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Pleasant Acres Announces 2025 Stud Fees
Pleasant Acres Stallions announces the 2025 stallion fees for Bodexpress, Champions Dream, Chess Chief, Curlin's Honor, Doppelganger, Gunnevera, Leinster, Magic on Tap, Mr Fisk, Neolithic, Simplification, and Verifying.
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The Street Fighter Relocates to Rancho San Miguel
The Street Fighter, a stakes performer by multiple grade 1 winner Street Boss, has relocated to Rancho San Miguel in California for the 2025 breeding season. The 10-year-old stallion will stand for a fee of $2,500, with a live foal guarantee.
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Mystik Dan Takes on the West in Malibu
The Kentucky Derby winner faces a field that includes three from the Bob Baffert barn, Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner Stronghold, and Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) second Bentornato.
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France Galop to Maintain Purse Levels in 2025
France Galop's administrative council has formally adopted a budget for 2025 which will see the sport run a €15 million deficit.
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Soul of an Angel, Power Squeeze Clash in Rampart
Soul of an Angel, dramatic winner of the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) and this summer's Alabama Stakes (G1) winner Power Squeeze will line up together for the first time in the $140,000 Rampart Stakes Dec. 26 at Gulfstream Park.
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Measured Time Sets Course Record at Dubai Carnival
Measured Time, a grade I winner at Saratoga Race Course, blitzed the field in his first start of the Dubai World Cup Carnival for the familiar Meydan Racecourse team of Godolphin, trainer Charlie Appleby and jockey William Buick.
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Accuracy Tackles Deep Field in La Brea Stakes
Owner Mike Repole, always a strong competitor on the East Coast, has made his presence out west felt following back-to-back dazzling performances from the 3-year-old filly Accuracy.
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Arima Kinen Draws Top Field Despite Do Deuce's Absence
The Dec. 22 Arima Kinen (G1) draws a quality field despite the absence of champion Do Deuce, who will miss his chance at one last grade 1 victory as lameness forces him out of the race.
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McPeek: Dubai World Cup or Apple Blossom for 'Anna'
As much as extending 2024 by a few months would not bother trainer Kenny McPeek, he's already looking forward to 2025.
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The Jockey Club Launches Mare Incentive Program
The Jockey Club has announced a pilot project, the Mare Incentive Program, that waives registration fees for certain 2026 foals of mares that meet criteria defined by The Jockey Club.
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Top 10 Races of 2024: Breeders' Cup Turf
One of the top international turf stars of the past few years was again showcased in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) as Godolphin's Rebel's Romance posted a neck victory.
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She Feels Pretty Catches Eye in American Oaks
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan is not the only grade 1-winning 3-year-old sent west for an opening-day stakes race at Santa Anita Park Dec. 26. So, too, is She Feels Pretty in the American Oaks (G1T).
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Light Up Racing Adds Spanish Translation Website
Light Up Racing announced Dec. 19 the launch of a Spanish translation of their website.
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Minnesota Commission Approves 51-Day Canterbury Meet
Canterbury Park's request for a 51-day horse racing season in 2025, running May 24-Sept. 20, was approved Dec. 19 by the Minnesota Racing Commission.
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NY Examines Equine Drug Testing at Recent Assembly
The New York State Assembly met Dec. 19 to examine the effectiveness of the state's current system of testing and prevention for equine doping.
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Expensive Sandman Pointed to Southwest Stakes
Sandman, a sharp allowance winner Dec. 13 at Oaklawn Park for owners D. J. Stable, St. Elias Stables, West Point Thoroughbreds, and CJ Stables, will be pointed to the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) at 1 1/16 miles Jan. 25.
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Admiral Dennis Improving Ahead of Gun Runner
Tabbed as the 9-5 morning-line favorite in the $100,000 Gun Runner Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Dec. 21, Albaugh Family Stables' Admiral Dennis made his first local appearance Nov. 30 breezing four furlongs in :49 4/5.
