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Trainer Jonathan Thomas has had good luck shipping to Del Mar, picking up five graded wins with Truly Quality (Quality Road), Mrs. Astor (Lookin At Lucky), and Will Then (War of Will) just in the last two years. He added another score to the mix Saturday with Observed (c, 2, Mandaloun--Overseen, by First Defence, a first graded winner for freshman sire Mandaloun (by Into Mischief). who debuted Aug. 4 at Horseshoe Indianapolis going 7 1/2 furlongs on the turf. After a handy win there, Observed shipped to Del Mar, registering...

4th-SAR, $115k, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, post time: 3:03 p.m. ET Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' DIGNIFY (Justify), a $700,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga acquisition, is the first foal from Season Ticket (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), an unraced half-sister to the legendary Tepin (Bernstein), a two-time Eclipse Award winner whose half-dozen elite-level successes included a famous victory in the G1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2016 in addition to the GI Breeders' Cup Mile the previous fall. Though Tepin sadly passed away in 2023, she has left her mark on the breed as...

Edited Press Release The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) announced the finalists for four of the organization's premier national honors that will be presented during the 41st Annual TOBA National Awards Dinner on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 at The Kentucky Castle in Versailles, KY. The TOBA National Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in Thoroughbred breeding, racing, and ownership. The winners in these four competitive categories will be announced live during the awards ceremony. The State Breeders Luncheon, which honors breeders from 20 states and Canada, will be held on Friday,...

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - Made the favorite by the betting public in the GII Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, Built (Hard Spun--Sea Garden, by Curlin) put coal in the firebox, ran to his odds and recorded the first higher-level win of his career. After dancing every dance in the Louisiana series at Fair Grounds as a 3-year-old with his best finish coming when second in the GIII Lecomte Stakes, Built was well-beaten in the GII Pat Day Mile on the Derby undercard. The bay took...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - It only seems like trainer Chad Brown wins the GI Diana Stakes every year. Right? Oh, yeah. The Diana, worth $500,000, has become Brown's personal playground. All you need to do to believe is just examine the stats. The last four years, the winner of the 1 1/8-mile test on the inner turf course has come from Brown's barn. Nine of the last 10 editions of the Diana have belonged to a Brown filly or mare. All told, since 2011, Brown has held the Diana trophy...

Classic Q (f, 4, Classic Empire--Lovely Em, by Scat Daddy) is proving classy "to a T." Last seen securing her first graded win on Kentucky Derby Day in the GII Longines Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes, the Gary Barber, Blue Crevalle Racing, and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners colorbearer doubled up on Belmont Stakes Day, capturing the $500,000 GI Just a Game Stakes at Saratoga in front-running fashion. In addition to kicking off the graded action on a stellar day of racing for the much-heralded Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, the Just a...

Using her speed from the outside gate, Roja (Karakontie (Jpn)--Redmeansgo, by Red Ransom) made the lead and never looked back in the GII Intercontinental Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Thursday afternoon. The win was the first graded victory of her career. In her lone 2026 start, the blazing fast filly hurdled a turf sprint versus optional claimers at Churchill Downs Apr. 29. Her first visit to the winner's circle came when she broke her maiden at third-asking just over a year ago at Laurel Park. Roja was the runner-up...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - For the third time in four years, another entry in Journalism's (Curlin) story will be written close to the corner of Union and East avenues. In 2023, he was purchased as a yearling for $825,000 by the Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. Last year, with a distinctive name and a pair of Grade I wins on his resume, he finished second in the showdown of Triple Crown race winners to Sovereignty (Into Mischief) in the GI Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, approximately...

For Leah and Aidan O'Meara, the path to producing the first Kentucky Oaks starter bred by Stonehaven Steadings has been a six-year masterclass in persistence and prowess in the face of high-stakes decisions. By trusting their instincts and taking one leap of faith after the next, the O'Mearas have seen a long-term vision come to life in Meaning (Gun Runner), a filly with such undeniable class that she was a Book 1 standout for her buyers Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Bridlewood Farm. Now, that same professionalism has carried her from...

The 2025 GI Preakness Stakes winner Journalism (Curlin) will ship to Hot Springs for the Apr. 18 running of the GII Oaklawn Handicap where the colt could face reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty (Into Mischief), according to a Friday post on X by co-owner Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. The tweet read, "JOURNALISM turned in a strong 5-panel move at Santa Anita Park in 1:00 3/5 this a.m. and has been declared all set by Michael McCarthy to make his seasonal debut in next Saturday's GII $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap with...

Meaning (f, 3, Gun Runner--Figure of Speech, by Into Mischief), a Bridlewood Farm and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners colorbearer, proved her win over Eclipse champion 2-year-old filly Super Corredora (Gun Runner) in the Las Virgenes Stakes Feb. 8 was no fluke and asserted herself as California's division leader with a resounding victory in the GII Santa Anita Oaks Saturday. The Santa Anita Oaks awards 100-50-25-15-10 qualifying points toward the May 1 GI Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. The complexion of Saturday's race changed shortly out of the gate when GIII Santa...

Joel Cunningham has joined Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners as vice president of communications, bringing more than two decades of experience in marketing, brand strategy and communications within the Thoroughbred industry, the syndicate said in a press release on Thursday. "Joel brings a unique combination of strategic vision, creative leadership, and deep industry understanding," said President and Founder of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners Aron Wellman. "His experience building and leading high-level communications and brand strategy will be invaluable to the team and our partners. We're excited to welcome him." Cunningham spent the last...