Loretta McClintock’s homebred Kela’s Turn earned double honors as Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old filly from the Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders & Owners Association for her accomplishments in 2021.

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s successful Second Chances program will expand in New York with a new farm located at Wyoming Correctional Facility in Attica.

At an auction nothing is fait accompli, but for at least a week it appeared almost certain that a colt by Extreme Choice would top the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale. It was just a matter of which one would have the honor of setting the record.

Increased demand for places in the 2022 Goffs February Sale has seen the company expand the event to three days, starting at 11 a.m. Feb. 8.

All-weather surfaces are once again a hot topic of discussion in the horse racing industry.

WLKY.com reported Feb. 7 that a scheduled hearing before the Kentucky stewards on Medina Spirit’s failed drug test after finishing first in the 2021 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) has been pushed back a week.

The New York Racing Association announced Feb. 7 that tickets for the 2022 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will go on sale to the public on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.com. 

A total of 312 3-year-old Thoroughbreds were made eligible to compete in this year’s Triple Crown series when the early nomination phase closed Jan. 29.

A standout catalog comprises the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, full of options for every buyer, offering one last opportunity for buyers to add breeding stock to their herd for the spring season. The two-day sale begins Tuesday, Feb. 8.

Nitrous Channel, a $625,000 2-year-old, won his debut Feb. 5 at the southern Florida track while Arrobatic, a daughter of the late Arrogate and graded stakes winner Mexican Gold, won her debut Feb. 6.