Churchill Downs Inc. announced Feb. 22 that it had entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Peninsula Pacific Entertainment, a series of gaming properties that includes Colonial Downs in Virginia. 

Briland Farm’s homebred Secret Oath could be on the path to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) should the daughter of Arrogate continue her dominance over the Oaklawn Park oval.

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As much as the Feb. 21 disqualification of Medina Spirit in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and a 90-day suspension for trainer Bob Baffert may be the talk of the racing industry, Baffert’s stable will be in action this weekend in some rather rich stakes.

Johnston Racing’s Paddy Trainor was crowned the 2022 Employee of the Year at the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards the evening of Feb. 21.

The New York Racing Association Feb. 21 announced it will incentivize its Turf Triple series for fillies by again offering a pair of lucrative bonus opportunities at the upcoming Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course meets.

An AU$150,000 Toronado filly, the highest-priced horse sold Feb. 21 at the Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale, will head to Queensland as mainland trainers and agents dominated the buying bench at the island state’s annual auction. 

Newmarket Member of Parliament Matt Hancock is to front a march next month against controversial plans to put a solar farm on the Cambridgeshire/Suffolk border which would impact on some of the town’s most famous training grounds.

Newmarket MP Matt Hancock is to front a march next month against controversial plans to put a solar farm on the Cambridgeshire/ Suffolk border which would impact on some of the town’s most famous training grounds.

A handful of maiden made the Maiden Watch list this week and of those three had sold for more than $500,000 at public auction, including Strong Quality, Bombdiggity, and Search Engine.