The avid Japanese racing fans must have been worn out from their recent Breeders' Cup triumphs as they handicapped the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) Nov. 14 at Hanshin Racecourse because they certainly missed the mark at the finish.
The morning scratch of Sconsin denied racegoers the opportunity to witness the sixth matchup between Bell's the One and Sconsin in the $300,000 Dream Supreme Stakes at Churchill Downs Nov. 13. Yet even so, the race wasn't short of excitement.
As of Nov. 15, Irish Hill & Dutchess Views stands two of the top five active New York-based stallionsBig Brown and War Dancer.
Thanks to a deep buying bench that is driving demand, the Book 3 opener at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Nov. 13 saw gross sales increase by nearly 45% compared to the same session a year ago.
Tunnes, a half brother to last month's Arc (G1) winner Torquator Tasso, put the seal on an extraordinary year for breeder Paul Vandeberg and broodmare Tijuana when taking the final group race of the European year in Germany Nov. 14.
Baoma's Eda fulfilled high expectations at1-5 odds in taking the five-horse $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes by 4 1-4 lengths at Del Mar Nov. 13.
Six maiden winners from three different tracks made the Maiden Watch list the week of Nov. 8-14.
Local Motive dug in determinedly along the rail through the stretch Nov. 13 in the $100,000 James F. Lewis III Stakes at Laurel Park, holding offBeast Or Famine by a head and becoming the first black-type winner for his sire Divining Rod.
Vertem Futurity Trophy runner-up Sissoko is to continue his career in Hong Kong after a deal was struck for the talented juvenile. The Donnacha O'Brien-trained colt was an impressive six-length Curragh maiden winner in his second start.
Walmac Farm seized the opportunity to acquire a promising young Street Sense mare in foal to the late Bernardini Nov. 13 at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, stretching to $550,000 and winding up with the top price of the session.
Towardthe end of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale's fifth session Nov. 14, a bidding war began over a $360,000 filly by Audible, helping boost aggregate sales of 2021 pastthe 2020 total with five more sessions remaining this year.
Acacia Courtney and Anthony Stabile look back on the Artie Schiller and the Dream Supreme.
Lady Speightspeare kept her perfect record intact after another impressive performance, this time in the CA$175,350 Bessarabian Stakes (G2) Nov. 13 at Woodbine.
The legend of the one-eyed phenomenon Mighty Heart continues to grow after the colt's gutsy triumph in the Nov. 14 CA$197,750Autumn Stakes (G2) at Woodbine.
Jockey Flavien Prat did not rush the 2-year-old Messier early in the $98,000 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) Nov. 14 at Del Mar, but that didn't keep the Empire Maker colt from cruising to a 3 1-2-length victory.
Online voting is open for the 2021 Secretariat Vox Populi Award, which allows racing fans to select their favorite horse of the year.
Jason Kokrak produced a late birdie run to secure a third PGA Tour title with a two-shot victory at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open.
Anne Sabatino Hardy, Visit Horse Country's first executive director, is transitioning to new opportunities. The search has started for her replacement.
Plum Ali asserted herself back to the win column, snapping a seven-race losing streak with a knockout performance in the $150,000 Winter Memories StakesNov. 14 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
A Nyquist filly from the family of grade 1 winner Dream Tree topped the weanling ranks during the Book 3 opener Nov. 13 at the Keeneland November sale, going the way of Robert O'Callaghan, who signed the ticket as Bolter Bloodstock, for $210,000.
Alternation, the sire of Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Serengeti Empress,is being relocated from Pin Oak Stud to Darby Dan Farm by Steve Belford's Maccabee Farm for the upcoming breeding season. He will stand for a fee of $7,500, stands and nurses.
Sam Huff, an NFL Hall of Famer and the co-founder of the West Virginia Breeders Classics, died Nov. 13.He was 87.
One of the marquee matchups of the 2021 Gavitt Tipoff Games is a rematch of a classic national title game when No. 4 Michigan hosts Seton Hall Tuesday night in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Wolverines are off to a 2-0 start and improved their national ranking thanks to two teams above them in the preseason poll, No. 5 Villanova and No. 8 Texas, falling to other top-five teams over the weekend. Michigan is returning home from a t
Washington Football Team defensive end Chase Young will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a leg injury in Sunday's 29-19 victory over Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coach Ron Rivera confirmed. Rivera initially said Sunday it was "potentially his ACL," however the coach labeled it a leg injury during his Monday video conference. Young's knee appeared to buckle as he was rushing Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady mid
Turin [Italy], November 15 (ANI): Novak Djokovic on Monday defeated eight seed Casper Ruud by 7-6(4), 6-2 in Turin to start his bid for a record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title on a winning note. In the Green Group action, the top seed took an early tumble at the Pala Alpitour but recovered as he rallied from a breakdown in the first set, finding his rhythm from the baseline to fire 22 winners to secure victory after one
