New benchmarks were set Jan. 27, where a condensed session saw 188 yearlings sell for total receipts of NZ$12,247,000, a 25% rise on last year's results. The average jumped 80% to NZ$65,145, while the median finished at NZ$60,000, up 124%.
Oaklawn Park announced Jan. 27 the cancellation of its Jan. 30 - Feb. 1 racing programs. The Southwest Stakes (G3) and its full supporting card, as originally drawn, will now be contested on Friday, Feb. 6.
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 board of the Gerry Dilger Equine Scholarship Foundation announced the two recipients of its 2026 Irish National Stud scholarships for Irish citizens—Bobby Ring and Niamh Carr.
Less than 24 hours after trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. ran 1-2 in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), he was represented by the topic of this week's Maiden Watch, Code Review.
New York Racing Association cancels 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. Turfway Park cancels racing Jan. 28-29.
Ted Noffey and Sovereignty, honored as 2025 champions at the Eclipse Awards ceremony last week in Florida, remain popular choices in early-season media voting this year.
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged an additional 19 entries to its upcoming Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, to be held Feb. 9 in Lexington. These newest entries include several stakes winners and a half sister to recent grade 1 winner Skippylongstocking.
As much as there were several Eclipse Awards categories that seemed like toss-ups, there were no real surprises in the announcements of 2025 champions the evening of Jan. 22 at The Breakers Palm Beach in South Florida.