by HorseMinute.com | Apr 9, 2026 | Horse Breeding
The Corsica Sale Barn, a historic South Dakota horse sale facility established in 1907, is undergoing a revitalization under new management led by auctioneer Blake Thompson. With 25 years of experience in the horse sale industry, Thompson aims to restore Corsica’s...
by HorseMinute.com | Apr 9, 2026 | Horse Breeding
The Limestone Stakes (G3T), upgraded to a graded contest for the first time in 2026 with a $350,000 purse, will feature a strong field including Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint winner Cy Fair. Trained by George Weaver and ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., Cy Fair is...
by HorseMinute.com | Apr 8, 2026 | Horse Breeding
The 2026 Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In marks its 20th year as the premier qualifying pathway for automatic entry into the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, set for October 30-31 at Keeneland in Lexington. The series features 95...
by HorseMinute.com | Apr 7, 2026 | Horse Breeding
Forty years after the launch of China’s “Wild Horse Return Program” in 1985, the Przewalski’s horse, the world’s only surviving wild horse species, has made a remarkable recovery from extinction in the wild to establishing self-sustaining populations in Northwest...
by HorseMinute.com | Apr 7, 2026 | Horse Breeding
Four-year-old Kentucky-bred Grande secured a gate-to-wire victory in the $175,000 Ghostzapper Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park, marking the first graded stakes win for Larry and Karen Doyle’s KatieRich Farms breeding program. Trained by Todd Pletcher and purchased for...
by HorseMinute.com | Apr 7, 2026 | Horse Breeding
The North American general sires list is witnessing a significant shift as Not This Time recently claimed the top spot, highlighted by his progeny Magnitude’s victory in the $12 million Dubai World Cup. This marks a potential changing of the guard from Into Mischief,...
