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With a 2 3/4-length win in the Bourbonette Oaks at Turfway Park, Bless the Broken earned 50 qualifying points toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1).

Trainer Brian Knippenberg couldn't help but get emotional as he watched 5-year-old gelding Mercante soar across the Turfway Park finish line March 22 in the $290,000 Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (G3), pulling the 13-1 upset.

Classy sprinter Rogue Lightning is set for a first United States assignment in the wake of his overseas success in the Wathnan Racing colors in Qatar last month.

Multiple graded stakes-winning trainer Michael De Paulo saddled his 1,000th winner when Pop Rox won a $12,500 maiden claiming race in Gulfstream Park's sixth race March 21.

The Thoroughbred Owners of California has named Kosta, Stephanie, and Pete Hronis, the team behind Hronis Racing, as this year's recipients of the Ed Friendly Industry Service Award, also known as the TOC Chairman's Award.

The catalog for the Inglis Digital USA March Sale is now available online, featuring a slate of 29 horses and stallion seasons.

The sales pavilion at Lone Star Park is now the Mary Ruyle Sales Pavilion.

The top three finishers from the Hong Kong Classic Cup mix it up again in the Hong Kong Derby March 23 at Sha Tin Racecourse.

The New York Racing Association and Spendthrift Farm announced it has entered into a multiyear agreement for the storied farm to serve as the title sponsor of the $300,000 Spendthrift Farm Hopeful Stakes (G1).

Trained by Rusty Arnold, the hard-knocking bay sprinter earned $1.6 million in his six-year career. At 2, he was third in the 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T), and earned his first graded stakes win at 4 in the 2021 Turf Sprint Stakes (G3T).

Churchill Downs has officially rebranded Wednesday of Kentucky Derby Week to be known as "Winsday: Great Thrills for the Greater Good presented by Resolute Racing."

The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program, which encourages retraining of Thoroughbreds into other disciplines upon completion of careers in racing or breeding, today announced winners and other placings from its 2024 performance awards program.

The Road, presented by Gainesway and Darby Dan Farm

Thoro-Graph and 1/ST TECHNOLOGY, operator of 1/ST BET and Xpressbet, have partnered to bring the popular Thoro-Graph Player Services program to horseplayers around the country.

Chris Waller's stable stars Via Sistina and Fangirl will contest separate races for the first time this preparation March 22, but Via Sistina will face a new challenge from a recent addition to the Waller stable: Full Count Felicia.

Henry Field's Newgate Farm is hoping it can add another Golden Slipper (G1) winner to its stallion roster following the March 22 running of the AU$5 million, 1,200-meter juvenile turf feature at Rosehill Gardens.

The Texas Thoroughbred Association has announced that the 2025 Texas Summer Yearling Sale will be held Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. at Lone Star Park. A limited mixed session will follow the yearling session.

In a bold move to help strengthen Florida's Thoroughbred breeding industry, Pleasant Acres Stallions announced its Florida-Bred Excellence Program March 20, introducing three groundbreaking financial options for Florida breeders.

Lea Farms' 5-year-old multiple graded-stakes winner Super Chow put in his final breeze March 19 at Gulfstream Park ahead of a scheduled start in the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) April 5 at Meydan Racecourse.

The Texas Thoroughbred Association has announced that the 2025 Texas Summer Yearling Sale will be held Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. at Lone Star Park. A limited mixed session will follow the yearling session.