Somber Mood at Santa Anita Following Shirreffs' Death See Article / Friday, February 13, 2026 0 12 Article rating: No rating The day after his death at age 80, John Shirreffs is remembered by horsemen and owner Lee Searing. Read more
Millionaire Coal Battle Trains Toward Return to Racing See Article / Friday, February 13, 2026 0 12 Article rating: No rating Millionaire multiple stakes winner Coal Battle is back on the work tab at Oaklawn in advance of his 4-year-old debut, which trainer Lonnie Briley said could come in the $500,000 Oaklawn Mile Stakes (G3) for older horses March 28. Read more
Kentucky-Bred Filly Teduom, Barzalona Shine in Saudi See Article / Friday, February 13, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating Saudi Cup weekend got off to a flying start Feb. 13 as a Kentucky-bred Saudi star-in-the-making won the Fillies Mile and Mickael Barzalona took the International Jockey Challenge by winning the final two races of the series. Read more
Mesquite Off KY Derby Trail, Future Wagering Suspended See Article / Friday, February 13, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating Wagering on Lecomte Stakes (G3) runner-up Mesquite in Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager has been suspended due to a suspected soft tissue injury that removed him from Kentucky Derby consideration. Read more
Shirreffs, Trainer of Zenyatta, Dies at Age 80 See Article / Thursday, February 12, 2026 0 12 Article rating: No rating John Shirreffs, who trained Zenyatta to a Hall of Fame career and saddled Giacomo to win the 2005 Kentucky Derby (G1), died in his sleep Feb. 12 at his home in Arcadia, Calif. He was 80. Read more