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The Jockey Club has unveiled details of a deal with its catering partner Compass which will unlock £100 million in funds for the group to invest in the racecourse experience at Cheltenham, Aintree, and Epsom.

The Turf Classic (G1T) is one of 16 stakes scheduled for the Churchill Downs Spring Meet (April 25-June 28) that received a purse increase.

Winners from five different countries celebrated success during the 2025-26 Dubai Racing Carnival at Meydan—the most in the 22-year history of the event.

Winning the last race at the Final Table, Dylan Donnelly captured the 27th National Horseplayers Championship in Las Vegas.

Seven weeks in advance of the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1), Paladin and Chief Wallabee closed as 8-1 co-favorites in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager.

The connections of Take A Breath could do just that after the 4-year-old filly won a photo finish in the $102,500 Santa Ana Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park March 15.

Gary Biszantz, founder of Cobra Farm, died March 14 at age 91, according to Mike Owens, longtime manager at Cobra Farm, which Biszantz sold last year.

Tom Ryan of co-owner SF Racing confirmed March 15 that the undefeated colt Taj Mahal will make his next start in the $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack April 4.

Top 3-year-olds Intrepido and Pavlovian and La Brea Stakes (G1) winner Usha were among the notable horses on the work tab March 15 at Santa Anita Park.

Jockey Umberto Rispoli, sidelined with a broken right ankle since Jan. 24, is "still a ways away" from returning to the saddle, his agent Matt Nakatani said March 15.

The group-placed Kikkuli will stand at Paardeberg Stud in the Western Cape in South Africa.

Chris Waller extended his remarkable hold on the Coolmore Classic (G1) at Rosehill Racecourse March 14 when the admirable Lazzura handed the champion trainer a fourth successive win in the group 1 feature.