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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The nominees for the 2026 G1 Saudi Cup meeting feature 57 Group/Grade 1 winners from 22 different countries, among them GI Breeders' Cup Classic and 2025 Saudi Cup hero Forever Young (Real Steel). The two-day stand on February 13-14 will be worth $39.6 million in prize-money. Besides trainer Yoshito Yahagi's star in the main event are fellow Breeders' Cup Classic winner White Abarrio (Race Day), GI Preakness Stakes hero Journalism (Curlin), as well as GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile victor Nysos (Nyquist), and GII Clark Stakes winner Magnitude (Not This Time). G1 Champions Cup heroine W Heart Bond (Kizuna) and G1 Tokyo Daishoten one-two Diktaean (King Kamehameha) and Mikki Fight (Drefong) add depth to Japan's challenge. In the newly elevated $3-million G1 Neom Turf Cup sponsored by Howden includes two-time Breeders' Cup hero Rebel's Romance (Dubawi), G2 Bahrain International Trophy winner Royal Champion (Shamardal), and Aidan O'Brien's multiple Group 1-placed The Lion In Winter (Sea The Stars). Besides the Group 1s on tap for Saturday, the $2.5-million G2 Red Sea Turf Handicap features turf stayers Durezza (Duramente) for Japan and Joseph O'Brien's Al Riffa (Wootton Bassett). Among the nominees for the $2-million G2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint are Book'em Danno (Bucchero), and Bentornato (Valiant Minister), as well as Meydan Group 1 winners Tuz (Oxbow) and Dark Saffron (Flameaway). In the $2-million 1351 Turf Sprint are GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Shisospicy (Mitole) and Group 1 winner Lazzat (Territories). In The $1.5-million G3 Saudi Derby, G1 Premio Derby Nacional hero Khamal (Mendelssohn) is signed on. During Friday's card, the International Jockey Challenge will be staged, and the $500,000 Saudi International Handicap sponsored by LUCID will take place. Nominees specifically for the Saudi Cup itself are listed here. HRH Prince Bandar bin Khaled Al Faisal, chairman of the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia said, “This is only the seventh time we have staged the Saudi Cup meeting and it has already delivered countless memorable races and performances. “We are delighted and honoured that so many people have chosen to aim their horses for the 2026 Saudi Cup races and, on behalf of everyone at the JCSA, I would like to extend our gratitude to those owners and trainers. “It has been especially pleasing to see the races recognised by the international authorities, too. The Saudi Cup has held Group 1 status since 2022 but we will now be staging our first ever Group 1 race on grass, the Neom Turf Cup, after its consistent level of performance. “The Saudi Cup meeting is not only about world-class racing; it is a celebration of the horse as well as the culture and the hospitality of the Kingdom. The list of nominations only increases the excitement and we look forward to welcoming connections and racing fans alike next month for an event that has quickly made a huge impact on the global calendar.” The post Forever Young Among 57 Group 1 Winners Nominated To 2026 Saudi Cup Programme appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Keeneland has supplement three additional hips to its January Horses of All Ages Sale to be held Jan. 12 and 13 in Lexington, KY. The newest supplements are: Sherbini (Cairo Prince): a 4-year-old filly who was an impressive debut winner at Churchill Downs at two before she was runner-up in the Schuylerville Stakes and placed in the GI Spinaway Stakes, both at Saratoga. Also placed in the Rags to Riches Stakes at Churchill, Sherbini is cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect and is consigned by ELiTE, agent. Tigerish (Tiz the Law), a 4-year-old filly and one of five black-type performers out of Lerici, by Woodman. Graded stakes-placed at two, Tigerish is a half-sister to Grade I winner Avenge (War Front) and Grade II winner Liguria (War Front). She is from the family of such international stars as Canadian Horse of the Year Wonder Gadot (Medaglia d'Oro) and European champion miler Mark of Esteem (Ire) (Darshaan {Ire}). Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services, agent, consigns Tigerish as a racing or broodmare prospect. 2025 filly by Gun Runner consigned by Four Star Sales, agent. Her dam, Dragic, by Broken Vow, is a half-sister to Gun Runner's juvenile champion Echo Zulu and to Grade I winner Echo Town (Speightstown). Dragic, a multiple stakes performer, is the dam of Saturday Flirt, who is undefeated in four starts in North America, including the 2025 Soaring Softly Stakes at Saratoga. These three supplements increase the total number of horses cataloged to the January Sale to 1,095. The post Sherbini, Tigerish Among Latest Keeneland January Supplements appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The promising young stallion King Of Change (Farhh) has left Ireland to stand at Tweenhills Stud for the forthcoming season in a move which stud owner David Redvers has described as “potentially game-changing for us”. Runner-up to Magna Grecia in the 2,000 Guineas, King Of Change won three of his six lifetime starts, closing out his career by winning the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on QIPCO British Champions Day. His first two crops of racing age have collectively numbered 76 foals, 37 of which have run to date, including the four Listed winners Lady With The Lamp, Shayem, Miss Of Change and Onemoredance, making King Of Change the leader among the second-crop sires of 2025 with a cumulative figure of 12.9 per cent stakes winners to runners. He is listed as having covered 125 mares in 2024 and 38 in 2025. King Of Change, who is by the subfertile but proven stallion Farhh out of the Echo Of Light mare Salacia, was bred by Rabbah Bloodstock and raced in the colours of Ali Abdulla Saeed, as did his Group 2-winning half-brother Century Dream (Cape Cross), who also stands in the UK at Norton Grove Stud. Now aged 10, King Of Change stood his first two seasons at