by HorseMinute.com | Nov 3, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Japan’s Forever Young captured the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar, marking the first Japanese-trained horse to win the event in its 42-year history. Owned by Susumu Fujita and trained by Yoshito Yahagi, Forever Young outdueled rivals Sierra Leone and...
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 3, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
On Monday night, history will be made as Parchment Party, trained by Bill Mott and ridden by Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, becomes the first U.S.-trained horse to compete in the 164-year-old Melbourne Cup at Flemington. The prestigious Group 1 race, known as...
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 3, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
Racing and Wagering Commission chair Alastair Shields and his fellow commissioners have voluntarily ceased accepting personal gifts and closed betting accounts with the $50 billion online gambling industry they regulate, following public scrutiny. However, Shields and...
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 2, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
The 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic saw a thrilling rematch of the previous year’s top three finishers: Fierceness, Sierra Leone, and Forever Young (JPN). This time, Forever Young, trained by Yoshito Yahagi, emerged victorious with a well-timed move to claim the $3.6...
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 1, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
A week before the Breeders’ Cup Classic, the Bernhard family, relatively new to thoroughbred racing, faced heartbreak when their first horse, Geaux Rocket Ride, suffered a fatal injury during live trackwork. This tragedy deeply affected Ben Bernhard, a former SpaceX...
by HorseMinute.com | Nov 1, 2025 | Horse Racing Industry
The 2025 Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar generated a total all-sources handle of $180,036,799 over two days, marking the third highest in the event’s history and an increase of over $800,000 from 2024. The common-pool handle was $62 million on Friday and $118 million on...
