Headlines and features from the Thoroughbred industry
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Perfect Drift, the popular gelding who won or placed in 32 of 50 starts from 2001-08 and earned more than $4.7 million, was euthanized Jan. 4 due to complications from an old paddock injury, according to Dr. Bryan Reed of Stonecrest Farm. He was 25.
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Multiple grade 1 winner Mind Control sired his first reported foal Jan. 4 in New York. The bay filly is the first foal out of the winning Freud daughter Gentle Annie.
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T) runner-up Valiant Force will try the dirt surface for the first time in $100,000 Limestone Stakes Jan. 6 at Gulfstream Park.
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Nick Jonsson's two-time group 1 winner, See It Again, leads a 13-horse field in the Jan. 6 King's Plate (G1) at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town.
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The Zabeel Mile (G2) gets top billing at Meydan Jan. 5 as Godolphin homebred Real World will attempt to win this turf test that has drawn 13 declarations for a second time.
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FanDuel TV will televise live the announcement of the finalists in the horse and human categories for the 2023 Eclipse Awards this Saturday, Jan. 6, at 12:00 pm EST.
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Keeneland will begin a new year Jan. 8 with the first of four sessions of the 67th January Horses of All Ages Sale. A total of 1,477 horses have been cataloged for the auction.
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The grade 1-winning son of War Front won graded stakes at 2 and 3 on his way to earning more than $1.5 million. He will stand for $12,500.
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Trainer Brendan Walsh is considering stakes options for Mucho Macho Man Stakes runner-up First World War and offered updates on Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Pretty Mischievous and Golden Rod (G2) winner Intricate.
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Bob Baffert has won 12 runnings of the San Vicente Stakes (G2) and has two leading 3-year-olds in pursuit of a record-extending 13th when Muth and Pilot Commander face four rivals in the $200,000, seven-furlong race at Santa Anita Park Jan. 6.
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Founded in 2022, the NAIAHF honors and recognizes the indigenous sports cultures throughout North America by recognizing outstanding leadership and achievement in individual and team athletics.
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Sam Houston Race Park celebrates the start of its 30th anniversary season Jan. 5. The milestone season will be primarily an on-track and Texas affair due to the ongoing dispute between the Texas Racing Commission and HISA.
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The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association has announced the results of the 2023 election for its 15-member Board of Directors.
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A year after setting the earnings record, Irad Ortiz Jr. did it again in 2023 with $39,192,585. He led all jockeys in wins, seconds, and thirds. He was also leading rider by earnings for Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course, and Santa Anita Park meets.
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