Blood-Horse

Sandman, most recently third to Journalism in the Preakness Stakes (G1), shipped to Saratoga Race Course to prepare for the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) July 26, with the ultimate goal being the Travers Stakes (G1).

Maryland-based freshman sire Galawi (IRE) quickly registered his first winner when his first starter, Gala Gold, won on debut May 25 at Energy Downs Racing.

Don Simon's 3-year-old Gran Oriente surged to the front in the final eighth of a mile to win the Gran Premio Club Hipico Falabella (G1) May 25 on turf at Club Hipico de Santiago.

California-based sire Listing wasted no time in securing a winner from his initial crop when his first starter, Saul Elliott, won his debut by 2 1/4 lengths May 25 at Santa Anita Park.

Hundreds of MyRacehorse owners flock to the winner's circle to see Seismic Beauty, owned by the group with Peter Leidel.

A filly by Snitzel fetched AU$550,000 to top the Gold Coast National Weanling Sale May 25. A total of 223 weanlings sold at an average of AU$79,314—an increase from AU$77,162 in 2024, when 244 lots were sold.

Kamunyak used every step of Japan's longest filly-mare race to win the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks-G1) May 25 at Tokyo Racecourse.

It's not that long ago that the group 1 status of the Irish Gold Cup was in peril, but the 2025 race went a long way to vindicating the 1 1/4-mile showpiece retaining its premier status as Los Angeles emerged on top May 25.

Voyage Bubble used a smooth passage to victory in the Champions & Chater Cup (G1) May 25 at Sha Tin Racecourse, completing a rare sweep of the Hong Kong Triple Crown.

Aidan O'Brien reasserted his dominance over the Irish One Thousand Guineas (G1) as Lake Victoria came out on top at the Curragh. He won the classic a record 10 times from 1997-2021 but had been out of luck in the past three years.

Sosie took another step along the road to compiling what would be a season for the record books with a hard-fought success in the Prix d'Ispahan (G1) May 25, setting up a crack at the £1 million Coral-Eclipse Stakes (G1) at Sandown in July. 

Christope Clement, trainer of Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Tonalist and three-time Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti, died May 25 after battling metastatic uveal melanoma. He was 59.

Kamunyak used every step of Japan's longest filly-mare race to win the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks-G1) May 25 at Tokyo Racecourse.

Marksman Queen asserted herself early and led every step of the way to win the $219,665 Keertana Stakes May 24 at Churchill Downs. The victory gave the 5-year-old mare's sire Dubawi his 300th stakes winner.

Godolphin's homebred Sovereignty posted his second work over Saratoga Race Course's Oklahoma training track since capturing the Kentucky Derby (G1), covering five furlongs in 1:02.54 in company with 2024 Whitney Stakes (G1) winner Arthur's Ride.

The talented 2-year-old Outfielder hit it out of the park in his first at bat.

While Gabriel "Spider" Duignan has bred or purchased countless grade 1 winners in his career, and even raced successful graded stakes winners in partnership, Echo Sound's Miss Preakness Stakes (G3) win celebrated a new and special milestone.

Field of Gold may have inherited his sire Kingman's Newmarket misfortune, but a proclivity to sparkle at the Curragh was also bequeathed as he blasted clear by 3 3/4 lengths in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas (G1) May 24 for John and Thady Gosden.

Only Cirrus des Aigles in 2014 has completed the Prix Ganay-Prix d'Ispahan double this century, but Sosie will attempt to buck that trend May 25 having been supplemented to the 1 3/16-mile Prix d'Ispahan (G1) at Longchamp.

Ballydoyle has sent out 10 winners of the Irish One Thousand Guineas (G1), but none had as stellar a juvenile campaign as Lake Victoria, who lines up against 11 rivals at the Curragh May 25.