Blood-Horse

Over the two days of Book 1 trade, the auction house reported 422 yearlings sold at a clearance rate of 81%. Book 1 reached a record average of NZ$187,257, a 14% rise, while the median of NZ$140,000 also set a new benchmark, and was up 27%.

Usha became the first grade 1 winner bred by Kristen and Matt Esler of Thirty Year Farm, and also became a source of inspiration for Kristen as she recovered from spinal surgery.

The first colt at Chesapeake Farm near Lexington, bred by Sampson Racing Stables, was foaled out of the multiple stakes-winning and multiple graded stakes-placed Eden Prairie by Mizzen Mast.

Why would Jimmy Jerkens leave the sun and warmth of Saudi Arabia for the cold of the Big A? It wasn't about the weather.

Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. was more than happy Jan. 25 to report that Skippylongstocking and White Abarrio had exited the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park in good order.

Racing Post takes a look at the top new stallions to stand this year in Ireland.

At the close of trade, New Zealand Bloodstock reported 207 yearlings had found new homes at a clearance rate of 77%. The day one aggregate finished at NZ$38,197,500, a 43% increase year-on-year.

Hong Kong superstars Romantic Warrior and Ka Ying Rising dominated local rivals in their group 1 victories Jan. 25 at Sha Tin Racecourse as both continued assaults on the record books.

Umberto Rispoli's mount in the Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint, Unconquerable Keen, clipped heels in deep stretch and dislodged him. The rider suffered a fractured ankle. The horse walked off under his own power. 

Perfect Shot pulled the upset in the $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic (G3) at Sam Houston Race Park Jan. 24, extending Steve Asmussen's win streak to five and giving him seven wins in the past eight years. Dual grade 1 winner La Cara finished fifth.

For a sixth time, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert scores in the $100,500 La Canada Stakes (G3) Jan. 24 at Santa Anita Park with 5-year-old Nafisa.

Skippylongstocking finishes ahead of his other 7-year-old rivals, stablemate White Abarrio and Full Serrano.

Now 2-for-2 at Gulfstream Park, Steve Landers Racing's Destino d'Oro pulled the upset to win the $490,500 Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G2T) Jan. 24.

Amerman Racing's Test Score outran stablemate One Stripe to give trainer Graham Motion a 1-2 finish in the $937,800 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (G1T) Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Park.

Racing Post takes a look at the top new stallions to stand this year in Britain.

Multiple graded stakes winner Domestic Product saw his first reported foal Jan. 23 at Hidden Brook Farm when the Violence mare She Caught My Eye produced a bay colt.

Ahead of the OBSOnline January Sale and January Winter Mixed Sale, OBS has upgraded its internet bidding platform for both live and timed auctions. 

New Zealand Bloodstock is set to mark a significant milestone as the National Yearling Sale celebrates its 100th anniversary, offering a refined catalog of quality yearlings to be offered across three days of selling, beginning Jan. 25 at Karaka.

There will be plenty of music at Gulfstream Park Jan. 24 on a typically festive Pegasus World Cup day. The DJs in the hospitality areas will probably be playing lots of pop and hip-hop. But on the racetrack, it could be Disco Time.

The son of Mineshaft won two grade 2 stakes and placed in three grade 1 stakes on his way to earning more than $1.5 million.