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Kentucky-bred Lemon Pop, campaigned by Godolphin, was awarded the Best Dirt Horse in Japan for the second straight year, it was announced in January. A recent addition to Darley Japan’s stallion roster, Lemon Pop won the prize in 2023 after becoming just the fourth horse in history to win both JRA G1 races on the… Read more

A total of 21 Kentucky-breds comprise 23 of the 33 Eclipse Award finalists that were announced on Jan. 5, by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA). The Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards recognize excellence over the past year in Thoroughbred racing. Winners in 17 horse and human categories will be announced on FanDuel TV and other… Read more

Kentucky-bred She Feels Pretty made it back-to-back Grade 1 wins with a dominant victory in the $300,000 American Oaks (G1) at Santa Anita on Dec. 26. Winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) at Keeneland by six lengths in October, She Feels Pretty was sent off as the 3-5 race favorite in the American… Read more

Despite the scratch of Spendthrift Farm’s Tamara from the $300,000 La Brea Stakes on Dec. 26 at Santa Anita, trainer Richard Mandella visited the winner’s circle following the seven-furlong event with Spendthrift’s Kopion. Making her first start in more than eight months, Kopion pressed the early pace three-deep. With jockey Kazushi Kimura aboard, Kopion moved… Read more

Kentucky-bred Raging Torrent finished best of all to win the $300,000 Malibu Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita on opening day, Dec. 26. Sent off as the race favorite in a compact field of six, Raging Torrent pursued the early pace from second early in the seven-furlong fixture. Ridden by Lanfranco Dettori for trainer Doug O’Neill,… Read more

Godolphin’s Kentucky-bred Lemon Pop, Japan’s Top Dirt Horse of 2023, capped of his stellar career with a repeat victory in the G1 Champions Cup at Chukyo Racecourse in Japan on Dec. 1. Bred in Kentucky by Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Tait, Lemon Pop is trained by Hiroyasu Tanaka. The 6-year-old son of Lemon Drop Kid… Read more

Kentucky-bred Sacred Wish held off a charging Gina Romantica to take down top prize in the Matriarch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar on Sunday, Dec. 1. Owned by Black Type Thoroughbreds, Swinbank Stables, Steve Adkisson, Christopher Dunn, and Anthony Spinazzola, Sacred Wish is trained by George Weaver. With John Velazquez aboard, the 4-year-old daughter of… Read more

Kentucky-bred Formidable Man became a Grade 1 winner with an impressive score in the Hollywood Derby (G1) at Del Mar on Saturday, Nov. 30. Owned by William and Suzanne Warren and trained by Michael McCarthy, Formidable Man defeated King of Gosford (GB) by three-quarters of a length in the 1 1/8-mile turf test at the… Read more

Kentucky-bred City of Troy was named Cartier Horse of the Year and 3-Year-Old Colt of the Year on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The accomplished son of Justify racked up three Group 1 wins in 2024. He won the historic Epsom Derby (G1), the Juddmonte International S. (G1), and the Eclipse S. (G1) for Mrs. John Magnier,… Read more

Victory Racing Partners’ Kentucky-bred More Than Looks rallied resolutely in the stretch to post a 3 ¼-length victory over Johannes in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) at Del Mar. Goliad led the field through splits of :22.73, :45.90, and 1:08.89. Heading into the far turn, Jose Ortiz moved More Than Looks off the… Read more