Cole brings over 30 years of experience to this role, with a diverse background spanning academia, industry and research. Previously, Cole served as an associate clinical professor and director of The Racing Laboratory at the University of Florida.

Coolmore stallion Paddington, one of the most talked about horses of last year, will shuttle to Windsor Park Stud in New Zealand in 2024, where he will stand for an introductory fee of NZ$35,000 (about US$21,200).

While the infamous March 9, 2020, indictments of more than 25 individuals involved in horse racing had reverberations throughout the industry, for Thoroughbred racing the epicenter of the jolt was at Monmouth Park.

Letters to the Editor, March 21 edition of BH Daily

Winner of the 2023 San Luis Rey Stakes for trainer Michael McCarthy, Offlee Naughty must face a field that includes the first three finishers of the recent San Marcos Stakes.

Led by the Princess Rooney Stakes (G3), a pair of qualifiers for 2-year-olds to Royal Ascot, and the first two legs of the Florida Sire Stakes, Gulfstream Park will offer 40 stakes worth $4.245 million in purses during the upcoming summer meets.

Jockeys Declan Carroll and Gerard Melancon plan to have the final mounts of their riding careers March 24 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots on the closing day of that track’s meet.

Erv Woolsey, longtime manager of country music star George Strait and co-owner of 2021 Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Super Stock, died March 20 at the age of 80.

Two-year-olds by Aurelius Maximus, Bradester, Competitive Edge, Complexity, Frosted, and Vekoma have been added to the sale as part of the supplemental catalog. The Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will be held April 3.

The 2024 Wanamaker’s March Sale catalog is now available for viewing at wanamakers.com. A wide range of horses are on offer with yearlings, horses of racing age, open broodmares, and stallion seasons are all cataloged this month.