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BloodHorse has reprised its online year-end survey to ask some of the sport's leading individuals for their opinions on pertinent issues facing the sport.
Looking Ahead to 2026: What's Next for Triple Crown?
BloodHorse has reprised its online year-end survey to ask some of the sport's leading individuals for their opinions on pertinent issues facing the sport.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:00 AM
BloodHorse has reprised its online year-end survey to ask some of the sport's leading individuals for their opinions on pertinent issues facing the sport.
Opportune black type awaits some of the five fillies and mares contesting the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (G3) Jan. 4 at Santa Anita Park.
Thermal Set to Heat Up in Las Flores
Opportune black type awaits some of the five fillies and mares contesting the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (G3) Jan. 4 at Santa Anita Park.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Opportune black type awaits some of the five fillies and mares contesting the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (G3) Jan. 4 at Santa Anita Park.
Nearly may have punched his ticket to the $250,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) Jan. 31, putting away favored Confessional in midstretch and pulling clear to a 5-length victory in a first-level allowance optional claiming race at Gulfstream Park.
Nearly Sizzles in Allowance Victory at Gulfstream
Nearly may have punched his ticket to the $250,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) Jan. 31, putting away favored Confessional in midstretch and pulling clear to a 5-length victory in a first-level allowance optional claiming race at Gulfstream Park.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Nearly may have punched his ticket to the $250,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) Jan. 31, putting away favored Confessional in midstretch and pulling clear to a 5-length victory in a first-level allowance optional claiming race at Gulfstream Park.
Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the Jerome Stakes & the Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct.
Stakes Preview: Jerome and Busanda
Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the Jerome Stakes & the Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look ahead at the Jerome Stakes & the Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct.
Godolphin set a single-season record in earnings as the leading owner for the fifth consecutive year, and Irad Ortiz Jr. established a single-season record as the leading jockey by earnings according to final statistics released Jan. 2 by Equibase.
Godolphin, Ortiz Jr., Cox Top 2025 Earnings Leaderboard
Godolphin set a single-season record in earnings as the leading owner for the fifth consecutive year, and Irad Ortiz Jr. established a single-season record as the leading jockey by earnings according to final statistics released Jan. 2 by Equibase.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Godolphin set a single-season record in earnings as the leading owner for the fifth consecutive year, and Irad Ortiz Jr. established a single-season record as the leading jockey by earnings according to final statistics released Jan. 2 by Equibase.
Diane Crump, the pioneering Thoroughbred jockey whose riding breakthroughs set the stage for generations of female riders, died Jan. 1 at an inpatient hospice facility in Winchester, Va. She was 77.
Trailblazing Jockey Crump Dies at Age 77
Diane Crump, the pioneering Thoroughbred jockey whose riding breakthroughs set the stage for generations of female riders, died Jan. 1 at an inpatient hospice facility in Winchester, Va. She was 77.
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January 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Diane Crump, the pioneering Thoroughbred jockey whose riding breakthroughs set the stage for generations of female riders, died Jan. 1 at an inpatient hospice facility in Winchester, Va. She was 77.
Contenders for spots on Dubai World Cup (G1) night made their case as the World Cup Carnival swung into 2026 at Meydan Racecourse Jan. 2.
Dubai World Cup Carnival Rolls Into 2026 at Meydan
Contenders for spots on Dubai World Cup (G1) night made their case as the World Cup Carnival swung into 2026 at Meydan Racecourse Jan. 2.
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January 2, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Contenders for spots on Dubai World Cup (G1) night made their case as the World Cup Carnival swung into 2026 at Meydan Racecourse Jan. 2.
Multiple grade 1 winner Muth sired his first reported foal Jan. 1 at Gainesway, where the stallion stands for $30,000.
First Foal by Muth Arrives Jan. 1 at Gainesway
Multiple grade 1 winner Muth sired his first reported foal Jan. 1 at Gainesway, where the stallion stands for $30,000.
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January 2, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Multiple grade 1 winner Muth sired his first reported foal Jan. 1 at Gainesway, where the stallion stands for $30,000.
Keeneland announced Jan. 2 three horses in the third round of supplements to the 2026 January Horses of All Ages Sale Jan. 12-13.
