Mornington-based trainer Cliff Brown will have a pair of runners in the Sept. 19 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (G1) at Caulfield Racecourse. Both Sepals and Von Hauke will tackle the 1,400-meter (about 7-furlong) sprint.
Bloodstock agent Lauren Carlisle makes the purchase during the ongoing Keeneland September Yearling Sale, acquiring Hip 790, a Gun Runner colt, for $1.6 million during the first hour of the sale Sept. 17.
Bloodstock agent Lauren Carlisle makes the purchase during the ongoing Keeneland September Yearling Sale, acquiring Hip 790, a Gun Runner colt, for $1.6 million during the first hour of the sale Sept. 17.
Trainer Chad Summers, as agent for Al Gold's Gold Square, purchases a $2 million Not This Time colt Sept. 17 during the fourth day of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
The Jockey Club announces that a fee will no longer be required for silks or stable name registration at New York Racing Association racetracks or Finger Lakes. In addition, the silks registration process has been streamlined.
Just hours after denying bankrupt Hawthorne Race Course a racing license or racing dates for 2027, the Illinois Racing Board and Illinois Gaming Board moved to strip the track of its current licenses for racing and sports betting.
Bob and Tyree Wolesensky have acquired a 45% interest in Valentine Candy, a six-time stakes winner and graded stakes-placed son of 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify. Valentine Candy will stand at their Leadem Farm near Leola, Ark., for $4,000.
Barry Clohessy has spent more than 25 years immersed in numerous facets of the Thoroughbred business, from exercise riding and caring for lay-ups to breaking yearlings, pinhooking, and sales preparation. Now, he has added consignor to his resume.
At the end of the third session, 227 horses had changed hands for gross receipts of $91,997,500, including private sales. That number was up slightly from last year's gross on the corresponding session, when 246 horses brought $89,897,000.