Kamunyak used every step of Japan’s longest filly-mare race to win the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks-G1) May 25 at Tokyo Racecourse.

A filly by Snitzel fetched AU$550,000 to top the Gold Coast National Weanling Sale May 25. A total of 223 weanlings sold at an average of AU$79,314—an increase from AU$77,162 in 2024, when 244 lots were sold.

Sara Elbadwi looks back at the Paradise Creek Stakes at Belmont at the Big A and the Cliff Hanger Stakes at Monmouth.

Sosie took another step along the road to compiling what would be a season for the record books with a hard-fought success in the Prix d’Ispahan (G1) May 25, setting up a crack at the £1 million Coral-Eclipse Stakes (G1) at Sandown in July. 

Aidan O’Brien reasserted his dominance over the Irish One Thousand Guineas (G1) as Lake Victoria came out on top at the Curragh. He won the classic a record 10 times from 1997-2021 but had been out of luck in the past three years.

It’s not that long ago that the group 1 status of the Irish Gold Cup was in peril, but the 2025 race went a long way to vindicating the 1 1/4-mile showpiece retaining its premier status as Los Angeles emerged on top May 25.

Voyage Bubble used a smooth passage to victory in the Champions & Chater Cup (G1) May 25 at Sha Tin Racecourse, completing a rare sweep of the Hong Kong Triple Crown.

Christope Clement, trainer of Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Tonalist and three-time Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti, died May 25 after battling metastatic uveal melanoma. He was 59.

Named after Los Angeles Dodgers’ 3-time MVP Shohei Ohtani, Shohei the horse is among 18 runners in the June 1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby-G1).

Kamunyak used every step of Japan’s longest filly-mare race to win the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks-G1) May 25 at Tokyo Racecourse.