Trainer Brendan Walsh discusses his contenders for $1 million grade 1 contests at Parx Racing Sept. 20: Gosger and David of Athens in the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and Clicquot in the Cotillion Stakes (G1). Roger Horgan was in the saddle aboard all three Sept. 18.
In a week where the world’s best horses, jockeys, and trainers are on show, few have attracted more attention than James McDonald—the reigning ‘World’s Best Jockey’ whose partnership with Hong Kong champion Romantic Warrior has brought him to the Dubai World Cup meeting for the first time. Since the ‘World’s Best Jockey’ title was first…
Harris Farms has nearly completed the dispersal of its stallion roster with the recent relocation of Uptown Rythem to Rancho San Miguel near San Miguel, Calif., which was announced Oct. 23. Only Desert Code , a 21-year-old son of E Dubai, remains on the 350-acre Harris Farms horse division north of Coalinga, Calif., that supported a…
With their final starts in the Breeders’ Cup in the rearview mirror, champions Sierra Leone , Fierceness , and Citizen Bull have safely arrived at their new home of Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky., ahead of the 2026 breeding season. Sierra Leone, the 2024 Eclipse champion 3-year-old male, tops the new additions with a $75,000 stud fee….
Elite Turf Club and AmTote International, two of several national industry players named defendants in a lawsuit filed in a New York federal court, issued a statement through parent company 1ST Media Oct. 30 in response to the allegations. The lawsuit accuses them as well as The Stronach Group, Churchill Downs, the New York Racing…
Applications for The Jockey Club’s paid internship program for college students and recent college graduates and its five academic scholarships opened today. The internship program will accommodate up to three interns and is now available in the summer or fall based on the intern’s preference. Interns will gain exposure to all companies and departments within…
Welcome to America’s Best Racing’s 2025 Triple Crown Prospect Profiles where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail. This week’s profile is Journalism , the half-length winner of the 150th edition of the Preakness Stakes (G1) May 17 at Pimlico Race Course. The Curlin colt certainly provided a…
