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Due to inclement weather with projected temperatures ranging between 14 and 30 degrees, and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of both equine and human athletes, Oaklawn Park has canceled live racing scheduled for this weekend, Jan. 30-Feb. 1, which includes the GIII Southwest Stakes on Saturday, the Arkansas track said via a Tuesday release.

All affected race days and associated events will be rescheduled for the following weekend, Feb. 5-8.

The rescheduled weekend will offer the richest purse structure in North American racing, highlighted by championship-caliber fields.

The Southwest card, as originally drawn, will now be contested on Friday, Feb. 6.

The American Beauty Stakes will move to Saturday, Feb. 7, joining the GIII Bayakoa Stakes, which will also feature the highly anticipated 2026 debut of Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro), the reigning Eclipse Award-winning 3-year-old filly.

The originally scheduled Friday, Jan. 30 card, will move to Thursday, Feb. 2. Races originally planned for Sunday, Feb. 1, will be moved and run on Sunday, Feb. 8, an added race day.

Oaklawn's horseplayer events will also shift with the new schedule. The Southwest Showdown contest will move to Friday, Feb. 6, while the Oaklawn Horseplayer Championship will take place on Saturday, Feb. 7.

“We never take the decision to cancel racing lightly,” said President of Oaklawn Louis A. Cella. “However, the safety of our horses, jockeys, and all participants is always our top priority. We appreciate the understanding and flexibility of our fans and horsemen as we work to deliver an outstanding weekend of championship racing and host the richest road to the Kentucky Derby.”

The track also said that training was canceled for Wednesday, Jan. 28 and limited hours will be offered on Thursday between noon and 3:30 p.m. CT with a renovation break scheduled for 1:30 p.m. CT.

Additional information regarding promotions, on-track events, and adjusted schedules will be shared soon across Oaklawn's website and social media platforms.

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To better accommodate buyers and sellers in the wake of a nationwide winter storm and persistent freezing temperatures, Inglis Digital USA has pushed back the key dates for its

February Sale, the company said in a release on Tuesday.

The catalogue for the online auction will now be released on Monday, Feb. 2, and bidding will close on Friday, Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. ET, with each lot closing in three-minute increments.

By moving the dates of the sale, sellers will have more time to arrange their vet work and produce better quality media for offerings, such as photos and walk videos.

The new schedule also means buyers will have more time to schedule in-person inspections. Many parts of the country remain under heavy snow with hazardous travel conditions following last weekend's winter storm.

“We've taken the time to speak with our sellers and believe it is in everyone's best interest to start the sale on Monday [Feb. 2] instead of Friday [Jan. 30],” said Inglis Digital USA CEO Kyle

Wilson. “Central Kentucky and a large portion of the United States experienced some very severe weather causing delays and closings.

“We want to give everyone involved the necessary time to prepare themselves for a sale and offer their best product possible,” he said. “Flexibility is key with digital sales and I encourage any and all customers to reach out to us at Inglis Digital USA if there is anything we can do to help.”

With the added time until the release of the catalogue, Inglis Digital USA welcomes potential sellers to discuss adding entries to the February Sale up to the catalogue going live on Feb. 2.

To enter a horse for the February Sale or register as a bidder, visit www.inglisdigitalusa.com.

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The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program's 2026 Championship horse show will be held at Stable View in Aiken, South Carolina, Sept. 30 through Oct. 4, The Jockey Club announced Tuesday. The championship show is part of a schedule which includes 8,000 awards and classes at more than 1,600 shows in 42 states and five Canadian provinces in 2026.

Awards are available for multiple disciplines, including eventing, dressage, Western and English pleasure, ranch horse, hunter/jumper, competitive trail, barrel racing, polo, and polocrosse. A full calendar of shows offering awards is available at tjctip.com/CalendarOfEvents and will be updated as show dates are confirmed.

“This year marks the 15th year in which T.I.P. is offering awards, and we are proud of the success of this initiative in promoting the versatility of the Thoroughbred,” said Kristin Werner, deputy general counsel and director of industry initiatives for The Jockey Club and administrator of T.I.P. “Through 2025, there have been more than 13,000 shows that have offered T.I.P. awards, more than 48,000 T.I.P. numbers that have been assigned, and more than 114,000 award entries submitted for horses. We look forward to celebrating the talents of Thoroughbreds in a range of disciplines and putting their versatility on display in the greater equestrian community.”

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The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame and the New York Thoroughbred Breeders are partnering to offer a bus trip from Saratoga Springs to Aqueduct Racetrack for Wood Memorial Stakes Day Apr. 4. This year's edition of the Wood

Memorial will be the final time the event is held at Aqueduct before moving to the new Belmont Park in 2027.

Tickets are $75 for Museum and NYTB members and $90 for non-members and are on sale now here: https://1049a.blackbaudhosting.com/1049a/Aqueduct-Bus-Trip.

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Keeneland's newly constructed Paddock Building–offering  more than 1,000 new public dining tickets in a variety of venues each race day–will make its debut at the track's 2026 Spring Meet, which opens Apr. 3.

“The Paddock Building represents an investment in the Thoroughbred industry and furthers Keeneland's mission to support and grow the sport,” said Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin. “It speaks to our confidence in racing's future while creating new, meaningful ways to engage guests year-round. These new venues will enrich the experience for racing fans, sales customers and special event guests and allow us to further showcase the very best of Keeneland's world-renowned hospitality.”

The Paddock Building, which is designed for year-round use, will serve as a setting for sales and private events, as well as an area to enhance the race-day experience with a range of distinctive dining options.

