Fewer Race Days, Number of Races Depress 2025 Handle See Article / Monday, January 5, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating The number of race days in the United States fell 5.2% in 2025 and the number of races dropped 4.7% to 29,401, which is the first time races have been below 30,000 since the mid-1950s. Read more
Bidding Now Open for F-T Express Kid Flash Sale See Article / Monday, January 5, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating Bidding opened Jan. 5 for the “Express Kid Flash Sale,” a one-horse online auction of recent Springboard Mile Stakes winner Express Kid on Fasig-Tipton Digital. Bidding will close Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. ET. Read more
Ortiz Jr. Continues to Build Legendary Career See Article / Sunday, January 4, 2026 0 14 Article rating: No rating Irad Ortiz Jr. may be just 33 but, as he finished atop the North American wins and earnings leaderboard yet again in 2025, he is already solidifying his legacy as one of the all-time great riders. Read more
Fire and Wine a Special Winner for His Breeders See Article / Sunday, January 4, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating More than a decade after Robert Marzilli purchased eventual Canadian champion Caren from the Everatts of Shannondoe Farm, the team bred their first stakes winner together when Fire and Wine won the Coronation Futurity at Woodbine Nov. 29. Read more
Trainer Cappellucci Wins 1,000th Race at Sam Houston See Article / Sunday, January 4, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating Trainer Dick Cappellucci saddled his 1,000th career winner Jan. 4 when One Time Mark won the fifth race at Sam Houston Race Park. Read more