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Godolphin has topped the individual breeders list in North America for 2025 with $27,288,066 in earnings, according to statistics released Wednesday by TJC Innovations. Godolphin, which also topped the list in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, bred 228 starters with 218 wins, 168 seconds, and 183 thirds out of 1,294 starts.

Brereton C. Jones was second for the year with earnings of $11,552,109 with 226 wins out of 1,494 starts.

Godolphin also led the breeders list that includes partners with $28,590,307 in earnings and 263 wins from 1,598 starts. WinStar Farm LLC was second with $13,185,006 in earnings and 246 wins out of 1,530 starts.

Rounding out the top 10 individual breeders were WinStar Farm LLC, $11,428,977 (188 wins / 1,201 starts); Don Alberto Corporation, $10,959,009 (132/782); Calumet Farm, $10,569,545 (300/2,187); Spendthrift Farm LLC, $7,796,784 (144/823); Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, $6,620,664 (118/789); Gary & Mary West Stables Inc., $5,747,255 (133/754); Juddmonte, $5,532,656 (47/249); and Dixiana Farms LLC, $5,174,892 (70/517).

Completing the list of the top 10 breeders including partnerships were Brereton C. Jones, $11,803,757 (235 wins / 1,567 starts); Don Alberto Corporation, $11,395,309 (137/844); Calumet Farm, $10,638,647 (301/2,232); Spendthrift Farm LLC, $7,800,487 (144/825); Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, $6,958,891 (126/821); Fred W. Hertrich III, $6,939,154 (139/1,067); Machmer Hall, $6,013,472 (159/1,033); and Gary & Mary West Stables Inc., $5,747,255 (133/754).

The complete lists of the top 100 breeders of 2025 are accessible through www.equineline.com.

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The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) released its full 2026 schedule in addition to the opening of registration for the 2026 Pedigree & Conformation Clinic, sponsored by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association which takes place Mar. 9-10, 2026, at Ocala Breeders' Sales (OBS) in Ocala, Florida.

Registration is now open on the TOBA website, and to view the full clinic schedule, click here.

The 2026 clinic will feature Mark Casse, a Hall of Fame trainer, who will be presenting during the clinic and sharing his expertise on selection for the sales and evaluating young Thoroughbreds.

Casse will be joined by a distinguished lineup of speakers representing every facet of the industry, including: Niall Brennan, Niall Brennan Stables; Tammy Gantt, Florida Breeders' and Owners' Association; Kriss Eisaman, DVM; Marette Farrell, Exhale Enterprises; Dr. Richard Kent, Kaizen Sales; Donato Lanni, Lanni Bloodstock; Tim Leith, Jockey Club Information Systems; David O'Farrell, Ocala Stud; Larry Oxenham, American Society for Asset Protection; Tod Wojciechowski, Ocala Breeders' Sales Company; and Eddie Woods, Eddie Woods Stable.

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In support of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, the Continuing Stallion Auction kicks off Friday, Jan. 9 and continues through Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Bidding opens at 9 a.m. on Friday and closes in the afternoon of the 14th.

The online auction offers seasons to 21 Thoroughbred and Standardbred horses, all CHRHF inductees or have Hall of Fame horses in their pedigrees.

Among the stallions represented this year, Amie's Flatter, Collusion Illusion, Frac Daddy, Proxy, Reload, Tapiture, Senor Buscador, Tamarkuz and Weyburn.

For the complete roster of stallions, click here.

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Submissions are now open for local charitable organizations to participate in “Winsday” presented by Resolute Racing on Wednesday, Apr. 29, part of Kentucky Derby Week at Churchill Downs.

In partnership with the Community Foundation of Louisville, “Winsday: Great Thrills for the Greater Good” is dedicated to supporting local nonprofit organizations.

Up to 50 area nonprofit organizations are invited to join the Winsday celebration. Organizations have the opportunity to fundraise, unlock cash prizes, network with community partners and amplify its mission to a wider audience at no cost.

Selected organizations will receive a unique ticket link to distribute to supporters. For every box seat ticket sold through the links, Churchill Downs will donate $5 to that organization, directly contributing to their vital funding and benefiting their incredible work.

“'Winsday' makes a direct impact on the lives of many across Louisville and the Kentuckiana region,” said Claire Simms, senior director of corporate social responsibility at Churchill Downs Incorporated. “Churchill Downs is thrilled to partner with the Community Foundation of Louisville again for this incredible celebration of the pivotal role nonprofits play in our community.”

Individual box seats start at $39 and can be purchased in complete boxes of six and eight seats.

Registration will close at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 21 and a live drawing will be held Friday, Jan. 23 to choose the 50 participating organizations.

Ticket sales links unique to each of the 50 registered nonprofits will be issued by Friday, Feb. 13.

