Nominations are open for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds to become eligible for the 2026 Triple Crown with an early $600 payment that is due Jan. 26.

Jose Ortiz posted his first graded stakes win of 2026 aboard Golden Tempo in the Lecomte Stakes (G3). Earlier on the card, he also won the Marie G. Krantz Memorial with Medoro. He was voted Jockey of the Week Jan. 12-18.

A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court demands the nullification of a warrantless seizure by law enforcement of gaming machines at Santa Anita.

Overall, 160 horses sold for $4,514,500. Twenty-two offerings sold for $50,000 or more. The average price was $28,475, with a median of $11,000.

Rockridge Stud in Hudson, N.Y., will host its annual stallion show and open house on Saturday, Jan. 31, from noon to 2 p.m. ET.

The Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Angel of Empire sired his first reported foal when a filly was born on Jan. 17 at Taylor Made Farm.

Porter on Pedigrees

BloodHorse news editor reviews his initial Derby Dozen and the Jan. 17 Lecomte Stakes (G3) from Fair Grounds.

Allison Banks’ Farm d’Allie Racing Stable bred the first reported foal by WinStar Farm’s Timberlake, a colt born Jan. 20 out of the Verrazano mare Flume.

Byron King’s Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.