WinStar Farm's pensioned sire Distorted Humor, a champion freshman sire, champion general sire, and champion broodmare sire who continues to influence the breed, was euthanized Jan. 10 due to the infirmities of old age. He was 33.
Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures' Queen Maxima is set to make her 5-year-old debut in the $100,000 Las Cienegas Stakes (G3T) Jan. 11, where she will face eight rivals in the 6 1/2-furlong event over Santa Anita Park's downhill turf course.
Jockey Gregg McCarron, who won more than 2,400 races in a 24-year career and who steered his younger brother, Chris McCarron, to a Hall of Fame career as a rider, died on his 96-acre farm near Mt. Airy, Md., Jan. 8. He was 77.
A standout season for Twirling Candy: three Grade 1 winners across dirt and turf, strong 2-year-olds, and sustained breeder demand at a $75,000 fee. His versatility and results continue to set him apart among top sires.
Buyers are likely to target the progeny by first-crop yearling sires of 2026. Heading the class by their 2025 weanling average is Darley Stallions' Cody's Wish, who was represented by 14 sold that averaged $281,071.
In this week's edition of On Racing, a year after the Eaton Fire destroyed their home, jockey Mario Gutierrez reflects on the cross-country move and fresh start his family has undertaken.
Newly turned 3-year-old colt Express Kid, offered in a one-horse flash sale on Fasig-Tipton Digital, sold for $800,000 to Brad Kleven. A son of Bodexpress, Express Kid was offered as a horse of racing age by Paramount Sales, agent.
Making his 13th start of the year and 100th of his career, the 11-year-old gelding Surprsinglyperfect has been named the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association's 2025 National Claiming Horse of the Year.
The catalog for the Goffs February Sale is now online and features a diverse blend of 2-year-olds, horses in training, and stores as well as short yearlings and breeding stock.