BLOODHORSE- Tumbarumba became the all-time highest earning Louisiana-bred racehorse Feb. 14 after finishing third in the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse, the world’s richest race. The 6-year-old gelding’s earnings climbed to $3,210,433, surpassing the late Free Like a Girl. Tumbarumba competed in a stellar international field of 13, finishing only behind Breeders’ … Continued
HORSERACINGNATION.COM-Will Walden is like many of the up-and-coming trainers who have been the subject of Barn Tour features, having achieved remarkable success in just a few years. Read full article here.
BLOODHORSE-Older turf horses are featured Jan. 31 at Tampa Bay Downs in a pair of $175,000 stakes over 1 1/16 miles that look like wide-open contests. Read more here.
DRF-Trainer Michael Stidham is going to do his best to keep stakes winners Tom’s Magic and Montador apart this year. With Montador pointing to the Fair Grounds Stakes on Feb. 14, Stidham has opted to ship newly turned 4-year-old Tom’s Magic to Florida for Saturday’s Grade 3, $175,000 Tampa Bay Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. … Continued
RACING POST- There could not have been a more fitting instant for Will Walden to claim his first Grade 1 winner than through Rhetorical’s success in Saturday’s Coolmore Turf Mile at Keeneland. Only a trainer for three years, Walden fast-tracked Rhetorical into a race against seasoned European turf horses despite his previous win coming in the West … Continued
CJTHOROUGHBREDS.COM- Tom’s Magic delivered a tremendous performance in Saturday’s Grade 1 Hollywood Derby, finishing second by a narrow neck after a thrilling stretch duel. Read more here…
DRF- Tom’s Magic has gone from an awkward colt at the start of his career to a three-time stakes winner in 2025, developing at such a pace that will start for the first time in a Grade 1 in Saturday’s $300,000 Hollywood Derby on turf at Del Mar. Read full article here…
BLOODHORSE- A Louisiana-bred filly (Hip 289) by first-crop yearling sire Epicenter sold for $400,000 during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale Oct. 20 in Lexington. Marette Farrell signed the ticket on behalf of Scott Mawaka’s Mo Speed Racing. Read more here.
BLOODHORSE – Tom’s Magic , a hard-charging second in The King’s Plate, went one better in the CA$400,000 Breeders’ Stakes, the final jewel in the Canadian Triple Crown, Sept. 28 at Woodbine. Click here to read full article.
PAULICK REPORT- Tom’s Magic, a hard-charging second in The King’s Plate, went one better in the $400,000 Breeders’ Stakes, the final jewel in the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, Sunday at Woodbine. Click here to read the full article.
VANCOUVER IS AWESOME- TORONTO — Tom’s Magic won the $400,000 Breeders’ Stakes on Sunday, the final jewel in the OLG Canadian Triple Crown. It was one better than a hard-charging second in The King’s Plate, the first race in the thoroughbred trilogy. Click here to read full article.
DRF- There may not have been a more impressive debut-winning 2-year-old filly at the 2024 Saratoga meet than Senza Parole. Read more here…