Canterbury Park announces that Jesse Sherwood has been named head starter for the 2026 race meet that begins May 23.

Consignor Jesse Hoppel sells his first seven-figure 2-year-old in training March 11 at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale when agent Donato Lanni went to $1.05 million for Hip 299, a colt by Mo Town.

Sometimes a birthday turns out extraordinarily memorable. Case in point, the 34th birthday of Juan Hernandez at Santa Anita Park March 7.

Veteran sprinter Tejano Twist has an opportunity to take another step toward the $2 million mark in career earnings when he faces an expected six other older runners in the $250,000 Whitmore Stakes (G3) March 14 at Oaklawn Park.

Ciaran and Amy Dunne’s Wavertree Stables reset the top of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sales standings March 11 with a $2 million filly by Nyquist (Hip 372), who breezed a furlong in :09 3/5. Boyd Racing bought her.

Dual grade 1 winner La Cara and multiple graded stakes winner Quietside have been retired from racing and will begin their next chapters as broodmares.

Grade 1 winner Bottle of Rouge headlines a field of six in the March 14 Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs.

Few breeding programs in recent history have done more to shape the modern North American dirt runner than that of Florida’s intertwined Tartan Farms and Francis A. Genter Stable, and The Puma paid the latest tribute to the program March 7.

Morplay Racing and Marquee Bloodstock went to $1.2 million for Hip 88, a colt by Nyquist, while Legion Bloodstock raised the bar by going to $1.35 million for Hip 95, a colt by Corniche.

Morplay Racing and Marquee Bloodstock went to $1.2 million for Hip 88, a colt by Nyquist, while Legion Bloodstock raised the bar again by going to $1.35 million for Hip 95, a colt by Corniche.