Stakes-winning conditioner Kent Sweezey is stabled at Oaklawn Park for the first time since he started training.

Porter on Pedigrees

C2 Racing Stable, Agave Racing Stable, and Ken Reimer's Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) winner Soul of an Angel returned to the work tab Dec. 16 with a three-furlong breeze in :38.18 at Gulfstream Park.

New York State formally began the process of selecting an independent monitor to regularly check on trainer Steve Asmussen's compliance with labor laws.

An effort to keep a regular Northern California racing schedule going will end as the board of directors for CARF voted Dec. 16 to not pursue racing dates Dec. 25-June 10 at Pleasanton.

Steve Asmussen won his unprecedented 19th training title in the recently concluded Remington Park meet and his first-call rider, Stewart Elliott, won his second title in a row.

Hobbs Fall Classic Stakes

The List: An Update and Review of the Top 25 General Sires List Rankings

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced that one lucky fan and a guest will win a chance to attend the 54th Annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards Jan. 23 as part of the Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards Sweepstakes.

The new Maryland Jockey Club announced Dec. 17 that it has hired Dan Illman as director of communications.

The TDN Writers' Room team was feeling festive as we closed out 2024 with a special year-end episode. Presented as always by Keeneland and hosted by Bill Finley, Zoe Cadman and Randy Moss, this week's show features a variety of write-in questions from viewers and some other questions for our hosts ranging from light-hearted topics

The post TDN Writers’ Room: A Special Holiday Edition appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Racehorse owner John Dance has been charged with nine criminal offences in “one of the most serious and largest frauds ever investigated” by the UK's financial regulator. Dance is accused by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of transferring more than £64 million from client accounts of a wealth management firm to fund his “lavish lifestyle”

The post Laurens Owner John Dance Charged with Nine Criminal Offences appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Three stakes wins against fellow Oklahoma-breds and a second in her only open company attempt, earned Miss Code West (Code West) the Horse of the Meeting honor at Remington Park for a second consecutive season. The 3-year-old filly received the most votes in the contentious category following the 2024 race meeting. Miss Code West joins

The post Miss Code West Earns Another Horse of the Meeting Award at Remington appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

In honor of Laffit Pincay Jr.'s legacy, Santa Anita has renamed its long-standing San Antonio Stakes the Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes. The Grade II test will be contested on Thursday, Dec. 26, opening day of Santa Anita' s 90th anniversary season. Pincay will join fellow Hall of Fame jockeys Bill Shoemaker and Eddie Delahoussaye with

The post New Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes Kicks off Santa Anita Opening Day Card appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Cindy McDonald and Michelle Keating have been appointed to the Board of Directors of The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF). McDonald is armed with a background in finance, strategic planning, and community engagement, while Keating offers experience in leadership and community service. As Senior Vice President at KeyBank, McDonald has an background in developing innovative financial

The post McDonald, Keating Join TRF Board of Directors appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Ocala Breeders' Sales Company (OBS) has catalogued 316 horses for its January Winter Mixed Sale to be held Jan. 28 and the OBSOnline January 2025 Sale is scheduled to begin Jan. 23, according to the auction company's Wednesday press release. The mixed single-session auction will begin at 11:00 a.m. ET. and features newly turned yearlings,

The post OBS Catalogues 316 For 2025 January Winter Mixed Sale, OBSOnline Sale Also Scheduled appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Mt. Brilliant Family Foundation has signed on for the third consecutive year as the presenting sponsor for the Thoroughbred Charities of America's (TCA) upcoming 35th Annual Stallion Season Auction to be held Wednesday, Jan. 8 through Sunday, Jan. 12, the organization said via a Wednesday press release. The largest fundraiser for the TCA opens with

The post Mt. Brilliant To Return As Presenting Sponsor For TCA Stallion Season Auction Jan. 8-12 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Tim Layden, Ed Schuyler, Jr., and the late Edwin Pope have been selected to the National Museum of Racing's Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor, the repository for racing's history said in a press release on Wednesday morning. The honor roll was established in 2010 to recognize individuals whose careers have been dedicated to, or

The post Layden, Schuyler, Pope Added To Joe Hirsch Media Roll Of Honor appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Dear Santa, As the clock ticks down on another year we can hopefully all agree that we have much to be grateful for. Racing in many ways seems to have recovered its footing from our headline fatality troubles and we just learned the fatality rate at HISA tracks continues to decline. Who can argue that

The post Letter To The Editor: A Christmas Wish For Our Industry appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

American owner Susan 'Pearly' Fallon, who lit up the Tattersalls December Foal Sale with a 700,000gns purchase of a Frankel (GB) filly out of Archangel Gabriel (Arch), is looking forward to seeing her colours graced on a British racecourse for the first time at Wolverhampton on Friday.  Fallon, who is based in America and works

The post Big-Spending American Owner Looks Forward To First Runner In Britain On Friday appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.