BloodHorse news editor Byron King discusses the initial Derby Dozen of 2025, focusing on Sovereignty and Patch Adams.

Turfway Park has moved its Wednesday racing card to Sunday with a 12:30 p.m. ET first post due to extreme cold temperatures. The National Weather Service forecast calls for wind chill factors in the single digits throughout the day Wednesday.

A lot of early buzz surrounded Coolmore’s City of Troy, and he certainly lived up to the hype by co-winning the 2024 Longines World’s Best Racehorse Award

A Bob Baffert trainee, Imagination comes out of a third in the Malibu against his own age group.

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has canceled its live racing program for Jan. 22 because of frigid temperatures expected to impact the region. Races from Wednesday’s card have been brought back on the overnight as extras for Saturday’s card.

Graded stakes-winner Simplification’s first reported foal is a healthy colt owned by First Finds Farm and Brittany Updike.

Members of the racing industry from around the world gathered at the historic Savoy Hotel in central London Jan. 21 to honor equine excellence from the 2024 racing season during the Longines World Racing Awards.

Edward Bowen captured the color of Thoroughbred racing during a more than 60-year career as a journalist and author. He was editor-in-chief of The Blood-Horse from 1987-92 and president for 24 years of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.

With a joint ranking of 128, City of Troy and Laurel River share the title of 2024 Longines World’s Best Racehorse. 

For as much as this column has called out horse racing’s wagering providers for largely not embracing fixed-odds betting, some recent results for one of the major fixed-odds sports betting platforms serves as a reminder that there are risks.