While at the helm of Team Valor International, Barry Irwin has been associated with a lot of quality horses, chief among them the 2011 GI Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}). Does he now have another potential Derby winner? It's way too early to tell, but it does appear that Team Valor may have

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Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country. The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals.   Pending ADMC Violations 09/29/2026, Gustavo Rodriguez, trainer: Pending medication violations for the presence of Lidocaine–a

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Susumu Fujita's Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}), winner of the Sept. 18 GI Jockey Club Gold Cup, is expected to work over Belmont Park's main track on Sunday, Oct. 4, according to trainer Yoshito Yahagi's assistant Yuki Araki on Wednesday. Forever Young has remained at Belmont since the win to prepare for a title

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“Champions Give Back,” a month-long campaign providing fans, participants, and partners with a variety of opportunities to support Breeders' Cup Charities and its work throughout the Thoroughbred racing community will return this season, according to an organization release on Wednesday. Running from Oct. 1 through the Oct. 30-31 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland, “Champions

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Kantharos (Lion Heart–Contessa Halo, by Southern Halo), who began his stud career at Ocala Stud before relocating to Hill 'n' Dale Farms in 2016, will return to the Florida nursery for the 2027 season, the farm announced Wednesday. A stud fee will be announced at a later date. “Kantharos is a special horse that we

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