On Racing

Renowned equine artist Robert Clark will be offering limited run prints of a one-of-a-kind painting featuring American Pharoah and Justify with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Thoroughbred Charities of America.

On the heels of an exceptional night at the 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards for Godolphin, the operation will have the chance to collect its first Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) trophy when First Mission steps into the starting gate Jan. 27.

Racing action heats up at Oaklawn Park Feb. 2 when comebacking graded stakes winners Hot and Sultry and Shotgun Hottie return in the $250,000 Bayakoa Stakes (G3).

Greg Wolf & Sara Elbadwi look ahead to the Jimmy Winkfield Stakes at Aqueduct and the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream.

British jockeys will receive a 3.1% pay raise this year after an agreement was struck between the Professional Jockeys Association and the Racehorse Owners Association, a deal that included the involvement of the British Horseracing Authority.

Godolphin and trainer Charlie Appleby swept the four turf races on the “Fashion Friday” program at Meydan Racecourse Jan. 26.

Kabirkhan, Kentucky-bred, Kazakhstan-owned and Russian-raced, wins the Al Maktoum Challenge (G1) on Fashion Friday at Meydan Racecourse, earning a spot in the Dubai World Cup (G1); Mendelssohn Bay takes the UAE Two Thousand Guineas (G3).

Entering his 7-year-old season, Atone is getting the chance to defend his title in the 1 1/8-mile Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (G1T) and join Colonel Liam as a repeat winner.

Nimitz Class, purchased privately after winning six stakes at three different tracks in the Mid-Atlantic, will debut for his new connections in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) Jan. 27 at Gulfstream Park.