Like many young athletes, Holy Bull Stakes (G3) winner Nearly's introduction to sports was playing soccer in his field at Wind Hill Farm, adding to the agility and athleticism that has placed him on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail.
Frankie Dettori notched an emotional winner on his final day as a jockey in Rio de Janeiro Feb. 1—and then made a great day even better by claiming the first leg of Brazil's Triple Crown.
Jockey Junior Alvarado, regular rider for 2025 Horse of the Year Sovereignty, is expected to return to action Feb. 5 at Gulfstream Park after being shaken up late on Saturday's Holy Bull (G3) program.
Multiple graded stakes winner Magnitude will not travel to Saudi Arabia to participate in the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) Feb. 14 after developing an illness.
Champion Super Corredora and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) fourth-place finisher Meaning were among a sextet of 3-year-old fillies nominated to the Feb. 8 Las Virgenes Stakes who recorded timed workouts Feb. 1 at Santa Anita Park.
Centennial Farms' Nearly was feeling his oats at Palm Beach Downs the morning of Feb. 1 in the aftermath of his eye-catching 5 3/4-length triumph in the Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 31.
Carrot Club's Strauss arrived in the United Arab Emirates Jan. 31 where he is scheduled to be the first Japanese-trained horse to run in Abu Dhabi during the $1 million Abu Dhabi Gold Cup Feb. 7.
Little Paradise overcame traffic and distance questions Feb. 1 at Sha Tin Racecourse to win the Hong Kong Classic Mile, first leg of the Hong Kong Derby series.