Latest Headlines - BloodHorse.com https://www.bloodhorse.com/ Headlines and features from the Thoroughbred industry en-US (c) 2024 BloodHorse LLC https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275619/lanni-signs-for-1-8m-win-win-win-filly-at-obs Lanni Signs for $1.8M Win Win Win Filly at OBS Hip 788 breezed the fastest quarter-mile of the sale when she clocked :20 1/5. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275608/first-crop-authentic-colt-lights-up-board-at-1-million First-Crop Authentic Colt Lights Up Board at $1 Million John Stewart's Resolute Bloodstock purchased a colt from the first crop of Horse of the Year Authentic from Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds for $1 million on the third and final day of the OBS March Sale. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275601/1-5-million-not-this-time-colt-rewards-hartley-derenzo $1.5 Million Not This Time Colt Rewards Hartley/DeRenzo Pro Racing Stable, along with trainer Jose D'Angelo, bought a $1.5 million Not This Time colt out of the Hartley/DeRenzo consignment to top the second day of the Ocala Breeders' March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275596/flatter-colt-brings-1-3-million-on-day-2-at-obs-march Flatter Colt Brings $1.3 Million on Day 2 at OBS March Agent Ramiro Restrepo returned to a familiar source in Sequel Bloodstock to purchase the $1.3 million son of Flatter, Hip 494, March 13 on Day 2 of the Ocala Breeders' March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275576/west-point-d-j-stable-cj-hit-1-2m-for-tapit-colt West Point, D. J. Stable, CJ Hit $1.2M for Tapit Colt West Point Thoroughbreds, D. J. Stable, and CJ combined their purchasing power to secure the $1.2 million bid on a Tapit colt from the Lothenbach Stables dispersal to top proceedings during Day 1 of the OBS March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275523/sweet-azteca-scores-in-b-wayne-hughes-beholder-mile Sweet Azteca Scores in B. Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile Stretching out to two turns in her grade 1 debut proved no problem for the talented Sweet Azteca, who traces back to Horse of the Year and Hall of Famer Tiznow. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275497/agreement-chrb-to-order-justify-dq-pay-ruis-300-000 Agreement: CHRB to Order Justify DQ, Pay Ruis $300,000 The California Horse Racing Board has agreed to pay Mick Ruis $300,000 and direct stewards to disqualify Justify and order a purse redistribution to settle a long-simmering dispute over the outcome of the 2018 Santa Anita Derby (G1) won by Justify. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275412/newgate-runs-down-subsanador-in-santa-anita-handicap Newgate Runs Down Subsanador in Santa Anita Handicap It took until the final jump, but Newgate ran down front-running Subsanador (ARG) to win the $400,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) March 3 at Santa Anita Park. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275411/du-jour-takes-the-inside-path-to-glory-in-kilroe-mile Du Jour Takes the Inside Path to Glory in Kilroe Mile Du Jour won under jockey Flavien Prat as trainer Bob Baffert saddled three straight graded stakes winners. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275374/dornoch-scores-against-depleted-fountain-of-youth-field Dornoch Scores Against Depleted Fountain of Youth Field Favored 2023 Remsen Stakes (G2) winner Dornoch began his 3-year-old season successfully, scoring a workmanlike victory against a depleted field in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) March 2 at Gulfstream Park. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275354/c-z-rocket-to-old-friends-for-retirement C Z Rocket to Old Friends for Retirement The 10-year-old gelding who won or placed in 12 graded stakes and retired with more than $2.1 million in earnings arrived at Old Friends Feb. 29. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275352/1-st-increases-purses-of-preakness-other-top-races 1/ST Increases Purses of Preakness, Other Top Races 1/ST will increase the purse of this year's Preakness Stakes (G1) to $2 million and offer a $25 million racing and incentive series connecting a trio of grade 1 races. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275270/hisa-highlights-risk-factors-among-saratoga-fatalities HISA Highlights Risk Factors Among Saratoga Fatalities No common thread connected the 14 fatalities during racing and training last summer at Saratoga Race Course, but a Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority investigation found several risk factors that likely contributed to the breakdowns. