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Godolphin set a single-season record in earnings as the leading owner for the fifth consecutive year, and Irad Ortiz Jr. established a single-season record as the leading jockey by earnings according to final statistics released Jan. 2 by Equibase.View the full article

Diane Crump, the pioneering Thoroughbred jockey whose riding breakthroughs set the stage for generations of female riders, died Jan. 1 at an inpatient hospice facility in Winchester, Va. She was 77.View the full article

Walk In The Park tops the 2026 15-strong Coolmore National Hunt roster, which also features newcomers Los Angeles and Kyprios. The 24-year-old son of Montjeu will stand for a private fee and currently leads the jumps' list. G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud hero Los Angeles is a winner of the 2024 G1 Irish Derby and the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup last year. His fee is €7,500. One of the top stayers for the past several years, Kyprios won 17 of his 21 starts, among them a 20-length romp in the G1 Prix du Cadran. His fee will be announced at a later date. Crystal Ocean will stand for €8,000, while Maxios and Luxembourg are set to stand for €6,000. The full roster is as follows: Walk In The Park: Private Crystal Ocean: €8,000 Los Angeles*: €7,500 Luxembourg: €6,000 Maxios: €6,000 Hurricane Lane: €5,000 Order Of St George: €5,000 Santiago: €5,000 Getaway: €4,000 Vadamos: €4,000 Wings Of Eagles: €4,000 Yeats: €4,000 Pyledriver: €3,500 In Swoop: €3,000 Kyprios*: TBC The post 2026 Coolmore NH Roster And Fees Topped By Walk In The Park appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Following the cancellation of racing on Wednesday and Thursday, Santa Anita has added a special makeup card for this upcoming Thursday, Jan. 8, according to a press release from the track on Friday. Entries will be taken on Saturday. The program will include both the GIII Robert J. Frankel Stakes for fillies & mares at 1 1/8 miles on turf and the Eddie Logan Stakes at one mile on turf for what are now newly-turned 3-year-olds. Both races had been scheduled for Wednesday. The remaining races from the canceled cards on Wednesday and Thursday will be offered back the first weekend of Condition Book #2 from Jan. 16-18. A rain-drenched start to the Santa Anita season has resulted in four cards being canceled since the scheduled start of the Classic Meet Dec. 26. One makeup card was held this past Monday. The post Santa Anita Makeup Card Added For Thursday Jan. 8 After Cancellations appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

It is impossible to say. In theory, yes But the decline overall in the quality of horses racing in NZ clouds it in practice. The list of winners going back pre-2016, contains many of the greatest sprinters ever to race in NZ