The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association hosted a sold-out Pedigree and Conformation Clinic March 9-10 in Ocala, Fla., at the Ocala Breeders' Sales complex.
Tami Bobo celebrated a lucrative pinhook at the March 11 session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, when an Into Mischief colt (Hip 416) she bought for $75,000 was resold for $1.85 million to Frank Fletcher Racing.
Coming off a fifth-place finish in the Forward Gal Stakes (G3), Mythical looks to get back into the winner's circle in the March 14 Any Limit Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
A total of 447 yearlings are scheduled to go through the ring as this year's renewal arrives with a refreshed format, with non-Queensland Thoroughbred Incentive Scheme yearlings included for the first time.
Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse said Nitrogen will make her next start in the $1.25 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) April 11 after a third-place finish in the March 7 Azeri Stakes (G2).
When Ilkay Kantarmaci's younger brother, Mertkan, announced a hiatus from training in 2024, Ilkay took the reins of a 27-horse stable at Belmont Park, placing him in the leading role of a training career.
Ciaran and Amy Dunne's Wavertree Stables reset the top of the Ocala Breeders' Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sales standings March 11 with a $2 million filly by Nyquist (Hip 372), who breezed a furlong in :09 3/5. Boyd Racing bought her.
Dual grade 1 winner La Cara and multiple graded stakes winner Quietside have been retired from racing and will begin their next chapters as broodmares.
The New York Race Track Chaplaincy will honor Marc and Sheree Holliday with the John Hendrickson and Marylou Whitney Award for their generous support of the New York backstretch community at its 19th Annual Fundraising Brunch to be held Aug. 12.