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NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Godolphin’s reigning Horse of the Year, Sovereignty, won the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes in his last start. The 4-year-old Into Mischief colt may not run in the G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup on September 18 as originally planned due to a rear hoof abscess,...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- CRK Stable’s Englishman and jockey Jose Ortiz cruise to an easy win in the Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes on Travers Stakes Day at Saratoga Race Course. The 3-year-old Maxfield colt, trained by Cherie DeVaux, now has back-to-back Grade 1...

By Rick Francis —- In the world of thoroughbred racing there’s maybe 10 horses across the globe capable of competiting and winning at the “classic” distance of one mile and one quarter and two of that small number are entered here in the 157th Running of...

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By Pat McKenna Breck Thomas-Ross —- Monday, August 3, 2026 Horse racing’s biggest events unite in landmark new Thoroughbred Championship Series The New York Racing Association, Inc. and Churchill Downs Incorporated introduce a six-race championship series, running across...

Pletcher, approaching 6,000-win milestone, takes pride in success of former employees By Jon Forbes SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – In his 31 years of training thoroughbreds, Todd Pletcher has developed a list of accomplishments rivaled by few horsemen: eight Eclipse Awards for...

NTRA Communications —- Knightsbridge and Flavien Prat led from the start and drew away to a 10 ¼-length victory in the Monmouth Cup Stakes (G3) on July 18 at Monmouth Park. The Godolphin-bred and owned son of Nyquist earned an eye-popping 122 Beyer Speed Figure. Trainer...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- The duo of Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli reunite to win the San Diego Handicap at Del Mar after missing the break. Journalism, a son of Curlin trained by Michael McCarthy, was away last from the starting gate but patiently worked through the...

NTRA Communications —- Br> Jockey Flavien Prat was all smiles aboard Nysos after winning the Grade 1 Hill ‘N’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap at Saratoga on June 6. Nysos, a 5-year-old son of Nyquist, began 2026 with a strong runner up finish to Forever Young (Jpn) in the G1...

NTRA COMMUNICATIONS —- Magnitude is perfect in three 2026 starts, including a win in the Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs on June 27. The 4-year-old Not This Time colt began his 4-year-old campaign with a win in February’s Razorback Handicap (G3) and followed...