Multiple Grade I winner Nysos (Nyquist) has been retired from racing and will stand at Coolmore's Ashford Stud for the 2027 breeding season. The decision was made following a routine diagnostic evaluation that revealed subtle imaging changes on a scan. While Nysos remains sound and uninjured, trainer Bob Baffert and the ownership group comprising Baoma

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   With a view to pulling the veil back on the whys and wherefores of their operations, a representative of either the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) Authority or the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) will every week answer a question of industry importance posed by the TDN. If you have any questions

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Monty Roberts, a celebrated equestrian trainer and “horse whisperer” who promoted techniques of natural horsemanship that involved humane and nonviolent methods of training horses, passed away Friday at his home in Solvang, California. He was 91. According to his daughter Debbie Roberts Loucks, he died from complications from an autoimmune disease. An early convert to

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A new six-race series of races for 3-year-olds, to be conducted at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course from May to September, will debut in 2027 under a partnership between Churchill Downs Incorporated and New York Racing Association, the two organizations announced in a press release Monday. The series will begin with the

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Joel Politi's homebred Stress Relief came flying late to take the GIII Adirondack Stakes and give trainer Kinnon LaRose his first graded victory Sunday at Saratoga. Sent off at 6-1, the dark bay filly sat off the pace set by Luminous Beauty, who took the field through an opening quarter in :21.99. Stress Relief loomed

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