Blood-Horse

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.

After Antonio Fresu was injured, Kazushi Kimura picked up the mount on Ambaya for trainer Jonathan Thomas and won with the filly, who was making her graded stakes debut.

The largest opening day since 2016 and the largest Sunday opener this century kicked off a postponed Santa Anita Park Classic Meet in a big way Dec. 28.

New York-bred Usha put on a dazzling performance in the $300,000 La Brea Stakes (G1) Dec. 28 at Santa Anita Park. The 3-year-old daughter of Tiz the Law kicked away to win by 5 1/4 lengths in the 7-furlong race.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's goal for Goal Oriented had been a grade 1 win all season, and that goal was achieved in the final days of his 3-year-old season as he won the $300,000 Malibu Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park Dec. 28.

In an epic stretch battle, Nysos surged forward at just the right time to defeat Nevada Beach in the Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park Dec. 28.

Alberto Delgado, who earned Eclipse Award honors as the champion apprentice jockey in 1982, announced his retirement after the second race Dec. 28 at Laurel Park.

Night of Thunder gained a richly deserved first title after a season of high achievements. His 31 individual stakes winners worldwide are led by five individual group/grade 1 winners.

Museum Mile capped a busy and successful 3-year-old season with a victory over older foes in the Arima Kinen (G1T) Dec. 28 at Nakayama 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.

Securing his first stakes win, Knightsbridge's victory in the $150,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park Dec. 27 announced him as a threat in future one-turn mile events.