Fair Grounds Hosts Jockeys Dinner and Awards Jan. 7
Fair Grounds will host its inaugural Jockeys Dinner and Awards Jan. 7, highlighted by a public meet-and-greet with members of the Fair Grounds jockey colony. Proceeds from the evening will benefit the...
Haute Diva Starts 2026 With Upset Win in Cash Run
The 2026 season got off to a surprising start Jan. 1 as Haute Diva pulled a 14-1 upset in the first American stakes race of the year: the $150,000 Cash Run Stakes at Gulfstream Park....
Dark Saffron to Launch New Year at Meydan
An exciting eight-race card brings in the New Year at Meydan Racecourse Jan. 2, when group 1 winners Audience and Dark Saffron are among those who will be in action....
Mucho Macho Man Provides Look at Florida 3-Year-Olds
The Road to the Kentucky Derby will not officially begin in South Florida until the Jan. 31 Holy Bull Stakes (G3). However, the first weekend of the new year will offer an early glimpse of which young...
Explora Opens 3-Year-Old Season in Santa Ynez
Explora, runner-up as the favorite in the Oct. 31 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar, kicks off her 3-year-old campaign Jan. 10 in the $100,000 Santa Ynez Stakes at Santa Anita Park....
Small-Track Hero Sharp Warning Racked Up Wins in 2025
While Sovereignty reigned over North American racing as its earnings leader in 2025, Thoroughbred racing's winningest horse of last year, Sharp Warning, carved out his own distinction far from the spo...
Midwest/Canada: "O Canada"
The Ontario Racing Thoroughbred Improvement Program has been in place since 1974, but it has found itself proving not just more beneficial recently, but also more relied upon....