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Free Like a Girl euthanized after trailer accident; Louisiana racing mourns

Free Like a Girl euthanized after trailer accident; Louisiana racing mourns

Free Like a Girl was euthanized after a trailer accident, ending the life of Louisiana's highest-earning mare. Her loss resonates across the state's racing and breeding community.

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Trainer Rudy Rodriguez cleared to resume training under oversight

Trainer Rudy Rodriguez cleared to resume training under oversight

Trainer Rudy Rodriguez's provisional suspension ended under an agreed order allowing him to return to training under mon...

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Grand National moves to 72-hour declarations and earlier start

Grand National moves to 72-hour declarations and earlier start

Aintree moved the Randox Grand National to a 72-hour declaration window, shifting final confirmations to the Wednesday b...

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Gold Coast foreshore gallop moves to Broadbeach ahead of Magic Millions

Gold Coast foreshore gallop moves to Broadbeach ahead of Magic Millions

Organizers moved the foreshore gallop and barrier draw to Broadbeach at Kurrawa Surf Club. The beach event served as the...

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OBS catalogs 282 head for January Winter Mixed Sale

OBS catalogs 282 head for January Winter Mixed Sale

Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company cataloged 282 horses for a single-session auction on January 27, 2026. The mix of yearling...

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Gulfstream Rainbow 6 jackpot climbs to $174,032 after unsolved stretch

Gulfstream Rainbow 6 jackpot climbs to $174,032 after unsolved stretch

Gulfstream Park's 20-cent Rainbow 6 stayed unsolved through Jan. 11–13, creating a $174,032.80 carryover for the upcomin...

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Racing Club launches 35-share syndicate to expand ownership

Racing Club launches 35-share syndicate to expand ownership

The Racing Club unveiled a 35-share syndicate enabling members to buy proportional horse stakes and receive privileges a...

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Multiple fatal injuries mar Kempton Park Lanzarote Hurdle card

Multiple fatal injuries mar Kempton Park Lanzarote Hurdle card

Three horses suffered fatal injuries at Kempton Park on January 10, including Grade 1 chaser Kalif Du Berlais, prompting...

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Coolmore Announces First Foals by Auguste Rodin and City Of Troy

Coolmore Announces First Foals by Auguste Rodin and City Of Troy

Coolmore announced the first reported foals by Derby winners Auguste Rodin and City Of Troy in Europe. First-crop foal r...

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Fasig-Tipton January digital sale releases catalog, readies buyers

Fasig-Tipton January digital sale releases catalog, readies buyers

Fasig-Tipton held its January digital sale on Jan. 12 and made the full digital catalog and PDFs available to buyers and...

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Harry Cobden named JP McManus retained rider from May 2026

Harry Cobden named JP McManus retained rider from May 2026

Former champion jockey Harry Cobden will be JP McManus’s retained rider in Britain and Ireland from May 2026, a move tha...

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FTC approves HISA enforcement rule changes affecting trainers and owners

FTC approves HISA enforcement rule changes affecting trainers and owners

HISA received FTC approval for changes to enforcement rules clarifying registration and making unpaid fines or purse rep...

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Breeders’ Cup allocates $6.5M for international 2026 Challenge winners

Breeders’ Cup allocates $6.5M for international 2026 Challenge winners

Breeders’ Cup Limited published the 2026 international Challenge Series and allocated $6.5 million to cover entry fees f...

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Distorted Humor, influential WinStar sire, humanely euthanized on January 10

Distorted Humor, influential WinStar sire, humanely euthanized on January 10

Distorted Humor was humanely euthanized January 10, 2026 due to infirmities of old age. His loss matters to breeders and...

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Maryland Jockey Club schedule approved with 120 days at Laurel Park

Maryland Jockey Club schedule approved with 120 days at Laurel Park

The Maryland Racing Commission approved the Maryland Jockey Club’s 2026 schedule, including 120 days of live racing at L...

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Purton’s Sha Tin five-timer reshapes Hong Kong Classic Mile picture

Purton’s Sha Tin five-timer reshapes Hong Kong Classic Mile picture

See how Zac Purton’s five winners at Sha Tin reshaped Classic Mile prospects and jockey-choice scenarios for Hong Kong’s...

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Stark Contrast Powers to Eddie Logan Stakes Win at Santa Anita

Stark Contrast Powers to Eddie Logan Stakes Win at Santa Anita

Stark Contrast won the Eddie Logan Stakes at Santa Anita on Jan. 8 by 2 1/4 lengths, extending his turf progression. The...

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WinStar announces planned leadership handover; Gerry Duffy to succeed Elliott Walden

WinStar announces planned leadership handover; Gerry Duffy to succeed Elliott Walden

WinStar Farm announced a phased leadership transition that names Gerry Duffy president on April 1, 2026, with a CEO hand...

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Surprsinglyperfect named HBPA 2025 Claiming Horse of the Year

Surprsinglyperfect named HBPA 2025 Claiming Horse of the Year

Surprsinglyperfect was named HBPA 2025 Claiming Horse of the Year, honoring durability and consistent success in the cla...

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CHRB effectively bans jockey Jose Nicasio from California racing through 2028

CHRB effectively bans jockey Jose Nicasio from California racing through 2028

The California Horse Racing Board barred jockey Jose Nicasio from sanctioned racing in California through Oct. 31, 2028....

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New Jersey bill could halve Thoroughbred race dates, breeders warn collapse

New Jersey bill could halve Thoroughbred race dates, breeders warn collapse

A proposed law would allow New Jersey to cut annual Thoroughbred race dates from 50 to 25 with horsemen’s consent; breed...

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Mahoning Valley cancels remainder of card after fatal injury

Mahoning Valley cancels remainder of card after fatal injury

Mahoning Valley canceled racing after the seventh race when American Silver was fatally injured; sloppy, sealed track co...

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Novel tulobuterol positive leads to summary suspension in New Mexico racing

Novel tulobuterol positive leads to summary suspension in New Mexico racing

The New Mexico Racing Commission summarily suspended owner-trainer Julian Rey Honesto after tulobuterol was found in Eas...

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Langer Dan dies suddenly, leaves Cheltenham Coral Cup legacy

Langer Dan dies suddenly, leaves Cheltenham Coral Cup legacy

Trainer Dan Skelton announced the sudden death of Langer Dan, the dual Coral Cup winner; his passing matters to racing f...

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Sunland Park reopens under new operator with racing front and center

Sunland Park reopens under new operator with racing front and center

Sunland Park reopened Jan. 2 under Strategic Gaming Management after a fall acquisition; the operator plans promotions a...

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Buetane set to return in San Vicente as Santa Anita reshuffles stakes

Buetane set to return in San Vicente as Santa Anita reshuffles stakes

Buetane, a son of Tiz the Law trained by Bob Baffert, was entered to return from a four-month layoff in the GII San Vice...

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Keeneland holds January Horses of All Ages sale with big catalog

Keeneland holds January Horses of All Ages sale with big catalog

Keeneland is holding its January Horses of All Ages Sale Jan. 12-13, offering broodmares, yearlings and Grade-1 winners ...

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