Thorpedo Anna before the Breeders Cup Distaff
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Thanks for the memories, Anna! 2024 Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna retired from racing today.

Thorpedo Anna, the reigning 2024 Horse of the Year, was officially retired from racing on October 15, 2025, marking the end of a remarkable career for one of thoroughbred racing's most accomplished fillies. Trainer Kenny McPeek announced the retirement decision following her disappointing fourth-place finish in the Grade I Spinster Stakes at Keeneland on October 5.​
Do you love Mindframe? Now you can own a piece of him!
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Do you love Mindframe? Now you can own a piece of him!

The Keeneland Championship Sale will feature a share in Mindframe, a Grade 1 winning millionaire and Breeders' Cup Classic contender, at this boutique sale's second edition on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at Del Mar Paddock. Claiborne Farm will consign the share as agent, with the 4-year-old son of Constitution set to stand at stud at Claiborne in Paris, Kentucky, after his racing career.
Journalism’s Historic Challenge: Taking on Elders in the Pacific Classic.
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Journalism’s Historic Challenge: Taking on Elders in the Pacific Classic.

Journalism, the 2025 Preakness Stakes (G1) and Haskell Stakes (G1) winner, is set to make his first appearance against older horses in the Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar on Saturday, August 30, 2025. The challenge facing Journalism is significant - only six three-year-olds have ever topped their elders to win the Pacific Classic in the race's history.
Final Score, a 2-year-old colt by Not This Time, emerges as another promising stakes winner for the powerful combination of Repole Stable and Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher.
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Final Score, a 2-year-old colt by Not This Time, emerges as another promising stakes winner for the powerful combination of Repole Stable and Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher.

Final Score broke his maiden in impressive fashion on August 10, 2025, at Saratoga Race Course. After finishing second in his debut on July 13 in an off-the-turf sprint behind his Pletcher-trained stablemate Malus, Final Score switched to the grass and found his stride.
Horse race on track
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Pletcher says G1-winner Locked will be heading to Woodward Stakes.

The Santa Anita Handicap (G1) winner worked a sharp :48.83 breeze on Aug. 27 at Saratoga, prompting Pletcher to finalize plans for the 1 1/8-mile Woodward. The decision reflects strategic timing considerations as Pletcher noted that Locked "sets him better for the Classic as opposed to others who have been running steadily and could use more time before the Breeders' Cup."