Melissa Bauer-Herzog - Pyrois Media

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[Melissa Bauer-Herzog - Pyrois Media @PyroisMedia]

Just a reminder that if you are feeling like you are in a black hole, I - and so many others - am here to listen. I know it's hard to feel like you can talk to anyone when you're in a place like that but there are so many people in the world who love and support you.

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The November sales saw 6 stallions sire $1mil+ weanlings last week to kick off the Kentucky breeding stock sale season. Not surprisingly, Into Mischief was in a league of his own as the sire or damsire of three of the six - including the two millionaires sold at @FasigTiptonCo

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This year's @BreedersCup had many storylines with @coolmorestud and @DarleyAmerica both leaving the weekend with plenty to boast about.

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Dansili died in December of 2021, but the @JuddmonteFarms stallion's legacy was strongly felt in Saturday's British Champions races when his daughters saw their outstanding runners Ombudsman and Minnie Hauk add more Group 1 success to their resumes.

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I live 15 minutes from Dale Earnhardt Way. This is definitely an appropriate response in Texas 🤷‍♀️.

[Greensboro Police Department @GSO_Police]

“Raise hell. Praise Dale” is not an appropriate response when we ask you why you were speeding.

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Violence was the star of the @RRP_TBMakeover as the sire/grandsire of 2 champions. He was joined by son Volatile, Flintshire (whose daughter Our Girl Flint won 2 disciplines), Twice as Bad, Cross Traffic, Sea the Stars, Cairo Prince, Bucchero, and Tapiture as sires of champions.

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@ponyace Dude really went out there and pulled the "Do you KNOW who my dad is? I don't have to work. What kind of insulting idea is that???"

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The @RRP_TBMakeover is upon us again and with the new Graduate Classes, we have both new and familiar faces representing @nytbreeders in 2026.

Read below to find out who NYTB will be cheering on at @KyHorsePark this week!

https://t.co/AngD4AcdYm

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@kaitlinebenson Only foal being a talented OKLAHOMA-bred half to a Kentucky Derby winner because the story needed an extra twist 😂

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@btestables_erin @BucklandSales @GoGoGreys @stoolpresidente She was out there like "I REFUSE TO BE REGISTERED INCORRECTLY!" then her catalog page goes and incorrectly IDs her 🤣

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.@DarleyEurope's Blue Point is quickly proving to be a superstar sire, but the stallion crossed with Oasis Dream mares takes him to another level.

The cross is striking at 15.8% G1Ws, 26.3% SW, and 36.9% SH from 19 runners.

[Melissa Bauer-Herzog - Pyrois Media @PyroisMedia]

It's Tiz The Law's world right now.

From the 28 stakes runners he's had worldwide since August 28, 12 (42.8%) have placed in the top three and seven (25%) have won. Eight of his 19 G1 runners have won/placed at that level with two others placing fourth.

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Worth noting that Caroline St. Beat is bred on the @coolmoreamerica Tiz The Law x Scat Daddy cross that is quickly taking off. He's the fifth graded stakes winner from 18 runners for TTL out of Scat Daddy mares with three of them being Grade 1 winners.

[FanDuel Racing @FanDuel_Racing]

An upset win in the $3 million Nashville Derby (G2) as 17-1 #4 CAROLINE ST. BEAT ($36.54) scores under @Tyler_Gaff for trainer @miguelmclement. A big win by a @nytbreeders-bred!

The winner is a son of @coolmoreamerica Tiz the Law for @MadaketStables and partners.

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And that's a wrap ... it's been another fun season working with @joeclancy65, @bySeanClancy, @SaratogaTL, and the interns as they churned out some amazing content over the course of the meet. The final edition is no exception, safe to say they went out on a high note!

[The Saratoga Special @saratogaspecial]

And then there was one ... our final edition of the 2026 Saratoga meet has hit the paper rack. We'd like to thank all our readers, advertisers, and supporters for another successful year!

Read this year's final edition presented by @EclipseTBP here 👉 https://t.co/jtt5Io26wS

[Old Friends @Oldfriendsfarm]

Their every photograph is an act of remembrance.
Saluting some of our favorite people on World Photographer Day - @DRFLivingston, @PyroisMedia, Mary Greene & @battles_laura (photo) ,who’s camera certainly loves the light. Thank you all for preserving the legacy of our retirees.

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@MollyJoRosen She was really going at it!

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The day I took that picture of Biscuits was one of my favorites at Old Friends. She put on quite the show in a mud puddle right after it for one of my favorite/most entertaining shots I've ever taken.

[Old Friends @Oldfriendsfarm]

We are sad to share that we have said goodbye to Biscuits With Ham (24).
An eight-year resident of Old Friends, she was retired by the George Estate. She produced seven foal, including fellow Old Friends' resident Victory Circle. We will all miss Biscuit.

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Some solid moon (and sun) joy going on there!

[Coolmore @coolmorestud]

A solar eclipse and an Eclipse Champion 🌖

Sadler’s Wells’ statue illuminated by yesterday’s celestial event.

#Coolmore #HomeOfChampions

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Multiple stallion farms are celebrating today after their stallions hit it big at a record-breaking @FasigTipton Saratoga with 14 stallions have yearlings bring $1 million+. It was an exceptionally big sale for Into Mischief, who was the sire of five of the top 10 yearlings sold.

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Burnham Square joined what has become a rare group of horses in the 2000s as a Grade 1 winner on both dirt and turf after his Arlington Million victory on Saturday. He was the first of two back-to-back G1 Blue Grass S. winners for Liam's Map (@LanesEndFarms) last year as well.