For eligibility and to register for the “Winsday: Great Thrills for the Greater Good” at www.cflouisville.org/events/winsday.

 

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Thomas Hudnut and Damascus Castellanos have been re-appointed to the California Horse Racing Board by California Governor Gavin Newsom, according to a CHRB report on Wednesday.

Hudnut of Beverly Hills has served on the CHRB since 2021. Hudnut was President and Chief Executive Officer at Harvard-Westlake School from 1987 to 2013. He was Headmaster at The Branston School from 1982 to 1987. Hudnut earned a Master of Arts degree in International Relations and Diplomatic History from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics from Princeton University.

Castellanos of Pico Rivera has served since 2020. Castellanos has been a Secretary-Treasurer and Principal Officer at Teamsters Union Local 495 since 2021 where he was a Business Representative from 2005 to 2021. He was a Business Representative at Teamsters Union Local 630 from 2001 to 2012. Castellanos is a Member of the California Thoroughbred Horseman's Foundation.

Both positions require Senate confirmation.

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5. LONESOME ROAD, LRL, 12/26-7th, 6 furlongs (video)
Beyer Speed Figure- 93
(g, 3, by Maclean's Music-Walk of Stars, by Street Sense)
O-Estate of R Larry Johnson. B-R Larry Johnson (Va). T-Michael Trombetta. J-Mychel Sanchez.
The now-4-year-old gelding took a massive leap forward when Trombetta shifted him from grass to dirt, scoring by a widening 8 1/2 lengths as the latest success from the breeding program of late Maryland-based owner/breeder Larry Johnson. Lonesome Road traces back four generations to Johnson's foundation mare Ran's Chick through her daughter Special Kell–the same family tree progression that has also produced graded stakes stars Mindframe and Future Is Now.

 

4. SALVATION, AQU, 12/4-2nd, 1 mile (video)
Beyer Speed Figure- 94 (2nd)
(g, 3, by Palace Malice-Lovely Rate, by Exchange Rate)
O-Robert Bruno. B-Three Chimneys Farm (Ky). T-Linda Rice. J-Jose Lezcano.
Based on numbers, he can rightfully be called a $45,000 bargain from the Fasig-Tipton October Taylor Made consignment even though he remains a maiden after eight starts (which have included five runner-up finishes). This was his seventh race and his second straight 94 Beyer, coming on the heels of his second in November behind Life and Times. However, after this effort he ran back Dec. 28 at Aqueduct and finished a disappointing fourth with an 80 Beyer.

 

3. IRON HONOR, AQU, 12/13-3rd, 6 furlongs (video)
Beyer Speed Figure- 95
(c, 2, by Nyquist-Orencia, by Blame)
O-St. Elias Stable, William Lawrence and Cathi Glassman. B-Mike and Pat Freeny (Va). T-Chad Brown. J-Manny Franco.
Despite his lofty debut Beyer, when a Brown first-timer is 5/1 fourth choice in a seven-horse field in December at Aqueduct, it's a safe bet the barn didn't consider him at the head of the class. Iron Honor had a string of mostly mediocre breezes, but there was nothing mediocre about the way he ran down talented Crossingthechannel, a next-out winner in New York (and another bred by Larry Johnson). He was a $230,000 Taylor Made Keeneland January graduate, who went on to sell for $475,000 in September.

 

2. D'CODE, OP, 12/14-4th, 6 furlongs (video)
Beyer Speed Figure- 99
(c, 2, by Speightstown-Dos Vinos, by Twirling Candy)

D'code | Coady Media

O/B-Tom R. Durant (Ky). T-Ray Ashford Jr. J-Cristian Torres.
Longtime owner Tom Durant is a self-made billionaire who was once (and maybe still is) America's No. 1 Chevrolet dealer. The Texan has had numerous stakes winners over the years, including millionaire Silver Dust, Wooden Phone and Awesome Humor, and bred $1.6 million earner Tejano Twist. But Durant has never had a youngster earn a debut 99 Beyer, a performance that has put 8 1/2-length winner D'code on the map for the GIII Southwest Stakes Jan. 31.

 

 

1.TIME TO WIN, AQU, 12/4-2nd, 1 mile (video)
Beyer Speed Figure- 103
(r, 3, by Not This Time-Nagamble, by Flatter)
O-Spendthrift Farm, William Lawrence, Big Easy Racing, Titletown Racing Stables, Winners Win, Golconda Stable, Ali Goodrich and Mark Parkinson. B-Fred Hertrich III. T-Chad Brown. J-Flavien Prat.
Time to Win becomes our first three-timer in Five Fastest Maidens. He made the list for his debut runnerup finish Sept. 1 at Saratoga with an 87 Beyer, regressed slightly in his next second-place finish at BAQ, then bounced back with a 94 Beyer in November. He finished third behind Life and Times and Salvation (see above). In his fourth start, the half-brother to Grade I winner Juju's Map put it all together, storming off by 5 1/2 lengths to soar into triple-digit Beyer-land and please his many owners. He was a $650,000 Taylor Made September grad, by their stallion Not This Time.