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275227/senor-buscador-comes-from-the-clouds-to-win-saudi-cup Senor Buscador Comes From the Clouds to Win Saudi Cup Joe Peacock Jr.'s Senor Buscador rallied from the clouds to top an international field while winning the world's richest race, the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse Feb. 24. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275156/fixed-odds-wagering-on-racing-launches-in-colorado Fixed-Odds Wagering on Racing Launches in Colorado In a landmark move for United States race wagering, Bet365 in Colorado is the first mobile platform to offer fixed-odds betting on horse racing side by side with its other sports offerings. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/275092/sierra-leone-runs-down-track-phantom-in-risen-star Sierra Leone Runs Down Track Phantom in Risen Star Racing with blinkers for the first time and making his first start as a 3-year-old, Sierra Leone catches Track Phantom to win the $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) Feb. 17 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/274906/coolmore-buys-zetta-z-dam-of-nysos-for-2m Coolmore Buys Zetta Z, Dam of Nysos, for $2M Coolmore Stud made Zetta Z the $2 million sale topper Feb. 6 during the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale. The daughter of Bernardini is a multiple stakes producer and the dam of recent Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) winner Nysos. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/274903/hill-n-dale-goes-to-1-1m-for-she-cant-sing Hill 'n' Dale Goes to $1.1M for She Can't Sing She Can't Sing, a Bernardini broodmare prospect and grade 3 winner, is the second seven-figure mare sold out of the Lothenbach Stables dispersal at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale. Vinery Sales consigned the 7-year-old mare. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/274902/bells-the-one-a-1-3-million-collectors-item Bell's the One a $1.3 Million 'Collector's Item' The Lothenbach Stables Complete Dispersal brought fireworks to the ring during Day 2 of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale Feb. 6, including grade 1-winning mare Bell's the One selling to agent Catherine Hudson for $1.3 million. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/274834/hades-repels-champion-fierceness-to-win-holy-bull Hades Repels Champion Fierceness to Win Holy Bull Using a front-end, ground-saving trip under jockey Paco Lopez, Hades put away a stretch challenge from favored Fierceness to win the $250,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) Feb. 3 at Gulfstream Park. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/274678/national-treasure-outlasts-senor-buscador-in-pegasus National Treasure Outlasts Senor Buscador in Pegasus Taking command leaving the second turn, 2023 Preakness Stakes (G1) winner National Treasure opened up a stretch lead and outlasted late-running Senor Buscador in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) Jan. 27 at Gulfstream Park. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/274677/warm-heart-sets-course-record-in-winning-pegasus-turf Warm Heart Sets Course Record in Winning Pegasus Turf Warm Heart made her final career race one to remember as she defeated males and lowered the Gulfstream Park course record in winning the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (G1T) Jan. 27. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/274527/codys-wish-earns-horse-of-the-year-honors Cody's Wish Earns Horse of the Year Honors Godolphin's now 6-year-old homebred Cody's Wish was announced as the Horse of the Year at the 53rd annual Eclipse Awards dinner Jan. 25 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/274512/codys-wish-voted-top-older-dirt-male Cody's Wish Voted Top Older Dirt Male Even with the résumé of a brilliant miler, Godolphin's now 6-year-old homebred Cody's Wish was named the champion older dirt male. The son of Curlin won four of five starts, 3 grade 1s in 2023. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/274486/distaff-winning-year-propels-idiomatic-to-eclipse-award Distaff-Winning Year Propels Idiomatic to Eclipse Award Idiomatic won eight of nine starts in 2023, capped by capturing the Personal Ensign Stakes (G1), Spinster Stakes (G1), and Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1). Now, she has a championship to go with those achievements.