Keeneland Announces Three Supplements to January Sale
Keeneland announced Jan. 2 three horses in the third round of supplements to the 2026 January Horses of All Ages Sale Jan. 12-13.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Keeneland announced Jan. 2 three horses in the third round of supplements to the 2026 January Horses of All Ages Sale Jan. 12-13.
FanDuel TV will televise the live announcement of the finalists for the 2025 Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards this Sunday, Jan. 4, at Noon ET.
Eclipse Finalists to be Announced on FanDuel Jan. 4
FanDuel TV will televise the live announcement of the finalists for the 2025 Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards this Sunday, Jan. 4, at Noon ET.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
FanDuel TV will televise the live announcement of the finalists for the 2025 Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards this Sunday, Jan. 4, at Noon ET.
Thirteen years ago, Joe and Helen Barbazon set out to impact Florida's breeding industry
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January 2, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Thirteen years ago, Joe and Helen Barbazon set out to impact Florida's breeding industry
Racing is in mourning for Ian Balding, who trained the legendary colt Mill Reef, after his death at the age of 87.
Balding, Trainer of Mill Reef, Dies at Age 87
Racing is in mourning for Ian Balding, who trained the legendary colt Mill Reef, after his death at the age of 87.
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January 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Racing is in mourning for Ian Balding, who trained the legendary colt Mill Reef, after his death at the age of 87.
BloodHorse has reprised its online year-end survey to ask some of the sport's leading individuals for their opinions on pertinent issues facing the sport.
Looking Ahead to 2026: The Future of the Breeders' Cup
BloodHorse has reprised its online year-end survey to ask some of the sport's leading individuals for their opinions on pertinent issues facing the sport.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:00 AM
BloodHorse has reprised its online year-end survey to ask some of the sport's leading individuals for their opinions on pertinent issues facing the sport.
Letters to the Editor, for the Jan. 1 edition of BH Daily, includes reaction to the Racing Symposium as well as BH Daily's "Looking Ahead to 2026" series.
Letters to the Editor, Jan. 1 Edition of BH Daily
Letters to the Editor, for the Jan. 1 edition of BH Daily, includes reaction to the Racing Symposium as well as BH Daily's "Looking Ahead to 2026" series.
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January 2, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Letters to the Editor, for the Jan. 1 edition of BH Daily, includes reaction to the Racing Symposium as well as BH Daily's "Looking Ahead to 2026" series.
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 Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund.
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 Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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 Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund.
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.
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.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:02 AM
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.
Billy Loughnane has broken a 21st-century record in Britain by riding 222 winners in a calendar year, surpassing Kieren Fallon's mark set in 2003.
Loughnane Sets Modern British Record, Rides 222 winners
Billy Loughnane has broken a 21st-century record in Britain by riding 222 winners in a calendar year, surpassing Kieren Fallon's mark set in 2003.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Billy Loughnane has broken a 21st-century record in Britain by riding 222 winners in a calendar year, surpassing Kieren Fallon's mark set in 2003.
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 youngsters might play a role in the series.
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 youngsters might play a role in the series.
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January 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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 youngsters might play a role in the series.
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Jerome S. at Aqueduct and the Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn Park.
Handicapping the Jerome and Smarty Jones
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Jerome S. at Aqueduct and the Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn Park.
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January 1, 2026 at 10:56 PM
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Jerome S. at Aqueduct and the Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn Park.
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. 3 in the $100,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park.
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. 3 in the $100,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park.
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January 1, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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. 3 in the $100,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park.
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.
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.
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January 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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.
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.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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.
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 spotlight.
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 spotlight.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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 spotlight.
Dr. Robert C. Gardiner, co-owner of Super Corredora, got his latest Breeders’ Cup thrill when the horse won the NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).
TOBA January Member of the Month
Dr. Robert C. Gardiner, co-owner of Super Corredora, got his latest Breeders’ Cup thrill when the horse won the NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).
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January 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Dr. Robert C. Gardiner, co-owner of Super Corredora, got his latest Breeders’ Cup thrill when the horse won the NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).
Porter on Pedigrees
Goal Oriented Carries Influence of Saint Ballado
Porter on Pedigrees
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January 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Porter on Pedigrees