by HorseMinute.com | Sep 14, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
The 2025 Keeneland September Yearling Sale kicked off with strong momentum, highlighted by 15 yearlings selling for seven figures in the first session alone. Notable sales included a Flightline colt named Stock Rising, purchased by John Stewart’s Resolute Racing for...
by HorseMinute.com | Sep 13, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
At Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown, Aidan O’Brien-trained Delacroix delivered a commanding win in the Irish Champion Stakes (G1), marking O’Brien’s 13th victory in the race. The 3-year-old son of Dubawi secured an automatic berth in the $5 million...
by HorseMinute.com | Sep 13, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Noel Michaels, a seasoned handicapper and pioneer in tournament play, offers free full-card horse racing picks every Sunday for a selected North American racecard. His expert selections, featured widely across print, online platforms, and broadcast media, aim to guide...
by HorseMinute.com | Sep 13, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
At Delaware Park, two young horses suffered injuries: Boogaard, a two-year-old in his first race, weakened near the turn, appeared injured, and fell before being taken off the track by ambulance; and Lady Lancer, a five-year-old, was scratched after flipping in the...
by HorseMinute.com | Sep 12, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Irad Ortiz Jr., a five-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey and North America’s leading rider since 2017, has relocated his tack from New York to Kentucky for the fall season, joining the Churchill Downs riding colony alongside his brother Jose Ortiz. Ortiz Jr. has...
by HorseMinute.com | Sep 12, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
A proposed increase in gambling taxes on online horse racing bets from 15% to 21% has raised significant concerns within the horse racing industry. Trainer Joe Tizzard described the changes as “scary,” warning that the sport, already under pressure, would...
