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On December 28, 2025, on the opening day of Santa Anita Park’s winter meet, the atmosphere in Arcadia, California, was different. For the first time since the 1950s, the California racetrack did not open its season on December 26, as heavy rainfall forced the postponement of the opening to Sunday the 28th. The new date generated controversy on social media because it coincided with NFL games. However, the public responded, and the track welcomed a strong crowd despite competi

The 2025 Remsen Stakes (G2) not only crowned a new classic winner, it revealed the emergence of a colt who may define next year’s three-year-old crop. Paladin (Gun Runner), a striking chestnut with commanding presence, bred by Summer Wind Equine and acquired by a partnership led by Coolmore, White Birch Farm, and Brook Smith, showed in his first two-turn attempt that he possesses the precise combination of maturity and engine to legitimately aim for the 2026 Kentucky Derby. H

The Tattersalls December Mare Sales 2025, held from December 1st to 3rd in Newmarket, once again solidified themselves as the global epicenter where a large part of the future of thoroughbred breeding is decided. With a turnover of 81,583,515 guineas and an average of 140,661 guineas per head, the sale displayed a sustained, deep, and extremely selective market, where the major operations of the world did not come to buy names, but structural pedigrees, complementary biotypes

The Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2), run at Churchill Downs, once again fulfilled its historic role as one of the most important races for evaluating colts aiming for the Kentucky Derby trail. Although it is run after the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, the race brings together very high-quality colts seeking to take a step forward toward the following spring. In 2025, the absolute standout was Further Ado (Gun Runner), a colt who had already attracted national attention after break

After winning the Japan Cup (G1), the most important race on the Eastern racing calendar, Calandagan (Gleneagles), the Aga Khan’s star runner, remains the highest-rated horse in the world (130) and validates the recent “Horse of the Year” title awarded by Cartier. Calandagan (Gleneagles) winning the Japan Cup (G1). The Japan Cup, held annually at Tokyo Racecourse over 2400 meters, equivalent to a mile and a half or 12 furlongs, and awarding more than 300 million yen to the wi

The chestnut filly Ayra Stark (Cosmic Trigger) once again elevated the prestige of Argentine turf by claiming a commanding victory in a $130,000 allowance race at Keeneland, in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Her 4¼-length triumph over Poppy The Princess (Cairo Prince) not only confirmed her complete adaptation to American turf courses, but also extended the brilliant legacy of her trainer Ignacio Correas IV, who marked his 301st U.S. win with this race, more than two decades after

The 41st Gran Premio Latinoamericano (G1) over 2000 metres on turf distributed a purse of US $300,000. It was contested on Saturday, 18 October at Hipódromo da Gávea in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, under sustained rain, high humidity and a track that went from soft to heavy as the day progressed. This edition was decided in favour of Obataye (Courtier), a 5‑year‑old, ridden by João Moreira and trained by Antonio Oldoni for the colours of Haras Rio Iguassu, in a time of 1:58.59. Th

The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe – known simply as the Arc in racing circles – is the pinnacle of the European racing season. Since 1920,...

The 2025 edition of the Zenyatta Stakes (G2), held at Santa Anita Park in late September, served as a demanding trial for the older filly...

The world woke up to heartbreaking news for the global breeding industry: the death of Wootton Bassett (Ifraaj), Coolmore’s flagship...

No Bien Ni Mal reinforced the reputation of South American racehorses in the United States by keeping his undefeated record intact in his...

The Keeneland September Yearling Sale presents itself every year as the great barometer of the health of the Thoroughbred industry in the...