Aidan Butler, President of 1/ST for nearly three years and part of the organization since 2018, is moving to a new role as advisor to 1/ST Chairman Belinda Stronach. While little about the transition has been publicized by 1/ST, horseracingnation.com reported 1/ST Racing's Executive Vice-President Mike Rogers will assume some of Butler's responsibilities. The complete

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Three Chimneys homebred and this season's GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes runner-up Ottinho (Quality Road–Quiet Giant, by Giant's Causeway) has been retired and will stand at Three Chimneys in 2027. Ottinho is a half-brother to Three Chimneys sire star Gun Runner, while his dam is a half-sister to Horse of the Year Saint Liam. “Ottinho

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TIMONIUM, MD -The Fasig-Tipton Eastern Fall Yearlings Sale, with a new name, format, and spot on the calendar, produced results largely in line with the 2025 renewal of what was then the company's Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale. For the one-session auction, 189 yearlings–separated out by region–sold for $5,867,500, an increase of nearly 18% from last

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The thumbs up from exercise rider Jimmy Quispe to Godolphin's Michael Banahan as Sovereignty (Into Mischief) was exiting the track said it all. The reigning Horse of the Year is ready for his career finale in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland on Saturday. After concluding major preparations with a four-furlong

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Next year's calendar for Kentucky's five-track Thoroughbred circuit won't look much different than this season. But the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation (KHRGC) on Tuesday resolved a dates-application conflict by assigning the Saturday after Labor Day in 2027 to Churchill Downs, with Kentucky Downs likely to be awarded that date in 2028. The Saturday

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