Queensland owners and trainers made the most of their local Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale without heavy-hitting interstate competition in what was the seventh straight record-breaking live Australian Thoroughbred auction this year.

Del Mar officials announced March 16 they are planning for a return of fans to the seaside track for its summer season beginning July 16.

Following last month’s passage of legislation clarifying the state’s definition of pari-mutuel wagering to include historical horse racing, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will join track officials for a groundbreaking ceremony at Turfway Park March 19.

The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of its 2021 grant awards cycle. Grant applications will be accepted now through April 1. 

It’s never been a better time to be a maiden.

Proxy, runner-up to Mandaloun in the Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford (G2), adds blinkers for their meeting in the March 20, $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

The Racing Biz, a media company focused on Thoroughbred racing and breeding in the mid-Atlantic region, will host the second in a series of digital panel discussions tackling issues of diversity and inclusion within the Thoroughbred industry

From the moment the first horse entered the ring during the March 16 opening session of the OBS March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, buyers on the grounds put their foot on the gas pedal and didn’t let up until the last 2-year-old left the stage. 

The colt bred by Samuel Elliott is the first foal out of the winning Eddington mare Rain On Sunday.

Trainer Brad Cox March 16 said Shortleaf Stable’s Caddo River came out of a fifth-place finish in the March 13 Rebel Stakes (G2) no worse for wear and will be pointed to the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) for 3-year-olds April 10 at Oaklawn Park.