 

 

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The first two reported foals for Gainesway Farm's MGSW Charge It (by Tapit) were born Jan. 5, with one arriving at the Brogden family's Machmer Hall in Paris, Kentucky, and the other being delivered at Darby Dan Farm outside of Lexington, Kentucky, the stallion outfit said via a Tuesday release.

Machmer Hall oversaw the arrival of a bay colt, the first foal out of SP Six Sense (Violence). A half-sister to SW Xanthique (Into Mischief), out of the GSP mare Qualia (Saarland), Six Sense was a $105,000 purchase at the 2025 Keeneland November sale with the Charge It colt in utero.

“The colt is healthy and doing great,” said Machmer Hall's Carrie Brogden. “He is the first of three Charge It babies expected here at Machmer Hall this year. When I first laid eyes on this beautiful stallion, I knew we had to have a share in him. We are delighted to support him with multiple mares in 2025, 2026, and beyond.”

At Darby Dan Farm, the Ghostzapper mare Overt had a filly for breeder Healthy Wood Co. Ltd. This is the third foal out of Overt, a daughter of GSW Antipathy (A.P. Indy) and from the immediate family of Grade I winners, Scat Daddy (Johannesburg) and Likeable Style (Nijinsky II).

A son of cornerstone Gainesway sire Tapit, Charge It was a Mandy Pope Whisper Hill Farm homebred under the care of trainer Todd Pletcher.

The gray's 3-year-old campaign was highlighted by an eye-popping 23-length victory in the GIII Dwyer Stakes, where he earned a career-best 111 Beyer figure. At four, Charge It had another dominant victory with a 4 3/4 length win in the GII Suburban Stakes. In the race, his 106 Beyer tied for the highest figure at the classic distance in 2023.

Charge It hails from one of the modern stud book's most prominent families. He is bred on the same cross as Horse of the Year, Flightline being out of the Indian Charlie mare, I'll Take Charge, herself a $2.2-million yearling. His second dam is the MGISW & Broodmare of the Year, Take Charge Lady (Dehere), who is the dam of champion Will Take Charge (Unbridled's Song), plus GISWs Take Charge Indy (A.P. Indy) and As Time Goes By (American Pharoah). She is also the granddam of champion Take Charge Brandi (Giant's Causeway) and GISW Omaha Beach (War Front).

In his debut season at stud, Charge It covered 235 mares–fifth most of any North American stallion. In 2026, the Gainesway sire will stand for an advertised fee of $12,500.

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An open house starting at 1 p.m. CT will be held at the LACER stallion complex on Friday, Jan. 9 at Aztec Equine in Sunset, Louisiana, and feature a talk by Lane's End Farm's Bernie Sams, according to a release from the Louisiana breeder on Tuesday.

Stallions who will be shown include Carpe Diem (by Giant's Causeway), Unified (by Candy Ride (Arg) and Bobby's Wicked One (by Speightstown).

Light refreshments and stallion season drawings will be held. The address is: 545 Muscadine Road, Sunset, LA 70584. Inquires can be directed to David Tillson at (337) 315-2439.

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Oaklawn Park welcomed a total attendance of 104,250, hosted average Saturday crowds of more than 13,000, featured 132 races–including 15 stakes races over 13 race days–and had an average field size of 9.78 horses per race during it's new Holiday Meet, the Hot Springs track said in a Tuesday press release.

“The Holiday Meet delivered exactly what we strive for at Oaklawn–great racing, strong fan engagement, and meaningful momentum,” said Louis A. Cella, President of Oaklawn. “The competitiveness of our fields and the enthusiasm from both on-track and off-track players reinforce Oaklawn's position as a premier winter racing destination.”

Total wagering and purses paid reached $10,052,000, averaging $773,230 per day. The on-track handle was up 17 percent while the total handle for the thirteen-day meet totaled $93,484,232, representing a nearly 27 percent increase year-over-year, despite being conducted over one fewer race day. By comparison, the handle from Dec. 6, 2024, through Jan. 5, 2025, totaled $73,765,539 across 14 days, underscoring the continued growth in wagering engagement from both on-track fans and horseplayers nationwide.

Competition remained deep with 52 jockeys participating in at least one race and 30 earning a victory. One hundred forty-nine trainers started a horse during the meet, with 64 trainers represented in the winner's circle. Ownership participation was equally robust, as 661 owners started a horse, and 117 earned at least one victory.

