A visit with some Old Friends including Nicanor, Game On Dude, Little Mike, Silver Charm, Green Mask, Alphabet Soup, Birdstone, Sun King, and Michael Blowen.

An injury discovered Feb. 9 will take the 3-year-old Lothenbach Stables homebred out of training for several months but she is expected to make a full recovery.

The final moments of the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale Feb. 9 were passed in a flurry of activity as horses in the addendum drove the buyers indoors and the prices into the six figures. 

James Wessel’s homebred Redatory has been named the 2020 Texas-bred Horse of the Year by the Texas Thoroughbred Association, the organization announced Feb. 10.

Just hours after the Kentucky Senate approved legislation that would protect historical horse racing in the state, a Kentucky House committee advanced the bill to its floor.

Early nominations for the Grade I, $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks and $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (GI), held annually on Kentucky Derby Weekend at Churchill Downs, are due Saturday.

The first reported foal is a bay colt out of Sparkling Beauty born Jan. 12.

Commentary from industry figures

With supporters noting the importance of protecting jobs in Thoroughbred racing as well as agriculture jobs and others tied to the industry, the Kentucky Senate approved a bill Feb. 9 that protects historical horse racing in the state.

The Keeneland Digital Sales Ring, the stand-alone online auction platform that debuted in 2020, has scheduled seven mixed sales for 2021.