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Darby Dan Farm has announced the newest member of its management team with the hiring of Stuart Fitzgibbon as stallion director.

If there was much doubt about the best 3-year-old sprinter this season, Jack Christopher (by Munnings) cleared it up with a strong victory over fellow Grade 1 winner Gunite (Gun Runner) in the Grade 1 Allen Jerkens Memorial at Saratoga on Aug. 27.

Jim Bakke, Gerald Isbister, Coolmore Stud, and Peter Brant’s Jack Christopher tracked the pace from second early, then moved to the lead nearing the stretch, and captured his third win at the elite level in the $500,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1) Saturday at Saratoga.

Chi Town Lady claimed her first graded stakes victory in the G1 Test at Saratoga on Aug. 6.

Matareya has answered every question asked of her with aplomb this year, finding her best stride around one turn and posting a perfect 4-for-4 record

Three finalists were selected by a panel of judges from nearly two-dozen submissions published during 2021

In a display of dominance and perfection, Jack Christopher kept his record untarnished Saturday and won his first race at the highest level in capturing the $400,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (G1) by 10 widening lengths Saturday at Belmont Park.

Six semifinalists for the 16th annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award have been selected by a panel of judges

From the moment he crossed the Maryland State Fairgrounds finish line and the timer blinked ":9.3" during the under-tack show, the focus of this year's Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale had been the future of Hip 385, the Bernardini colt that set the blazing time.That future became much clearer on Tuesday, when the colt hammered to Zedan Racing for $3.55 million, the most ever paid for a horse in the auction's history. It was a crowning moment for the Sequel...

Fasig-Tipton's April Digital Selected Sale saw 15 horses sell for $1,664,000, an average of $110,933 and a median of $48,000.