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Valpredo Farms Dispersal Highlights Jan. 21 CTBA Sale
A complete dispersal of Donald Valpredo's Valpredo Farms is part of the catalog for the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Winter Mixed Sale. A total of 143 have been cataloged for the sale, scheduled for Jan. 21.
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CHRB to NorCal Interests: 'Your Guarantee is the Board'
Addressing concerns raised by horsewoman Ellen Jackson that Northern California equine interests would be protected as racing consolidates in Southern California at Santa Anita Park, CHRB commissioners pledged their support Dec. 19.
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Civaci, Casse End Woodbine Season on Top of Standings
The recently concluded Thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine saw jockey Sahin Civaci, trainer Mark Casse and owner Bruno Schickedanz take top honors.
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Sheffield Named TTA Executive Director
The Texas Thoroughbred Association has announced that Tracy Sheffield will take the executive director position effective January 1, replacing Mary Ruyle, who will remain with the TTA through July to help with the transition.
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Equibase, Stable Analytics Join on Wearable Tech Effort
Equibase and Stable Analytics, a technology company developing solutions for horse racing, Dec. 19 announced a strategic partnership aimed at advancing Thoroughbred racehorse welfare through cutting-edge wearable technology.
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Six Supplemented to Keeneland January Sale
Keeneland has supplemented six horses—including stakes-winning broodmares Kloepatra and Meadow Dance—to the 2025 January Horses of All Ages Sale.
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Horse Racing Alberta Boosts Breed Improvement Programs
Horse Racing Alberta is gearing up for even greater success in 2025 with significant enhancements to its Breed Improvement Programs. The programs are set for an impressive expansion.
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Ashford Stallion Uncle Mo Dies at Age 16
Uncle Mo was euthanized Dec. 19 following a left foreleg injury and surgery Dec. 18.
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Breeders' Cup Adds Challenge Series Race in Uruguay
The one-mile Asociación Uruguaya de Propietarios de Caballos de Carrera (G3) to be held June 29 at Hipodromo Nacional de Maroñas in Montevideo, has been designated as an automatic qualifier for the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1).
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HISA Announces Members of Veterinary Advisory Committee
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority announced Dec. 19 the members of its Veterinary Advisory Committee.
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What's Going on Here: Breakthrough Breeders' Cup
The What's Going on Here column from the December 2024 issue of BloodHorse Magazine.
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DHS Issues New Worker-Friendly H-2 Visa Ruling
DHS said that the final rule "significantly strengthens worker protections by, among other things, imposing new consequences on companies that charge prohibited fees or violate our labor laws, and provides greater flexibility for ... workers."
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Robertson Elected President of TAA
Beginning Jan. 1, Walter Robertson Jr. will assume his role as president of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, which elected new officers and five new directors at its Dec. 16 meeting.
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Fasig-Tipton, 1/ST to Sponsor 3YO Filly Stakes Series
1/ST announces a partnership with Fasig-Tipton as the title sponsor of the Fasig-Tipton 3-Year-Old Filly Series. This collaboration will spotlight the Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) and the Santa Anita Oaks (G2).
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Amo Set to Complete Newmarket Yard Purchase Next Month
Amo Racing supremo Kia Joorabchian is hoping the purchase of Sir Michael Stoute's Freemason Lodge and his recent sales spree can improve the health of British racing.
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Puype Credited for Time Served After Banned Drugs Found
Trainer Mike Puype, provisionally suspended by HIWU this summer after the currently banned substances isoxsuprine and levothyroxine were found in his Santa Anita barn, was fined $1,000 by arbitrator Barbara Reeves and credited for time served.
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Miss Code West Again Honored as Remington's Top Runner
Three stakes wins against fellow Oklahoma-breds and a second in her only open company attempt earned Miss Code West the horse of the meeting honor at Remington Park for a second consecutive season.
