Greg Wolf & Sara Elbadwi look back at the Jerome Stakes & the Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct.

Report from Japan

Santa Anita Park has canceled live racing Jan. 4 as the final round of strong storms pushes out of Southern California.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters announced Jan. 4 the finalists for the 2025 Eclipse Awards, recognizing excellence through the past year in Thoroughbred racing.

The Japan Racing Association conducted 288 race meetings in 2025 and annual wagering was ¥3,505,966,878,300 (approx. US$22.26 billion) which is 5.2% higher than 2024 and the 14th straight year of increase.

Santa Anita Park has canceled live racing Jan. 4 as the final round of strong storms pushes out of the Southern California area.

Keith and Ginger Myers could not be prouder to have been born and raised in Louisiana and of the Thoroughbreds they breed at their Coteau Grove Farms, but that does not mean they have shied away from bringing a bit of Kentucky to Cajun country.

Darley stallion Too Darn Hot supplied his 31st global stakes winner and 14th in Australia when Jenni The Fox produced a stylish performance to win Black Pearl Stakes Jan. 3 at Geelong. 

Florida Derby (G1) winner Tappan Street, who successfully returned from an eight-month layoff to win Dec. 19 at Gulfstream Park, worked for the first time since that victory Jan. 3 in preparation for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) Jan. 24.

The outcome of the Jan. 3 Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park suggests the following: Thou shall not underestimate Commandment on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail.