Vazquez won his 500th race at Oaklawn Park Feb. 20, becoming just the 11th rider to reach that number of local wins. His total of 13 wins for the week vaulted him to the top of the Oaklawn jockey standings.
The Fasig-Tipton's February Digital Sale closed Feb. 24 with gross sales of $5,881,500 for 189 horses sold, led by Neom Beach, who sold for $300,000 to Amy Moore.
CDI's eighth historical horse racing entertainment venue, Marshall Yards, is set to open to the public Feb. 25. The Calvert City, Ky., venue features 225 state-of-the-art historical racing machines and a retail sportsbook.
Godolphin's undefeated Bella Ballerina leads a list of 89 3-year-old fillies nominated to the 152nd running of the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1), May 1 at Churchill Downs.
Stonegate Stables reported the most recent foal, a filly out of Pharoah's Fortune. Another filly bred by Little Rose Farm out of San Pantaleo was born Feb. 1 in Kentucky.
Favorite Iron Honor is a major contender in the Gotham Stakes, contested as a one-turn mile at Aqueduct. Balboa is a live longshot. The winner will receive 50 qualifying points toward the Kentucky Derby starting gate.
The "Race to the National Horseplayers Championship," a series of 25 free handicapping contests exclusively for subscribers of Race Lens, Equibase's interactive past performance product, concluded Feb. 21.
Explora headlines a packed field of 10 3-year-old fillies in the $750,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) March 1 at Oaklawn Park, Road to the Kentucky Oaks race.
An issue that made credit and debit card deposits unavailable for TVG customers since at least Feb. 7 has been resolved, according to FanDuel Racing social media posts Feb. 24.