Shadwell's Derrinstown Stud, before moving to Starfield Stud, where he has been based for the last three seasons. Redvers said that he had tried hard to buy Sands Of Mali when he was auctioned last month by Tattersalls Ireland and was eventually sold to Gay O'Callaghan of Yeomanstown Stud. He told TDN, “I bid a very large number for Sands Of Mali but I was still only about fifth in the running. But I listened to Gay Callaghan's reasoning for giving what a lot of people would consider a telephone number for the horse and it really struck a chord with me. And you know that when you stand a stallion off the track, only one in ten of them, at best, work out. “You are at risk of polluting your broodmare band with ordinary semen and devaluing all of it. Whereas, if you've got a stallion you've got confidence in, with proven numbers, then the likelihood is that you're going to increase the value of your broodmare band. And, you know, you've only got to see what the likes of Whitsbury [Manor Stud] have managed to achieve with Havana Grey to realise how powerful a good stallion is.” King Of Change will stand alongside fellow Group 1 winners Kameko and Lightning Spear at Tweenhills in Gloucestershire. Earlier advertised at Starfield Stud for €5,000 for 2026, King Of Change's fee at Tweenhills will be announced in the coming days. Redvers continued, “I've been looking hard for a proven stallion and [King Of Change] was the stallion I most wanted to send mares to and use. And I thought, well, it was worth asking the question, and I was rather surprised when the answer came back as yes. “This fellow is extremely fertile. He's had very exciting results, and then he's got 100-odd foals on the ground this year. So, as a result, there's a lot of good stuff to come. I'm going to send him more mares this year of our own than he covered all of last year. I couldn't really be any more excited about him, to be honest. “To be in a position to buy this horse ourselves with a couple of partners is potentially game-changing for us. Even if it's relatively small numbers we're working with, the stats don't lie.” He added, “From very limited opportunities King Of Change has delivered outstanding results, and it is mouthwatering to think what he could achieve going forward with more quality and quantity. It goes without saying that we will be supporting King Of Change with our broodmare band and our partners in the stallion will do likewise. “At the beginning of our thirtieth anniversary as a stallion farm, King Of Change's arrival heralds an exciting new chapter for Tweenhills.” The post ‘I Couldn’t Really Be Any More Excited’: Redvers Welcomes King Of Change To Tweenhills For 2026 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
FanDuel TV will televise the live announcement of the finalists for the 2025 Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards on Sunday, Jan. 4 at Noon ET, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), National Turf Writers And Broadcasters (NTWAB), and Daily Racing Form announced Friday. The Eclipse Awards, honoring excellence in Thoroughbred racing, are voted upon by the NTRA, represented by member racetrack racing officials and Equibase field personnel, NTWAB, and Daily Racing Form, and are produced by the NTRA. The announcement of the Eclipse Awards finalists on FanDuel TV is sponsored by John Deere, The Jockey Club, and the NTRA. FanDuel TV also will televise live the 55th Annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards at The Breakers Palm Beach in Florida on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. The evening will begin with the Red Carpet show at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by the awards ceremony at 7:30 p.m. ET. The ceremony will be co-hosted by Britney Eurton and Lindsay Czarniak, and Caton Bredar will again serve as the Ceremony Announcer. The evening will culminate with the announcement of the 2025 Horse of the Year. Finalists in the Horse of the Year category also will be announced earlier that evening. Also back again this year will be an Eclipse Awards Charity Golf Tournament benefitting the PDJF which will be held Thursday morning prior to the awards ceremony on The Ocean Course at The Breakers. Also, one lucky fan and a guest will win a chance to attend this year's year show as part of the Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards Sweepstakes. The grand prize winner and their guest will also accompany Resolute Racing at the Pegasus World Cup. There is no purchase necessary to participate in the promotion and entries may be made on the NTRA website, or its accompanying social media channels, and the Resolute Racing website, or its accompanying social media channels. Fans can enter the contest by submitting their name, information, and explanation as to why they want to win this once in a lifetime experience. Entries are now open online and continue through Jan. 9 at 11:59 p.m. ET, with the winner drawn on Jan. 10. The post FanDuel TV To Air Live Announcement Of Eclipse Award Finalists appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Karwin Farm will be sold, with the 2026 breeding season its last under Gregory and Ambre Vayre. The couple announced the news on Facebook. A statement from the Vayres read in part, “It is with a touch of nostalgia but without any regrets that we announce that 2026 will be the last breeding season at Karwin Farm. We have decided to prioritize our family, and a new adventure awaits us… “The stud farm will be for sale at the beginning of the year. We would like to thank Brice, who supported us at the stud farm every day, Marine for all the sales and her help at the farm and all our interns. But above all, we want to thank all our owners, breeders, friends, and family who have supported us throughout this wonderful adventure.” The stud began operation in 2022, and currently stands five stallions: Van Beethoven, Keiai Nautique, God Blessing, Nerium and newcomer Grey Man. The post Karwin Farm To Be Placed On The Market 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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