News

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary2h
‘Nothing will ever top that grassy area on the first turn’ – Ken Snyder on why the Kentucky Derby can be a costly business
Ken Snyder laments the price of attendance at Churchill Downs – unless you can wangle a wonderful backstretch freebie!
thoroughbredracing.com1d
State of the nation: major interview with NTRA president Tom Rooney – with Trump’s tariffs high on a crowded agenda
It’s good to talk: NTRA president Tom Rooney in interview mode; there’s no shortage of topics for him to consider, that’s for sure. Photo: NTRA Tom Rooney, president and CEO of the National ...
Thoroughbred Racing Commentary2d
A life after racing: Jockey Club completes full set of ‘horses for courses’ equine ambassadors
Cheltenham regular Melon doing the honours at Warwick and Epsom specialist Corazon Espinado booked for the home of the Derby ...
thoroughbredracing.com2d
Pace makes the race – and with Owen Almighty back in the running, there should be plenty of speed about
Owen Almighty: front-runner is a longshot to win – but adds serious presence to the pace scenario. Photo: Kentucky Derby In the latest of his weekly Kentucky Derby updates, Ron Wood suggests that the ...
Thoroughbred Racing Commentary3d
‘It’s the perfect thing for an owner’ – IRE Incentive scheme enters fifth year with more than €5m paid out in bonuses
Hugely popular scheme offers €10,000 sales bonus to Irish-bred winners of certain races – generating over €27m in bloodstock ...
Thoroughbred Racing Commentary4d
Umberto Rispoli: Journalism is the real deal – he is a serious horse
Our questions are answered by the Californian-based Italian set to partner the Kentucky Derby favorite at Churchill Downs on May 3 ...
thoroughbredracing.com7d
What’s been happening: Field Of Gold wows at Newmarket, Kentucky Derby news, Mineshaft retired and more
New 2,000 Guineas favourite, Joao ‘Magic Man’ Moreira booked for Japanese contender, Horse of the Year pensioned from stud duties – all this and more in our weekly digest of recent international ...
thoroughbredracing.com7d
‘I knew I’d be back – and now I’m staying!’ Why apprentice Mia Nicholls is loving life in Florida
Interview with 20-year-old from a famous Yorkshire racing family seeking to build her fledgling career across the pond It was probably odds-on Mia Nicholls would become a jockey. But if there is one ...