A total of 1,066 horses made at least one start during the meet, with 223 horses going out twice. One hundred thirty horses found the winner's circle, including three that recorded multiple victories.

Oaklawn returns to action with the Classic Race Meet beginning Friday, Jan. 30.

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You probably won't find the name Touchuponastar (Star Guitar) on anyone's 2025 Eclipse Award ballot. Fanfare just doesn't come easily for a Louisiana-bred who has spent most of his career competing against fellow state breds. But the 7-year-old gelding is unquestionably one of the fastest horses in the sport. Is he fast enough to win the Jan. 24 GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes at Gulfstream Park? It appears he may just be given that chance.

When the names of horses invited to the $3 million race were released, Touchuponastar was included on the list. According to the horse's owner, the former NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme, who starred with the Carolina Panthers, it was Gulfstream Vice President of Racing Operations Mike Lakow who reached out to the connections and told them the track would be thrilled to have Touchuponastar compete in one of Gulfstream's signature races.

“Mike Lakow reached out to us, probably over two months ago,” Delhomme said. “He said that he wanted to throw out the idea of our running there.”

Touchuponastar is trained by Delhomme's brother, Jeff. The team has yet to decide whether or not it will point for the Pegasus, but Jake Delhomme said the race is definitely under consideration.

“There's a chance that we will run,” Delhomme said. “We told [Lakow] we would consider it. There's no definitive answer yet. We'll see.”

Some skeptics might conclude that Touchuponastar would be outclassed in the Pegasus. But adherents of the Beyer speed figures are likely to look at it differently. Touchuponastar has run Beyer figures of 101, 108 and 104 in his last three starts. His best figure of the year came when he turned in a 109 after winning the GII New Orleans Classic. Only six horses posted faster numbers in 2025.

By way of comparison, White Abarrio (Race Day), the winner of the 2025 Pegasus, who will likely be among the favorites in this year's race, has run numbers of 97, 103 and 97 in his last three starts. One of the other big names being pointed for the race, Tappan Street, (Into Mischief), recorded a 90 Beyer in a Dec. 19 allowance that served as a prep for the Pegasus.

Disco Time | Joe Labozzetta

“I think he would be very competitive with those horses,” Delhomme said. “I follow this sport religiously. It's not something I just do on the side. I feel very confident in saying that I stay abreast of what's going on. Tappan Street is an unbelievably talented horse and I loved what he did last year. Disco Time (Not This Time) is training lights out for Brad [Cox]. You have Skippylongstocking (Exaggerator), White Abarrio… there are so many good horses pointing for this race. It's an honor to have been invited.”

Should he go in the Pegasus, it will not be the first time that the Delhommes have gone outside their comfort zone, which has been races for Louisiana-breds. Eighteen of his 26 starts have come against horses also born in the Bayou State, and his record in those races is 16-for-18. But he proved his bona fides in last year's New Orleans Classic, defeating, among others, Sierra Leone (Gun Runner). Delhomme said that race is also a possible target for this year.

“I'll be very honest and won't give you any fluff,” Delhomme said. “Our horse can compete at many levels and he's doing extremely well and is very, very sound. That was proven last year against Sierra Leone and Hall of Fame when he ran against those two. To run in the Pegasus would be something very different for us. I played football for 15 years and I learned then that you have to take things one week at a time. We'll keep this under consideration.”

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Fresh from topping the averages again last year and buoyed by a string of stakes results for its produce this season, Segenhoe Stud is primed for a strong Magic Millions Yearling Sale.

Eleven of the most memorable events from Thoroughbred racing in North America last year have been nominated for the 2025 FanDuel Racing NTRA Moment of the Year, a distinction determined by fan voting and recognized at the annual Eclipse Awards.

This week's racing on radio, television, and streaming schedule as compiled by America's Best Racing.

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Speaking on the Jan. 5 episode of BloodHorse Monday, Godolphin USA director of bloodstock Michael Banahan said the only race definitively on Sovereignty's radar so far this year is the Oct. 31 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland.

On the Jan. 5 episode of BloodHorse Monday, Godolphin USA director of bloodstock Michael Banahan discusses the decision to bring Sovereignty back in 2026 for a 4-year-old campaign.

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1) winner and promising young sire King of Change will stand for an introductory fee of £8,500 at Tweenhills this season, the stud announced Jan. 5.

The number of race days in the United States fell 5.2% in 2025 and the number of races dropped 4.7% to 29,401, which is the first time races have been below 30,000 since the mid-1950s.

WinStar Farm’s grade 1 winner and North American record-setter Cogburn sired his first reported foal Jan. 4, when a filly out of the Oasis Dream mare Posset was born at Goodwin Farm near Paris, Ky.