Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst

Members of the Massachusetts Thoroughbred Breeders Association, which lists 18 farms on its website, report an uptick in foaling and sales, and they see this as an industry revival that heralds a brighter future.

KTA/KTOB in a Jan. 20 statement said live racing and alternative forms of gaming can create a business climate that benefits all constituents if managed properly. “Decoupling is not it,” said executive director Chauncey Morris.

Rocket Can seeks to add another grade 3 victory to his resume in the Fred W. Hooper Stakes (G3) Jan. 25 at Gulfstream Park. He will have to face Harlan’s Holiday Stakes (G3) runner-up and last year’s winner of the Fred W. Hooper, Tumbarumba.

Barnes, the 6-1 favorite in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3, worked four furlongs in :48 3/5. Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner Straight No Chaser worked a bullet five furlongs Jan. 20.

Due to the extreme weather conditions that are expected the next couple of days, the nine-race Fair Grounds program scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 23, will be moved to Monday, Jan. 27.

Despite being one of the most successful Louisiana-breds in history, a graded stakes victory has remained elusive for Free Like a Girl. She aims to check that box Jan. 25 in the $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic Stakes (G3) at Sam Houston Race Park.

#Barnes, the 6-1 favorite in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3, worked four furlongs in :48 3/5. Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner #StraightNoChaser worked a bullet five furlongs Jan. 20.

Ascot, Goodwood, and York have unveiled a lucrative bonus scheme aimed at encouraging the participation of high-class runners from outside Europe in three of Britain’s biggest all-age races across July and August.

Mansfield Racing’s 3-year-old daughter of Too Much Bling won or placed six times in seven starts in 2024 and earned more than $178,000.