Blood-Horse

On the Feb. 9 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Mark Casse recaps a successful weekend at Oaklawn Park highlighted by victories from Silent Tactic, Search Party, and Nitrogen. BloodHorse bloodstock editor Eric Mitchell previews new stallions for 2026.

The first Senor Buscador foal bred by the Peacock family of Texas arrived Feb. 7 at Shawhan Place near Paris, Ky. The bay filly is the family's first homebred by its homebred stallion, who stands at Lane's End.

Tattersalls Online has announced a dedicated Southern Hemisphere session within its Online February Sale, which will be held Feb. 17-18, in collaboration with Australia's leading auction house Inglis Digital.

Sam Houston Race Park had launched the Sam Houston Racing Club, a groundbreaking collaboration with MyRacehorse, which offers SEC-qualified, true ownership interests at scale, redefining how fans experience Thoroughbred racing.

As of Monday evening, the average was marginally up to AU$97,556, from AU$97,153, year-on-year, while the median was unchanged at AU$80,000. The gross was up 8.5% at AU$39,315,000, albeit with 30 more lots sold (403 to 373).

After finishing behind Super Corredora and Explora in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), the lightly-raced Meaning turned the tables in the $100,000 Las Virgenes Stakes Feb. 8 at Santa Anita Park.

Roll On Big Joe is doing just that—rolling on—as he conquered the $150,000 King Cotton Stakes at Oaklawn Park Feb. 8, and with it, notched his first three-stakes win streak.

Among the top prospects offered at Fasig-Tipton's Winter Mixed Sale is grade 1 winner Iscreamuscream. The 5-year-old daughter of Twirling Candy won back-to-back graded stakes as a 3-year-old, including the 2024 Del Mar Oaks (G1T).

Silent Tactic will be pointed to the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) March 1 at Oaklawn Park following his victory in the Southwest Stakes (G3) Feb. 6, Mark Casse, the colt's dual Hall of Fame trainer, said Feb. 8.

With 198 lots sold compared to 177 for 2025, the gross stood at AU$19,041,000 (US$13,355,357), a 7.6% increase on the corresponding session 12 months ago.

Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa strides into the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale with a large draft, featuring quality from top to bottom. Among those entries is 2025 Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3) winner Maysam.

Plutarch, who had placed in three stakes, including two on the turf, proved best of Bob Baffert's three entrants and defeated Intrepido to win the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) Feb. 7 at Santa Anita Park.

Splendora's return to the races after winning the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) is a winning one in the Feb. 7 D. Wayne Lukas Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park.

After racing well within herself through most of the $250,000 Bayakoa Stakes (G3) Feb. 7 at Oaklawn Park, Nitrogen put away game stablemate Nerazurri in the stretch and drew off to a 2 3/4-length win.

History was made at the Abu Dhabi Gold Cup Feb. 7 as Japanese runner Strauss delivered a landmark victory, under rider Joao Moreira and for trainer Ryo Takei.

2025 Breeders' Futurity (G1) runner-up Blackout Time is targeting the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) March 1 at Oaklawn Park for his 3-year-old debut, co-owner Lance Gasaway said Feb. 7

Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher continued his supremacy in the $210,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, winning the Kentucky Derby (G1) prep for a record-extending eighth time with 2025 Remsen Stakes (G2) runner-up Renegade.

The Inglis Classic Yearling Sale gets started at Riverside Stables Feb. 8, with 715 yearlings to be offered across three days in Sydney.

Steve Parkin has been compelled by the Irish High Court to release covering certificates for mares in foal to Sands of Mali after the owner had blocked the process as part of his dispute with his former racing and bloodstock adviser Joe Foley.

Racing's latest attempt to break into the youth market was a hit with punters, it was reported Feb. 7.