Owner, trainer and breeder Kristin Mulhall performed emergency tracheotomy on her four-month-old colt, saved his life, and now he's a winner.
Races
Two-time Sovereign Award winner and Eclipse Award winner has ridden two races in Riyadh to start 2021 and will return when Woodbine begins.
A 2-time graded stakes winner at Woodbine in 2020, Lou Tucci and Gary Barber's gelding tops Prairie Bayou Stakes.
22-year-old son of Woodbine rider Simon Husbands, nephew of Patrick, is a rising star in Barbados and recently takes Derby on War Eagle.
Coming off an eight-month layoff, the Speightstown colt ran away from previously undefeated Nashville in Boxing Day feature at Santa Anita.
This is not a happy holiday story; 7-year-old multiple stakes winner of $620,000 seemingly did not have anyone looking out for him.
Ontario's biggest stallion station with a large racing stable to match had a good day Dec. 19; plus more racing, stakes news.
Late-developing filly meets eight rivals in Gulfstream's $100,000 Via Borghese Stakes Dec. 19 at Gulfstream.
While racing at Woodbine is expected to return to its usual April opening, fans may not be on site until summer or fall.
Okay, so we are stuck inside but there sure is a lot of neat horse racing going on around the world. Here is a short recap.
Ivan Dalos' undefeated filly competes in Grade 3 Sugar Swirl Stakes Saturday at Gulfstream and other locals get in some racing action.
Orphaned as a foal, the Bodemeister gal has won 6 of 8 races this year for a litany of owners and trainers and Dec. 5 won an $80,000 event.
Some Canadian horses and horsepeople have headed south for the winter; some to rest, some to race, or maybe a bit of both.
Sam-Son Farms' homebred, now owned in partnership with Agave Stable and trained by Phil d'Amato, boosts Sovereign Award case.
Saskatoon financial advisor Kane Kuchar sold his claiming filly for big money at Keeneland November when a sibling won big.