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Measured Time Set for First Big Night of Dubai Carnival
The first group stakes of the 2024-25 Dubai World Cup Carnival go the post Dec. 20 with Godolphin's Measured Time as the featured attraction.
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Sweezey Returns to Oaklawn With Barn of His Own
Stakes-winning conditioner Kent Sweezey is stabled at Oaklawn Park for the first time since he started training.
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American Turf Upgraded to G1, Vanderbilt Downgraded
The American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association presented its listing of United States Graded and Listed Stakes Races for calendar year 2025, the results of its annual grading session conducted Dec. 16-17.
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McDonald, Keating Join TRF Board of Directors
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation announces the appointment of Cindy McDonald, senior vice president at KeyBank, and Michelle Keating, former CEO of Alder Foods and former chairwoman of Fisher House Boston, to its board of directors.
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Catalog Unveiled for OBS January Winter Mixed Sale
Ocala Breeders' Sales has cataloged 316 horses for its January Winter Mixed Sale to be held Jan. 28. The single-session auction will begin at 11 a.m. ET and features newly turned yearlings, broodmares, and broodmare prospects.
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Mt. Brilliant Family Sponsors Stallion Season Auction
Thoroughbred Charities of America announced that Mt. Brilliant Family Foundation has signed on for the third consecutive year as the presenting sponsor of the upcoming Annual Stallion Season Auction to be held Jan. 8 through Jan. 12.
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Layden, Schuyler, Pope Selected to Media Roll of Honor
Esteemed writers Tim Layden, Ed Schuyler Jr., and the late Edwin Pope have been selected to the National Museum of Racing's Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor.
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Elliott's Three Stakes Earn Him Jockey of the Week
Veteran rider Stewart Elliott closed out the Remington Park Thoroughbred meet Dec. 13 on a high note with three stakes wins and a second consecutive leading rider title.
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MTROA Meets in Closed Session Regarding Training Center
The Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority board went into closed session at its Dec. 17 meeting to discuss acquisition of property for a new training center, widely believed to be Shamrock Farm in Woodbine, Md.
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HIWU Sanctions Will Change Placings in Franklin Stakes
HIWU announced sanctions Dec. 17 in a resolved case against owner-trainer Stuart Williams after his horse, Pandora's Gift, tested positive for the controlled medication gabapentin.
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NYRA Bets Approved as Vendor in Pennsylvania
At a Dec. 17 Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission meeting, NYRA Bets was approved to operate as a vendor within the commonwealth. The racing vendor license is valid for one year.
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Elliott Buys Share in Zarak at Arqana Online Sale
A 1/50th share in the Aga Khan Studs' rising star Zarak topped the Arqana Online Sale Dec. 17 when selling to Alex Elliott for €800,000 (US$840,000, €1=US$1.05).
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Obituary: Covault Worked at Claiborne, Gainesway Farms
The breeding community lost a friend and asset last week. Annette Covault, of Lexington, died Friday, Dec. 13, from complications of ill health that she had dealt with for several years. She was 72.
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ITA Hosts Fifth Stallions & Services Auction
The Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance is celebrating its fifth year with another exciting charity auction. Partnering with the cutting-edge auction platform BidXSell, the Fifth Annual Stallions & Services Auction brings fresh energy to the ITA's mission.
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Uncle Mo Makes Headlines as Emerging Broodmare Sire
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Ashford Stallion Uncle Mo Dies at Age 16
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McPeek: Dubai World Cup or Apple Blossom for 'Anna'
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Rare Derby Winner Sighting Icing on Santa Anita Opener
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Mystik Dan Takes on the West in Malibu
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Measured Time Sets Course Record at Dubai Carnival
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Accuracy Tackles Deep Field in La Brea Stakes
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The Jockey Club Launches Mare Incentive Program
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Pleasant Acres Announces 2025 Stud Fees
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The Street Fighter Relocates to Rancho San Miguel
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American Turf Upgraded to G1, Vanderbilt Downgraded
