OBS Consolidates June Sale to Two Days

The second half of the Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series begins March 22 and a full field of 12 sophomores aim to take advantage of the qualifying points—awarded 100-50-25-15-10 to the top five finishers—in the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park. The initial stop on Turfway’s Kentucky Derby (G1) trail, the…

Veteran jockey Kendrick Carmouche is having a banner year and it is only April. The Louisiana native became the latest jockey to join the 4,000 career-win club when he guided Crimson Light to a half-length win on Saturday at his home track of Aqueduct. The milestone win led the panel of racing experts to unanimously…

The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program, which encourages the retraining of Thoroughbreds into other disciplines upon completion of careers in racing or breeding, today announced the winners and other placings from its 2024 performance awards program. The performance awards recognize Thoroughbreds accumulating the most points at all horse shows and cover a wide variety of…

Yulong has completed a stud deal for group 1 winner Private Harry, buying 50% of the unbeaten 3-year-old colt in a transaction understood to be worth more than AU$8 million. Zhang Yuesheng’s burgeoning empire and Private Harry’s owners Kurrinda Bloodstock signed off on the deal March 28, pending vet checks. Private Harry will stay with…

Image: Bradley Photos The first of the majors this Saturday at Randwick is the Australian Oaks (2400m) where star filly Treasurethe Moment dominates betting. Down below is a speed map, runner preview and $100 betting strategy for the 2025 Australian Oaks. *Existing customers only. 2nd Racing bet. Excl SA & WA. T’s & C’s apply….

1. American Promise American Promise  made little impact in his first two starts against stakes competition but had posted good Equibase and Beyer Speed Figures for his maiden win Dec. 29 at Oaklawn Park in his sixth career start. Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas likened American Promise to a gangly kid growing into his…