Pegram, Karl […]

Nine years ago Steve Asmussen brought Gun Runner   to Oaklawn Park for the Razorback Handicap (G3) after a promising 2016 campaign from the colt at age 3 that included a third-place finish in the Travers Stakes (G1), a second in the Pennsylvania Derby (G2), and a win in the Clark Handicap (G1). Gun Runner won the Razorback on his way to […]

For a 3-year-old colt, the first Saturday in January at chilly Aqueduct Racetrack feels a lot more than five months removed from the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs. Winning a stakes such as the $139,500 Jerome Stakes Jan. 3 at the Big A may earn a 3-year-old some Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifying points, but the one-turn mile […]

Liberty National (c, 2, Maxfield–Virtuoso, by Awesome Again) became the fourth ‘TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard’ for his freshman sire (by Street Sense) with an impressive performance at second asking around two turns at Churchill Downs Saturday afternoon. The 4-1 chance was bumped by a rival at the start and found a fantastic spot in a ground-saving […]

Little Red Feather Racing, Sterling Stables, and trainer Phil D’Amato continued their banner day Saturday when Innovative  landed her first black-type stakes win in the $103,500 John C. Harris Stakes (G3T) for 3-year-old fillies. The Harris, formerly known as the Unzip Me Stakes, was recently renamed to honor the legacy of prominent California breeder and owner John […]

Charting a course then declaring ‘here be dragons’ when she made land in the seaside oval winner’s circle, Explora (Blame–Collections Choice, by Bernardini) set sail from the gate and never looked back in a maiden-breaking performance on Sunday which earned her a ‘TDN Rising Star’ flag for her top mast. The heavy favorite established her lead up the backstretch […]

Denise Smith came into The Saratoga Sale, Fasig Tipton’s select yearling sale, with the dream of selling a million-dollar horse, but realistically hoping they would at least earn a half-million dollars with Hip 36, a Good Magic   colt named Alekazam. Should he fetch that price, he would become Mesingw Farm’s highest-selling yearling in their five years of operation. As […]