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Gofundme Started for Marcelo Cardoso, Injured in June Breeze Show Accident Marcelo Cardoso, who suffered two extensive brain bleeds when the horse he was breezing June 12 at the OBS June breeze-up show broke down, has been transferred to the Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in...

An accident at the OBS June Breeze-Up show has left Marcelo Cardoso speech impaired and unable to walk, and requiring serious rehabilitation therapy. The racing world's generosity is appreciated. Story @thetdn.bsky.social
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Classic Remi in today's @thetdn.bsky.social

Five-Fastest-Maidens-May12-18-v1 This is "Five-Fastest-Maidens-May12-18-v1" by Thoroughbred Daily News on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Who were the fastest maidens of the week last week? Check out this @thetdn.bsky.social video, presented by Taylor Made Farm. vimeo.com/1086403993

Destined to be an instant classic from Remi Bellocq for @thetdn.bsky.social

The Five Fastest Maidens For the Week of Apr. 7-15, 2025 This week, we debut a new feature: who were the five fastest maidens to race in North America last week, as measured by the Beyer Speed figures? We count them down. 5. TROUBLESHOOTING, KEE 4/10 – 5 1/...

Check out our new feature in @thetdn.bsky.social : The Five Fastest Maidens of the Week. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/the-five-fas...

Under Project 2025, Will the Nation's Wild Horses be Safe? It's one sentence among tens of thousands encompassing 900 pages, but when it comes to the future of and welfare of the nation's wild horses and burros, it is frightening and to be taken seriously. “C...

Here's a horrifying story in tonight's @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/under-projec...

Watching Brief for Bloodstock World as Trump Enforces Trade Tariffs It felt more doomsday than liberation day as the world – especially those people who do business with America – awaited President Trump's address from the White House on trade tariffs. In the bloodsto...

Very important story from @emmacollingsberry.bsky.social on the negative impacts this will have--not just to Europe, but to America. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/watching-bri...

How Will Tariffs Against Canada Affect Horse Racing? Perhaps Substantially In anticipation of the 25% blanket tariff on all Canadian goods entering the U.S. expected to be enacted April 2, the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) has issued an advisory to its members, ...

The U.S. horse racing industry expresses concern on how the tariffs against Canada will be an economic negative for us in the U.S. @1danross.bsky.social in tonight's @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/how-will-tar...

Well worth a read from Dan Ross in today's @thetdn.bsky.social

This week's Remi. 😂

Racing Needs New Breeders. Taylor Made is Developing Them The success of partnerships over the past few years hasn't escaped the notice of anyone in horse racing. Not only can people now invest hundreds of dollars and get a piece of a Derby winner, but the o...

I loved writing this story about Taylor Made's program to replace their "legacy" breeders in today's @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/racing-needs...

Racing Needs New Breeders. Taylor Made is Developing Them The success of partnerships over the past few years hasn't escaped the notice of anyone in horse racing. Not only can people now invest hundreds of dollars and get a piece of a Derby winner, but the o...

🗣️ "You can go see the horse, touch the horse, see the farm. That's the tangible part. And the intangible is the investment side."

Taylor Made Farm introduces Taylor Made Premier Mare Packages, developing a new generation of breeders. TDN's @suefinley.bsky.social has the story.

Baeza - the Half-Brother to Classic Winners Mage and Dornoch - Targeting Santa Anita Derby C R K Stable and Grandview Equine's Baeza (McKinzie–Puca, by Big Brown), the 3-year-old, half-brother to Classic winners Mage (Good Magic) and Dornoch (Good Magic), is joining the GI Kentucky Derby tr...

🗣️ "Staying at home, no matter who we run against, we got a nice horse and he deserves the chance."

Baeza (McKinzie), the 3-year-old, half-brother to Classic winners Mage and Dornoch, is joining the GI Kentucky Derby trail. TDN's Steve Sherack has the latest.

Let's take a minute to celebrate this!

I love how Remi Bellocq's mind works. It's been cold here in the Northeast! In Friday's @thetdn.bsky.social

Whatever Happened to Silky Sullivan's Remains? The Mystery May Never Be Solved After Golden Gate Fields ran its last race on June 9, 2024, there was plenty of business that still had to be dealt with, and it went beyond the mundane tasks of selling such items as the pots and pan...

If you only read one thing today: where are Silky Sullivan's remains? Even the FBI can't find them. We look into it @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/whatever-hap...

