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The fourth time was the charm for Daniel Alonso’s Kentucky-bred Skippylongstocking Saturday at Gulfstream Park, where the hard-knocking 7-year-old gelding captured the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) in his unprecedented fourth try. While finally winning the 1 1/8-mile stakes for 4-year-olds and up, Skippylongstocking defeated the 2025 Pegasus World Cup champion and trainer… Read more

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) announced Thursday, Jan. 22, that Kentucky-bred Sovereignty, who won five races last year, including the Kentucky Derby (G1) and the Belmont Stakes (G1), was named the 2025 Horse of the Year at the 55th Annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards ceremony. The Eclipse Awards, honoring… Read more

A total of 19 Kentucky-bred comprise 22-of-33 Eclipse Award finalists led by the likes of Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont S. (G1) winner Sovereignty, Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Good Cheer, and the undefeated 2-year-old Ted Noffey, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). Finalists also include additional Breeders’ Cup winners Scylla, Cy Fair, Super Corredora,… Read more

Kentucky-bred Goal Oriented cut back to seven furlongs in the $300,000 Malibu Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita and promptly earned his first stakes victory. With Joel Rosario aboard, Goal Oriented was sent off as the even-money favorite in a field of seven. He trailed the field early, gained four wide around the turn, and rallied… Read more

Making her graded stakes debut, Kentucky-bred Ambaya finished best to win the $300,000 American Oaks (G1) at Santa Anita on Sunday, Dec. 28. Ridden by Kazushi Kimura, Ambaya is a homebred for George Strawbridge’s Augustin Stables. Trained by Jonathan Thomas, Ambaya split horses near the eighth pole and went on to score by a half-length…. Read more

Kentucky-bred Salamis rallied strongly in the lane to prove best in the $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1) at Del Mar. A Juddmonte homebred trained by Chad Brown, Salamis raced in fifth position early in the 1 1/8-mile turf test. He moved into range three wide around the far turn before tipping out in the lane. He… Read more

Kentucky-bred Segesta shipped to California from her East Coast base and took down top prize in the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar on Sunday, Nov. 30. The Juddmonte homebred is trained by Chad Brown and was ridden by Flavien Prat. The 4-year-old daughter of champion Ghostzapper was always forwardly placed by Prat. When… Read more

Accomplished Kentucky-breds Rattle N Roll, Hit Show, and First Mission headline the 151st running of the $600,000 Clark S. (G2), the marquee race of the Churchill Downs Fall Meet, on Friday, Nov. 28. Lucky Seven Stable and Sharaf Mohamad Alhariri’s Rattle N Roll is set to defend his title against eight rivals. Run at 1… Read more

In a thrilling stretch duel, Baoma Corp.’s Kentucky-bred Nysos wore down stablemate Citizen Bull to win the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Flavien Prat, Nysos completed the mile in 1:34.71. Citizen Bull, also trained by Baffert and last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner,… Read more

Juddmonte’s Kentucky homebred Scylla sped to the front at the start and kept going to win the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) at Del Mar in impressive fashion. Trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Junior Alvarado, Scylla completed the 1 1/8 miles on a fast track in 1:48.07. The victory is Mott’s sixth… Read more