After enduring the loss of his mother as a foal, Beauregard has yet another challenge to face after sustaining a basal sesamoid fracture while training at Delta Downs Racetrack. 

The Southern California Hall of Fame trainer said U.S. racing needs more graded stakes to create more opportunities.

Balnikhov, a gelded son of Adaay, won in exciting fashion his last time out in the Bryan Station Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland. He spent most of the race at the end of a close-knit pack before making his move down the stretch.

The gelded son of Adaay won in exciting fashion his last time out in the Bryan Station Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland. He spent most of the race at the end of a close-knit pack before making his move down the stretch.

Grade 1 winner Hit the Road, sidelined since the Jan. 29 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1T), will make his long-awaited return in the Dec. 31 $250,000 Joe Hernandez Stakes (G2T) at Santa Anita Park.

The U.S. Senate passed a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill Dec. 22 that continues funding federal agencies and includes language meant to help the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority withstand legal challenges.

Kildare native Tadhg Dooley joined the Goffs group as a bid spotter, made his auctioneering debut this year, and is hoping for more hammer time in 2023. He took time out from his day job at Goffs to answer Racing Post’s Q&A.

Organizers are urging Australia’s Thoroughbred industry employers to use the festive season to recognize the sector’s huge workforce—who keep it running 365 days a year—by nominating people for the 2023 Stud and Stable Staff Awards.

Taiba, in his first race since finishing third in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), takes on eight rivals in the Malibu Stakes (G1) on Santa Anita’s opening-day card.

The new officers and board members for the Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association were installed at its most recent meeting.