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Classic-winning former trainer Fulke Johnson Houghton has died at the age of 84.

Coolmore will continue their sponsorship of the first German classic of the year, with the Coolmore City Of Troy German Two Thousand Guineas (G2) to be run at Cologne May 18.

2024 Iroquois Stakes (G3) winner Jonathan's Way will scratch from the Feb. 15 Risen Star Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds, trainer Phil Bauer told racetrack publicist Kevin Kerstein.

The Road presented by Gainesway and Darby Dan Farm.

The west coast Florida track north of Tampa said it's proud of its nearly 100-year-old history of racing.

ReRun Thoroughbred Adoption and After the Finish Line's Valentine's Moneigh Auction Feb. 16 and ends Feb. 23 at 9 p.m. ET. Proceeds benefit Off Track Thoroughbreds. Several original Moneighs are the last ones we have to offer horse racing fans.

The NTRA proudly endorses three key pieces of legislation aimed at bolstering investment, financial certainty, and long-term growth in the equine industry: the ALIGN Act, the Racehorse Cost Recovery Act, and the Racehorse Tax Parity Act.

You'd better believe the Kentucky Derby (G1) will be a hot topic this spring in the Boston Red Sox locker room. Two of their players already have been bitten by the horse racing bug: Walker Buehler and Alex Bregman.

 Off to the Races Radio, powered by The Racing Biz will make its 2025 debut Feb. 15. The one-hour program, focused on Thoroughbred and harness racing and breeding in Virginia, the Mid-Atlantic, and beyond, airs at 10 a.m. ET.

Sulaiyma, a 4-year-old filly by Kingman headlined the Goffs Online Sale of seven Aga Khan horses when making €150,000 to Tally-Ho Stud Feb. 13. The half dozen to sell generated turnover of €336,000, an average of €56,000, and the median €42,500.

With no major legislative issues looming for the horse industry in Kentucky, relationship-building took center stage at the 2025 Kentucky Equine Education Project Day at the state Capitol annex Feb. 13 in Frankfort.

Three years after taking the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (G1) aboard Home Affairs, jockey James McDonald returns to Flemington in hopes of piloting the Chris Waller-trained Switzerland to victory Feb. 15.

Despite tiring and finishing fourth in the Feb. 1 Holy Bull Stakes (G3), co-owner Ramiro Restrepo said Ferocious checked off several important boxes in his 3-year-old debut that gives the team confidence ahead of the March 29 Florida Derby (G1).

Tickets for the 42nd running of the Breeders' Cup World Championships will go on sale to the general public April 23, with the event returning Oct. 31-Nov. 1 to Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif.

Sodashi, one of the great fan-favorite mares of Japanese racing, has safely given birth to her first foal. The filly is by two-time Japanese Horse of the Year Equinox.

Letters to the Editor include opposition to decoupling, thoughts on the Paco Lopez suspension, and an update on HISA from its CEO, Lisa Lazarus.

Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher faces a pending medication violation for the presence of the controlled substance betamethasone in his horse, Vassimo, who won his debut Dec. 14 at Gulfstream Park in South Florida.

The Inglis Digital USA February Sale closed Feb. 12 with an 80% clearance rate, led by Suga Steve, who rode a three-race winning streak into an $80,000 purchase by Starry Night Racing.

Jockey Erik Asmussen's two victories Jan. 31 at Oaklawn Park were noteworthy because they not only represented his first career riding double at the Hot Springs, Ark., track but also his first victories as a journeyman.

A short yearling filly (Lot 115) topped the Arqana February Mixed Sale and broke new ground in the process as the first European offering of progeny by Australian-based Extreme Choice.