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At the end of two days of trade, Fasig-Tipton reported 384 horses had changed hands for gross receipts of $52,875,500, including private sales, which were up 19.3% from 2025's single-session sale that saw 327 horses sell for $44,317,500.

In the closing stages of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale's final session May 19, Case Clay snapped up two colts for $750,000 apiece: Hip 581 by Jackie's Warrior and Hip 583 by Into Mischief, on behalf of Wathnan Racing.

The King Charles III Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot is the next intended start for 2025 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T) winner Cy Fair.

Buyers attending Day 2 of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale could not walk away from a handsome bay colt (Hip 473) by freshman sire Corniche, as they traded $25,000 blows from $500,000 all the way to $1 million.

The ballot for the 2026 election of 22 Breeders' Cup member positions has been released by Breeders' Cup Limited. Of the 26 candidates on the ballot, 18 are incumbent members standing for reelection.

The New York Racing Association launches Belmont Stakes Scholarships to support local students pursuing higher education.

Movie Night breaks her maiden in style May 16 on a sloppy main track at Churchill Downs.

Tattersalls Online and the Emirates Racing Authority will continue their partnership to host the Online Jebel Ali Horses in Training Sale June 5-9.

The Gun Runner filly (Hip 357) bred by Chester and Mary Broman is the first to sell for seven figures on Day 2 of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale.

In recent months, the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has adjudicated multiple cases involving the dietary supplement Easywillow. HIWU urges horsemen to utilize its substance lookup tool.

Following his victory in the May 16 Preakness Stakes (G1), Gold Square's Napoleon Solo rises from 10th to third in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top 3-Year-old Poll.

During a May 18 press conference in Buenos Aires, Palermo Racecourse and the South American Organization for the Promotion of Thoroughbreds officially announced, after 12 years, the return of the region's most important horse race to Palermo.

The Jockey Club announces five academic scholarships, awarded for the 2026-27 academic year, to the following individuals: William Fallon, Beverley Grace Goderre, Marilee Herrera, Julissa Sepulveda, and Ciara Dominguez.

The List: An Update and Review of the Top 25 General Sires List Rankings

At the end of the first day's trade, 176 horses had changed hands for gross receipts of $26,410,500, including private sales. The average was a healthy $150,060, with a median of $75,000.

Legion Bloodstock and Gracie Bloodstock joined forces during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, May 18, to land the highest-priced filly of the day—Hip 79, a daughter of Jackie's Warrior, for $750,000.

Talks over a potential £225 million takeover of William Hill's parent company Evoke have been extended for a further three weeks.

On the May 18 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Preakness Stakes (G1) winners Napoleon Solo, Chad Summers, Al Gold, and Paco Lopez join the show and share their thoughts on the race.

Just a few hips into the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May Sale, Clovis Crane of Crane Thoroughbred Services and his family were overjoyed when their lucrative pinhook—Hip 13, a colt by Volatile—fetched $650,000 from Zedan Racing.

BloodHorse magazine, BloodHorse Daily, and Keeneland Magazine were honored with a combined six first-place awards during the Equine Media Association's annual media awards competition.