Sara Elbadwi & Richard Migliore look back at the results of Lecomte Stakes and Louisiana Stakes from Fair Grounds.

The HIWU advisory council updates progress, outlines challenges.

Marie G. Krantz Memorial Stakes

Track Phantom was able to easily fend off Nash on the final turn and then maintain a comfortable lead in the stretch en route to a decisive 2 3/4-length win over Nash in the Jan. 20 Lecomte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

Arizona-bred Desert Dawn swept to the front at the top of the lane and staved off a late run from Coffee in Bed to take the $100,000 La Canada Stakes (G3) for older fillies and mares at Santa Anita Park.

Saudi Crown performed a tour de force in the $169,750 Louisiana Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Jan. 20 in his tune-up for the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) Feb. 24.

A homebred for Gary and Mary West, West Omaha bagged 20 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks with her Silverbulletday Stakes victory.

After a runner-up finish in the 2023 Houston Ladies Classic Stakes (G3) at Sam Houston Race Park, Hidden Connection looks for redemption and a second consecutive stakes victory.

The New Zealand breeding industry lost one its best marketers as well as a genuine character with the passing of David Benjamin on Jan. 19. Benjamin had been battling illness for some time. He was 79.

The board of directors of New York Thoroughbred Breeders held its first meeting of 2024 on Friday, Jan. 19. The newly seated board unanimously elected Dr. Scott Ahlschwede, D.V.M., to serve as board president through 2026.