The son of Ghostzapper is a graded-placed, multiple stakes winner of $676,927. He is entering stud at Arroyo Vista Farm.

Bob Baffert’s four runners, two each in the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) and $1.5 million Saudi Derby (G2), top the American contingent for the Saudi Cup weekend Feb. 24-25 at King Abdulaziz Racecourse.

The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation announced Feb. 10 it had awarded $12,000 to Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine to be used for educational purposes.

Citing complications and uncertainties with oversight under the HISA, Fonner Park announced Feb. 10 it would cancel offering its simulcast signal and wagering to other states. Fonner Park’s meet began Friday and continues through May 6.

Trainer Danny O’Brien is hoping that Callsign Mav can put up a bold showing in the Feb. 11 AU$750,000 CF Orr Stakes (G1) at Sandown Racecourse as he bids to add another group 1 to the 6-year-old’s CV this autumn.

A total of 830 juveniles have been cataloged for the now three-day sale, set for Monday through Wednesday, March 20-22, with all sessions beginning at 11 a.m. 

Tall Boy ground down front-running Shirl’s Bee in a battle of U.S. Triple Crown nominees in the U.A.E. Two Thousand Guineas (G3) Feb. 10 at Meydan Racecourse.

Former FBI agent and seasoned California racing chief investigator set to lead HIWU investigations unit overseeing integrity of Thoroughbred racing nationwide.

After suffering a hairline fracture of a fibula while loading into the starting gate before a race Jan. 19, jockey Marcelino Pedroza Jr. returned to the saddle Feb. 9 during morning training hours at Fair Grounds.

Six yearlings bought in September for nearly $5 million by agent Richard Knight for Kuwaiti businessman Saleh Al Homaizi have not been paid for, so they will be resold as 2-year-olds .