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Arrowfield Stud announced March 24 that the two-time group 1 juvenile winner Vandeek will shuttle to Arrowfield from Cheveley Park Stud, UK in 2025.

The Al Quoz Sprint (G1T) will mark something of a full circle as the 5-year-old, who left Dubai-based Godolphin three years ago after finishing last in his only start for trainer Charlie Appleby.

With the 2025 Florida Derby (G1) approaching, America's Best Racing looks back at some of the race's top winners.

Vargas, 43, came to the United States in 2008 and was unable to find an agent willing to work with him, making it difficult for him to attract quality mounts on his own. He worked as an exercise rider in the morning in his early years in the U.S.

Tiztastic finally got his breakthrough victory March 22 in the Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots and was awarded a place among the nation's top sophomores in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top 3-Year-Old Poll.

1/ST CONTENT—provider of premium content for North American horse racing and a key division of 1/ST—has broadened its international footprint with the announcement of a partnership with America Simulcast, a leading LATAM distributor.

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

New York regulators are taking the initial steps to further relax the state's pari-mutuel coupling rules as part of an effort pushed by Thoroughbred tracks and horsemen and Thoroughbred breeding groups in the state.

BH Interview: Louie Rabaut

Jose Ortiz was named leading rider in his first meet at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots March 23. Bagging 98 races, Ortiz was best by 43, winning the most by any jockey since Florent Geroux tallied the same amount in 2016-2017.

On the March 24 episode of the BloodHorse Monday, trainer Brad Cox discusses Final Gambit's progression from maiden winner to Kentucky Derby qualifier. Editorial director Frank Angst previews the April edition of BloodHorse Magazine.

Aidan O'Brien's "unusual" pair of late bloomers Twain and Expanded are vying to pick up the mantle from The Lion In Winter as Ballydoyle's chief Two Thousand Guineas hope after the champion trainer cast doubt over his participation.

New York regulators fined Thoroughbred trainer Gary Contessa $1,500 March 24 for violating a rule governing the timetable for when horses claimed in-state may race again in another state.

Suman Hedge splashed the cash at the rescheduled Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale March 24, spending a combined AU$467,000 on six yearlings including the sale's only Capitalist colt, who topped the opening day when he fetched AU$150,000.

Hollie Doyle celebrated a landmark success when Handle With Care became her 1,000th winner in Britain in the opening six-furlong Fillies' Handicap March 24.

Capsules of this year's Florida Derby (G1) runners from ABR.

The California-based trainer will send out Straight No Chaser in the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) April 5. The Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) winner followed that success with a blistering win in the Riyadh Dirt Sprint (G2) in Saudi Arabia Feb. 22.

Horses Work is set to make an impact across digital platforms, social media, radio, and a brand-new website. The campaign will spotlight real faces behind the industry, from family farms and farriers to harness racing drivers and feed producers.

This week's Amercia's Best Racing's Kentucky Derby Prospect Profile takes a closer look at Tiztastic, the winner by 2 1/4 lengths of the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) March 22 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

The comparison tool enables users to liken stallions according to user-defined criteria such as location, stud fee, and the year entering stud. Stallions can be categorized by metrics including starters, winners, black-type winners and percentages.