In this monthly BH interview, Karen M. Johnson profiles young racing personalities.

After winning the Tempted Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack at a mile last month, Shilling takes the step up in distance to 1 1/8 miles in the $250,000 Demoiselle Stakes (G2) Dec. 6.

Lee Mottershead was crowned racing writer of the year for the fourth time after receiving the Alastair Down trophy at the United Kingdom-based Horserace Writers and Photographers Association Derby Awards Dec. 1.

The first edition of the Emirates Racing Authority Online Sale, hosted by Tattersalls Online, recorded a remarkable clearance rate of 87% with 13 of the 15 lots exchanging hands, for a total of AED200,900.

Keeping a horse sound is a priority. For such a simple concept, it can be hard to execute based on a number of factors.

Racecourse Media Group has been awarded a further three-year contract by Dubai Racing Club to provide production and distribution services at Meydan Racecourse, the home of the $30.5 million Dubai World Cup day.

A native Brooklynite, owner/breeder Marty Zaretsky has sent out many New York-breds over the years. This year, he scored his first grade 1 win as a breeder when Iron Orchard won the historic Frizette Stakes (G1).

California-bred Unrivaled Time proved his class in the Cecil B. DeMille Stakes (G3T) Nov. 30 at Del Mar, winning the one-mile race by 3/4 lengths, and surviving a stewards inquiry.

At the end of wagering in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2, Spendthrift Farm’s Ted Noffey and Further Ado closed as the top two individual betting choices.

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. has quickly made a mark on the Kentucky horse racing circuit since shifting his tack from New York. The 33-year-old native of Puerto Rico secured his first Churchill Downs leading rider title with 46 wins through the Fall Meet.