3 Things You Might Not Know About: Coal Battle

Retired jockey Ron Turcotte, remembered for riding Secretariat to win the 1973 Triple Crown during a Hall of Fame career that ended prematurely in 1978 due to a tragic racing injury, died of natural causes Aug. 22 in his Drummond home outside Grand Falls, New Brunswick, in Canada. He was 84. Turcotte’s family formally announced his…

The April 27 Prix Ganay (G1) at Longchamp is the first group 1 of the year in Europe. While Waldgeist  and Sottsass  both took the 1 5/16-mile race in their Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1)-winning seasons, it has recently reverted to its resting state: a chance for early birds to get a relatively cheap top-level…

Patience is often in short supply in a high-pressure industry with big spending and even bigger expectations, but those behind the hugely progressive Ombudsman  were handsomely rewarded for theirs when he produced a blistering turn of foot to power clear of Anmaat  in the June 18 Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot.  William…

Buyers were busy kicking up a dust cloud in the stable yards at the Doncaster complex Aug. 26 as inspections reached a peak ahead of the Goffs Premier Yearling Sale. Past form, both recent and historical, points to this being an unmissable annual event.  View the catalog here. The winners of this year’s July Cup (G1) and…

Maggie Wolfendale & Sara Elbadwi look back at the Jim Dandy Stakes and the Lake George Stakes from Saratoga. Source link

The Jockey Club is projecting a North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 17,000 in 2026. This represents 300 fewer foals than the 2025 foal crop estimate of 17,300. The foal crop projection is computed by using Reports of Mares Bred received to date for the 2025 breeding season. RMBs are to be filed by…