Her two most influential producers, Oh What a Dance and Fantastic Find, a duo that was represented by graded stakes-winning descendants in successive races opening day at Santa Anita.

Eduardo Inda, remembered for his work as Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally’s primary assistant through his glory years with the great racehorse John Henry in the 1980s, died Dec. 22, according to family. He was 78.

Five winters have passed since his reign as the Championship Meet’s dominant rider came to an end, but Hall of Famer Javier Castellano still comes to Gulfstream Park with the same level of enthusiasm.

With an early December kickoff to the Oaklawn Park meet this winter, the Arkansas track’s preps on the Road to the Kentucky Derby can begin with the New Year in 2022, starting Jan. 1 with the $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes.

With an early December kickoff to the Oaklawn Park meet this winter, the Arkansas track’s preps on the Road to the Kentucky Derby can begin with the New Year in 2022, starting Saturday with the $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes.

Tarnawa, the Aga Khan’s exceptional winner of the 2020 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) at Keeneland, will be sent to champion sire Frankel for her first mating in 2022.

Killer Ability romps to victory in Hopeful Stakes (G1)—a key prep for horses eyeing the Japanese Triple Crown.

Bal Mar Equine’s In Good Spirits, fourth in the Buffalo Trace Franklin County Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland Oct. 15, has been disqualified from the race and trainer Al Stall Jr. fined $500 after the Ghostzapper filly tested positive for flunixin.

BloodHorse MarketWatch’s January edition profiles the new Kentucky sires of 2022 that are standing for $5,000 or more.

Sale histories for horses in the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, being Jan. 10-13 in Lexington.