Nominations are open for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds to become eligible for the 2026 Triple Crown with an early $600 payment that is due Jan. 26.

Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital will host the fourth International Podiatry Conference, an educational seminar for veterinarians and farriers April 26-28 at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital on Georgetown Road in Lexington.

Jose Ortiz posted his first graded stakes win of 2026 aboard Golden Tempo in the Lecomte Stakes (G3). Earlier on the card, he also won the Marie G. Krantz Memorial with Medoro. He was voted Jockey of the Week Jan. 12-18.

A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court demands the nullification of a warrantless seizure by law enforcement of gaming machines at Santa Anita Park.

Overall, 160 horses sold for $4,514,500. Twenty-two offerings sold for $50,000 or more. The average price was $28,475, with a median of $11,000.

The Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Angel of Empire sired his first reported foal when a filly was born on Jan. 17 at Taylor Made Farm.

Porter on Pedigrees

Rockridge Stud in Hudson, N.Y., will host its annual stallion show and open house on Saturday, Jan. 31, from noon to 2 p.m. ET.

BloodHorse news editor reviews his initial Derby Dozen and the Jan. 17 Lecomte Stakes (G3) from Fair Grounds.

Coolmore's grade 1-winning sire Henry Longfellow's first foal arrived at Noralla Stud Farm in County Tipperary Jan. 19. The filly is out of the mare Aurora Borealis.