Blood-Horse

Jamie Ness, who will finish 2025 as the season's leading trainer by wins, will begin a seven-day suspension Dec. 31 for a controlled medication violation.

Bob Ehalt, for America's Best Racing, handicaps the field of nine 3-year-olds entered in the Jan. 1 race at Oaklawn Park.

This week's racing on radio, television, and streaming schedule compiled by America's Best Racing.

Volume 19 of IFHA Quarterly, the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities' newsletter produced in partnership with the Japan Racing Association, is online.

Hours before the new year, Santa Anita Park hosts the final graded stakes race of 2025: the $100,000 Robert J. Frankel Stakes (G3T). Trainer Phil D'Amato runs Public Assembly and Sun Of Hill.

Maiden Watch: Week of Dec. 22-28

Yedsit Hazlewood and Brittany Russell concluded 2025 in style, capturing the jockey and trainer titles at the Laurel Park fall meeting.

Two-year-old colt Silver Prince, offered in a one-horse flash sale on Fasig-Tipton Digital, was sold in a post-ring sale for $450,000 to Reeves Thoroughbred Racing. Bidding opened Dec. 23 and closed Dec. 29.

BloodHorse has reprised its online year-end survey to ask some of the sport's leading individuals for their opinions on pertinent issues facing the sport.

Industry Voices, Christine Sanchez outlines the need for finding ways to keep horses in training.

In this BH monthly interview, Karen M. Johnson profiles young racing personalities.

After spending time in his native Canada, Gas Me Up won in his first attempt down Santa Anita Park's hillside course to capture the Joe Hernandez Stakes (G2T).

On the Dec. 29 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Louie Rabaut, Sean Collins, and Steve Kornacki unveil who they are voting for in each Eclipse Award category.

Hill 'n' Dale announced Dec. 29 that multiple graded stakes winner Barnes, a son of perennial leading sire Into Mischief, has been retired and will take up stud duty at John G. Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa Farm near Paris, Ky.

With some luck in the coming months, the resumption of the Sovereignty-Journalism rivalry could prove an international sensation.

Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum, the breeder of Dubawi and owner of star performers including 1998 Epsom Derby (G1) winner High-Rise, Postponed, and Rosallion, died Dec. 29.

The Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeder Association is hosting its annual stallion season auction on Thoroughlybred.com, with bidding to open Jan. 7 starting at 9 a.m. ET and closing Jan. 11 at 6 p.m.

Thoroughbred Charities of America will honor Ken Freirich with the Allaire du Pont Leadership Award and the Delaware Horsemen's Assistance Fund with the Ellen and Herb Moelis Industry Service Award at its annual stallion season auction Jan. 11.

Diktaean became the first National Association of Racing-based winner of the Tokyo Daishoten (G1) in 20 years with a victory over Mikki Fight Dec. 29 at Oi Racecourse.

BloodHorse has reprised its online year-end survey to ask some of the sport's leading individuals for their opinions on pertinent issues facing the sport.