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    • Trainer Bob Baffert will leave some horses at Churchill Downs this spring rather than bringing all of his stable back to California, said the trainer when reached by phone Thursday afternoon. The story was first reported by Ron Flatter at Horse Racing Nation. Baffert stressed that he is not abandoning the West Coast. “I've always had a barn there before and I'm just splitting it up,” he said. “It's not like I'm deserting California. I have a lot of horses that have same conditions. I have more opportunities to run there than we do in California because the horse colony is a little low right now. So I need to run those horses.” Churchill's flagship spring-summer meet, featuring the Kentucky Derby, runs from Saturday, April 25 through Sunday, June 28. “I'm going to stay through,” Baffert said. “We used to stay through the meet years ago, but now I'm going to do it now because we need places to run. So I need horses here. I have so many horses in the same category. I can't run them. We just train, train. And so we'll split them up and then we'll mix it up, and so now I can run them. I can have them there and we can find more opportunities.” Baffert said that he is in the midst of getting the Churchill barn ready and putting together a team to run the Churchill stable. He declined to say exactly which horses would be going to Churchill, but noted, “I'm bringing all those good horses for Derby weekend, so there will be some nice horses there because if you go to Kentucky, you better bring the A team. You're not going to win there with the B team. It's tough.” Baffert also said that the timing of the meets played a factor. “California this time of year, there's a lull in our racing. And so there's just nothing really until Del Mar.” The post Baffert to Leave Horses at Churchill For The Summer After Derby Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • The New York Racing Association and Chester Racecourse March 19 announced a new partnership connecting the Boodles May Festival at Chester Racecourse with the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article
    • Robert and Jeanann McCoy's Epic Horses announced March 19 the appointment of Austin Winfrey as stable manager, effective March 3. View the full article
    • In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Chukyo, Hanshin and Nakayama Racecourses: Saturday, March 21, 2026 11th-CKO, Falcon S.-G3, ¥77,300,000 ($488k), 3yo, 1400mT PRINCESS MOKO (f, 3, Charlatan–Tiger Ride, by Candy Ride {Arg}) validated 7-10 favoritism in graduating first time out on the dirt at Kyoto last November and has since finished second in a pair of starts on the grass, including a runner-up effort after setting the early fractions in the Listed Kobai Stakes Jan. 17 (video, #1). A $170,000 Keeneland September yearling turned $300,000 OBS April breezer, the bay is one of three winners from three to race out of a half-sister to MSW & GSP Ol Donyo (Curlin). O-Mishima B.; B-Dixiana Farms LLC (KY); T-Hideaki Fujiwara     Sunday, March 22, 2026 2nd-HSN, ¥11,280,000 ($71k), Maiden, 3yo, 1800m OUI CHEF (c, 3, Justify–Every Single Day, by Strong Mandate), a $110,000 purchase out of the 2024 Fasig-Tipton October Sale, breezed his furlong in :10 1/5 at last year's OBS April Sale and changed hands for $250,000. Every Single Day, a half-sister to MGSP Shooters Shoot (Competitive Edge), was purchased by Brandywine Farm for $90,000 in foal to Hit It a Bomb at the Fasig-Tipton February Sale in 2021. The Grade III-winning third dam Letgomyecho (Menifee) produced nine winners, including champion and four-time GISW 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Echo Zulu (Gun Runner); her GISW half-brother Echo Town (Speightstown), a fellow 'Rising Star'; and GSW J Boys Echo (Mineshaft). O-Kazuhiro Masuda; B-Brandywine Farm (Jim & Pam Robinson) (KY); T-Shogo Yasuda 3rd-NKY, ¥15,620,000 ($99k), Allowance, 3yo, 1200m TAKASUTAKASUTAKASU (c, 3, Mor Spirit–Mopsicle, by Liam's Map) carried Ryusei Sakai to a narrow victory when favored on Hanshin debut last Sept. 20 (video, #4) and he most recently returned to action with a runner-up effort over 1400 meters at Toyko on Feb. 21, his actual third birthday. The bay is the lone listed produce for his dam, a $10,000 acquisition out of the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Digital December Sale, and was himself offered three times at public auction. Sold as a yearling for $3,000 at Keeneland January and for $62,000 at OBS October, he was knocked down to Narvick International for $450,000 at the 2025 OBS March Sale. O-Katsuya Takasu; B-Twin Oaks Bloodstock (KY); T-Hideaki Fujiwara     6th-HSN, ¥15,200,000 ($99k), Allowance, 3yo, 1800m AMERICAN CALL (JPN) (c, 3, American Pharoah–Evening Call, by Tapit) is another to have opened his account at first asking, overcoming a slow break to score in the Sunday Racing colors over course and distance back on Dec. 27 (video, #5). A half-sister to GI La Brea Stakes heroine Constellation (Bellamy Road), the unraced Evening Call was hammered down to Katsumi Yoshida for $385,000 in foal to Catholic Boy at Keeneland November in 2020. O-Sunday Racing Co Ltd; B-Northern Racing; T-Koshiro Take   The post Expensive Mor Spirit Colt Figures Tough In Nakayama Allowance appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced the launch of All in the Race, a new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy designed to ensure British racing is an inclusive, safe and welcoming sport for everyone. Alongside the strategy, the BHA has also published a summary of new research into the experiences of ethnically and culturally diverse people working within the sport. Together, these publications set out a clear, evidence-based framework for action across the next three years. They aim to strengthen leadership, improve fairness and safety, widen opportunity, and ensure racing remains relevant and competitive in modern Britain. Brant Dunshea, Chief Executive of the BHA, said, “British racing is at its best when it is open, welcoming and reflective of the society around us. This strategy is about the long-term health and success of our sport. To attract talent, fans and investment, we must ensure that everyone who works in or engages with racing feels safe, respected and able to thrive. “It is about everyone in our sport, from racecourses to yards to studs and schools, governing bodies and beyond. “We are proud of the progress already made across the industry, but we are also honest about where more work is needed. The research the sport has carried out here and in the past has helped us recognise and accept where there is a problem, and act on it.” The sport's workforce strategy, published by the Horseracing Industry People Board in February 2025, helped to inform the development of the strategy and some of the recommendations within it. All in the Race is centrally led by the BHA but collectively owned by the sport. It has been launched with support from industry stakeholders, including the National Association of Racing Staff (NARS), National Trainers Federation (NTF), Professional Jockeys Association (PJA), Racecourse Association (RCA), Racehorse Owners Association (ROA) and Thoroughbred Breeders Association (TBA). It has also been developed in collaboration with the Diversity in Racing Advisory Group, as well as racing's various industry charities which support various diverse groups within the industry. Rose Grissell, Head of Diversity and Inclusion for the BHA, added, “The strategy is rooted in evidence and shaped by the lived experiences of people working in racing today, and we offer a huge thank you to those who have taken the time and shown the courage to share these with us. “Many have positive experiences, but not everyone does, and acknowledging that is an important step in supporting positive progress. “Our aim is to make inclusion part of everyday practice, not an optional extra. That means equipping people with the tools, education and support they need, and ensuring that small, everyday behaviours contribute to a culture where everyone feels they belong.” For more information about All in the Race and its key drivers, click here. The post BHA Announces Launch of New Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
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