The List: An Update and Review of the Top 25 General Sires List Rankings

An overflow field of 12 is ready to contest six furlongs over the Kentucky Downs turf course in the $2 million Mint Kentucky Turf Sprint (G2T) Aug. 30. Unlike last year when Cogburn ran like the clear favorite, this year’s edition looks wide open.

New York Thoroughbred racing will soon see added betting interests in some races after the New York State Gaming Commission adopted a change to largely eliminate the use of coupled entries.

After having a bone chip removed following her runner-up finish in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), Legion Racing’s Drexel Hill is back on the worktab for trainer Whit Beckman.

BH Interview: Joe Scurto

Far from the quaint countryside track of 15 years ago, Kentucky Downs in Franklin is preparing for its most lucrative and competitive meet yet, one that offers a record $41.7 million in purses over a seven-day period and features 18 stakes races.

On the Aug. 25 episode of BloodHorse Monday, Griffin Johnson discusses his role in marketing the racing industry ahead of Sandman and Curtain Call’s starts this weekend. Ted Nicholson previews the Kentucky Downs meet, which begins Aug. 28.

Sara Elbadwi & Megan Burgess look back at the Travers Stakes and Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga.

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is looking into any and all explanations for an uptick in equine fatalities in the second quarter of 2025 when compared with the same three months of 2024.

As the meet opens Aug. 28, Kentucky Downs will be using a new timing mechanism born from a strategic partnership between McLloyd-and StrideSAFE.