Healthy Strides: WinStar Sends Stallions for a Spin Under Saddle With breeding sheds opening last week across North America, farms have been quietly preparing stallions for the demanding months ahead of them. All jokes about them having the best jobs aside, stallio...

As seen with greats such as Man o' War and Seattle Slew, it's been a longstanding practice for US farms to utilize stallion riding as a form of fitness. Though not as common today, there are still a few that carry on the tradition, including WinStar Farm.

Read the story by TDN’s Jill Williams.

Donate to Andre Lynch Palliative Care and Children's Trust, organized by Lesley Campion As some of you may already know, our lifelong friend and fellow horsem… Lesley Campion needs your support for Andre Lynch Palliative Care and Children's Trust

Very sad story. GoFundMe page displayed in today's @thetdn.bsky.social gofund.me/444d123f

Stallion Insights: Charlie O'Connor Explains Why Breeders Should Consider Coolmore's Third-Year Sire Quartet Ashford Stud's Golden Pal, Corniche, Epicenter and Jack Christopher will all be represented by their first crop of weanlings in 2025. Charlie O'Connor…

More and more, people are only breeding to first-year stallions. Here, Charlie O'Connor makes the case for the value of Coolmore's quartet of third-year stallions. Video @thetdn.bsky.social vimeo.com/1052410593

If you read just one thing today, it should be this, by John Sikura in @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/letter-to-th...

With Decoupling Threats Casting Doubt On Future of Gulfstream Park, Owner Vaccarezza Pushing For New Group To Represent South Florida Horsemen When it was announced by The Stronach Group (TSG) earlier this month that it had the blessing of the group representing horsemen in South Florida to push for the decoupling of the track's racing and c...

Carlo Vaccarezza has launched a new horsemen's group in South Florida to try to gain control to represent owners and trainers. Story @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/with-decoupl...

Remi's take on the recent spate of jockeys misjudging the finish line...

#NeverForget

Aidan Coleman: "They Say 'A Sportsman Dies Twice' And I Promise You It's True" On the morning of Jonbon's ninth Grade 1 win in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot last Saturday, the recently-retired Aidan Coleman, who partnered Nicky Henderson's chaser to four of those top-level t...

If you read only one thing today, it should be Brian Sheerin's story on Aidan Coleman, struggling to find a new life after a riding injury ended his career, in today's @thetdn.bsky.social www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/aidan-colema...

Los Angeles Wildfires: Santa Anita Safe, Nearby Communities Devastated Wildfires propelled by unusually strong Santa Ana winds swept across Los Angeles Tuesday and into the night, breaking out near several densely populated neighborhoods including Altadena, Pasadena and ...

"I couldn't believe my house survived...I've been here all morning just keeping an eye on things."

Dan Ross continues to check in with horsemen and women, along with Santa Anita Park staff and others connected to the track as they keep an eye on the wildfires nearby.

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Fasig-Tipton Issues $25,000 Matching Grant in Honor of Taylor's Eclipse To honor Frank Taylor's Special Eclipse Award, Fasig-Tipton has issued a $25,000 matching grant to benefit Taylor's Stable Recovery program, the sales company announced Friday morning. Fasig-Tipton wi...

Fasig-Tipton has issued a $25,000 challenge grant to raise money for Stable Recovery, the innovative program started by Frank Taylor, in honor of his Special Eclipse. Details, donation link in the story below. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/fasig-tipton...

Thanks, guys!

Value Sires Part III: Commercial Selection Box For this third part in our series on value sires in Europe, we are approaching the level where the word value perhaps becomes more meaningful in that we are dealing with stallions in the €10,000 to €1...

The third part in our series on value sires in Europe by @emmacollingsberry.bsky.social, looks at stallions in the €10,000 to €19,999 fee bracket.

Value Sires Podium
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Great light in in the sky this morning in Newmarket. A return to colder, drier weather after yesterday’s rain & the weekend’s snow. Currently zero degrees but surprisingly little frost. A cold wind. Forecast high 4.

TDN Derby Top 12: Off and Running with Into Mischief (4), Uncle Mo (2) Colts Leading Season's First Rankings We're inside the 16-week mark for the May 3 GI Kentucky Derby. That's roughly 168,000 minutes until post time, but who's counting? The initial Top 12 rankings are largely based on 2-year-old form, but...

Who do you like in the Derby? TD Thornton shares his inital top 12 in today's @thetdn.bsky.social . Agree or not? Let us know! www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/tdn-derby-to...