The new public ticketed venues in the Paddock Building include:

The 1936 Room, featuring lounge seating, high-top tables, passed heavy hors d'oeuvres and premium bar service in a reception-style setting that affords fans exclusive access to the Paddock Lawn next to the Saddling Paddock;

The Sycamore Room, offering a la carte high-end dining and located on the south end of the first floor of the Paddock Building adjacent to the new Stakes Winner's Circle;

The Dogwood Room, a second-floor venue overlooking the Saddling Paddock featuring buffet-style dining;

The Ivy Room, designed for private group gatherings and not included in public ticket offerings; and

The Rooftop, located on the third floor of the Paddock Building, and featuring two distinct spaces with sweeping views of the Paddock and the entire Keeneland campus. There is a fully enclosed premium indoor dining room and a covered outdoor space anchored by a focal bar.

Fans can explore the new Paddock Building here.

Tickets go on sale Feb. 17 at 9 a.m. at Tickets.Keeneland.com.  The Keeneland Spring Meet runs from Apr. 3-24.

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Live racing has been cancelled at Turfway Park on Wednesday and Thursday due to severe winter weather in the Florence, Kentucky area. Officials from the National Weather Service are forecasting wind chill values to not rise above the single digits over the next 48 hours and dip as low as minus 11 degrees on Wednesday.

Turfway Park officials continue to monitor the forecast and will make a determination Wednesday regarding Friday and Saturday's racing cards.

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Graded stakes winner Stormcast (Mitole) is among 19 additional entries to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, which will be held Feb. 9 in Lexington. The latest group of supplements to the auction are catalogued as hip 386-404 and include several stakes winners and a half-sibling to a recent Grade I winner.

The 5-year-old mare Stormcast, winner of the 2024 GIII Bessarabian Stakes, will be offered as hip 395 and will be consigned as a racing or broodmare prospect by Taylor Made Sales Agency.

Other supplemental entries include: Athena's War (Kor) (New Year's Day) (hip 386), a full-sister to champion Maximum Security, in foal to Oscar Performance and consigned by Mulholland Springs, agent; Sun Kissed Soiree (Medaglia d'Oro) (hip 388), a full-sister to graded stakes winner Marzo consigned as a broodmare prospect by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent; stakes-winning My Sassenach (Uncaptured) (hip 389), in foal to Flameaway and consigned by Mulholland Springs, agent; Mia's Mom (Maclean's Music) (hip 397), a winning half-sister to recent GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational winner Skippylongstocking (Exaggerator), who is carrying her first foal by Essential Quality and is consigned by Buckland Sales, agent; Leo Toro (Nyquist) (hip 398), winner of last year's Ginger Punch Stakes at Gulfstream who is consigned as a racing/broodmare prospect byGainesway, agent; and multiple stakes winner and multiple graded-placed Dancing N Dixie (Neolithic) (hip 399), consigned as a broodmare prospect by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

To view the entire Kentucky Winter Mixed catalogue, click here.

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The New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced Jan. 26 the cancellation of live racing Jan. 28-30 at Aqueduct Racetrack due to arctic temperatures and extremely low wind chill values forecast to impact the New York metropolitan area.

While Florida's Road to the Kentucky Derby starts Jan. 31 with the Holy Bull Stakes (G3), to the north of Gulfstream Park, the newly minted champion 2-year-old male of 2025 is busy preparing for his 3-year-old debut at the end of next month

Grade 1 winners Burnham Square and East Avenue returned to the worktab Jan. 25 at Palm Meadows Training Center for the first time since racing in August.

Speaking on the Jan. 26 episode of the BloodHorse Monday podcast, French trainer Francis-Henri Graffard expressed an interest in growing his presence on the American racing calendar.

The Ocala Breeders' Sales' one-day Winter Mixed Sale will be Jan. 27, beginning at 11 a.m. OBS has cataloged 307 hips, including supplements, short-yearlings, broodmares, and broodmare prospects.

On the Jan. 26 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Francis-Henri Graffard on Calandagan's Longines World's Best Race Horse title, Japan Racing Association's Tom Hashimoto on Forever Young and Japan Cup (G1) being named Longines World's Co-Best Horse Race.

The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association is hoping to see stronger results from an earlier date for its yearling sale. The LTBA also will hold a mixed sale Oct. 11.

A season after Hall of Famer Bill Mott won the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) with Sovereignty, son Riley will send Incredibolt into the starting gate for the Holy Bull Stakes (G3), a Jan. 31 Derby prep at Gulfstream Park.

Southwestern trainer Jose Roberto Gonzalez Sr., already serving an 18-month suspension, received an additional 36 months for two banned substances found in the gelding Ol' McClintock. His suspension now runs through July 2, 2030.

The central U.S. agricultural land market is shifting after years of steady growth, according to a report from Farmers National Company for 2026.

Over the two days of Book 1 trade, the auction house reported 422 yearlings sold at a clearance rate of 81%. Book 1 reached a record average of NZ$187,257, a 14% rise, while the median of NZ$140,000 also set a new benchmark, and was up 27%.

Usha became the first grade 1 winner bred by Kristen and Matt Esler of Thirty Year Farm, and also became a source of inspiration for Kristen as she recovered from spinal surgery.

The first colt at Chesapeake Farm near Lexington, bred by Sampson Racing Stables, was foaled out of the multiple stakes-winning and multiple graded stakes-placed Eden Prairie by Mizzen Mast.