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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.

The venerable gelding Gold Phoenix, one of Southern California's top turf route performers over the last couple of years, begins his 2025 campaign in the $100,000 San Luis Rey Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.

Letters to the Editor from the March 20 edition of BloodHorse Daily.

A year after Dornoch, retired MLB All-Star and World Series champion Jayson Werth could have another chance at the Kentucky Derby (G1) experience with Flying Mohawk set to run in the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park March 22.

A BloodHorse MarketWatch decile analysis shows growth among the top 40% of horses sold.