King Reviews Lexington, Works From Sandman, Coal Battle

Full or half siblings to the likes of classic/group 1 stars Jan Brueghel , Desert Crown , and Emily Upjohn  feature in a quality packed Goffs Orby Book 1 catalog this autumn.  Among the standout lots are a Mehmas  half sister to Criterium de Saint-Cloud (G1) winner Dubai Mile  (Lot 43); a Frankel   half brother to 2022 Epsom Derby…

August 8, 2025 8:55 AM 1:38 Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse discusses La Cara‘s final work for the Aug. 16 Alabama Stakes (G1). The dual grade 1 winner went four furlongs in :49.77 under exercise rider Mary Rose Hitt Aug. 8. View Comments Source…

The New York Racing Association Aug. 9 announced the renaming of the $750,000 Sword Dancer Stakes (G1T) to honor the life and legacy of Christophe Clement, the late trainer who won the prestigious turf route at Saratoga Race Course a record five times in his distinguished career. Beginning in 2026, the race will be known as…

King’s Plate Stakes winner Mansetti  led for most of the race, but it was Chiefswood Stables’ homebred Borealis Trail  who finished strongest of all to take the $124,304 Ontario Derby (G3) Oct. 18 at Woodbine. The winner, a 3-year-old Quality Road   gelding, was making his sixth lifetime start and was coming off a head loss in the…

A half brother to last month’s July Cup (G1) hero No Half Measures  and a half sister to Shes Perfect , who finished first-past-the-post in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1), are among the highlights of the Tattersalls Book 2 catalog to be held Oct. 13-15. No Half Measures’s Territories  half brother (Lot 789) will be offered…

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has announced significant changes to its executive leadership team: the appointment of a new chief financial officer; the promotion of Ann Hall to executive vice president, chief operating officer, and the promotion of Lynn Wright to executive vice president, chief accounting officer. The track’s new CFO will be the seasoned financial…