TDN Europe 16 December 🗞️ 🔹 Value Sires 2026 Part I: The Major League 🔹 Juddmonte Arc Winners Enable and Bluestocking to Visit Dubawi 🔹 Cracksman to Stand for £8,500 in Debut Season at Yorton Read more now ➡️ https://t.co/cpZYNfLZFz

In partnership with @thehorsesab, a total of $721,495 was distributed through the 2025 Breeders' Bonus as part of Horse Racing Alberta Thoroughbred Breed Improvement Program. https://t.co/8KUrfF4Pth

Join #TEAMTOBA! It’s critical for our sport to grow responsibly and make a better future for all participants. @TOBAhorses

Colonial Downs will host an expanded 48-day live racing season in 2026. The increase in days will be the most live racing days ever held in one season at @ColonialDowns in its nearly 30-year history. https://t.co/wyJgLMdrwa

🔔 New for 2026 at @CrestwoodKY! IL MIRACOLO, MGSW millionaire by Gun Runner, out of a Tapit mare.

ARTHUR’S RIDE ✨ Destined for greatness at @TMStallions Won the stallion-making GI Whitney Stakes, defeating GIWs National Treasure and Bright Future; GSWs First Mission, Charge It, etc.

“The gambling aspect of the game is going to go through a huge revolution.” - @WasabiStables “New racing infrastructure will look less like grandstands and more like parks.” @phbelljr 🌅What will racing look like in 2036? What’s your prediction? ⬇️ https://t.co/7h8j2TUG1m

Have you seen him? “First Mission is an eyeful. He’s beautifully balanced and I love the way he uses himself as he moves.” Call and arrange to see him for yourself at @DarleyAmerica! 📞

💨 Litmus Test, by @DarleyAmerica’s Nyquist, runs a 96 Beyer to win the GII @losalracing Futurity S.

The 2025 Thoroughbred season at @WoodbineTB concluded with a weather-shortened card on Sunday, Dec. 14. Jockey Rafael Hernandez, trainer @markecasse and owner Bruno Schickedanz finished the meet as leading jockey, trainer and owner, respectively. https://t.co/9Y66GLT61a

🚨 The dual Champion Stakes winner Cracksman will stand for a fee of £8,500 when he embarks on his first season @YortonFarm Stud in 2026.

After a notably quiet year of stallion recruits, there’s a bigger intake in Britain and Ireland for 2026: 8 in GB & 9 in IRE by my reckoning. @BartonStud1 returns to standing stallions after a long hiatus and welcomes G1 winner Scorthy Champ, seen here in today’s winter sunshine.

Value Sires by @CollingsBerry returns and the first of four parts deals with the elite tier of stallions standing for a fee in excess of £50,000. The top three are: 🥇Camelot @coolmorestud 🥈Baaeed @Shadwell_EU  🥉 Starspangledbanner @coolmorestud https://t.co/3tldKNp66c

For the sixth time since Dec. Thoroughbred racing on the Southern California circuit has been at @losalracing, juveniles trained by @BobBaffert swept the meet's featured events. @DougONeill1 was overall leading trainer. For more statistics ⬇️ https://t.co/WWQLUBIBND

Hope you all stayed warm and safe during the snow day! All good here at Belmont Park 🌳❄️

In its Letter to the Editor, @LightUpRacing releases its 2025 Impact Report showing –“the measurable momentum, the reach, and the growing appetite for honest, evidence-based communication across the sport.” https://t.co/i5SkVY4sYk

“The sport has long been dealing with an ‘owner shortage’.” In The Week In Review, @thorntontd drills down into racehorse data, and also reports on rethinking the sports venue for the best ROI and how it may apply to Thoroughbred racing. https://t.co/fFyYd0XZ90

Juddmonte has announced mating plans for some of its best mares, including Arc heroines Enable and Bluestocking, who will visit Dubawi in 2026. Read more ⬇️

“This is beyond our wildest dreams.” @louisianabred Touchuponastar (Star Guitar) winner of 19 out of 26 starts, and near $2 million in purses, spreads happiness to the Delhomme stable as well as family and friends. ✍️ @campbellparlay @DeltaDowns https://t.co/32QG0Lc2At

In TDN America, Mon. Dec 15: ♦️GSW Touchuponastar (Star Guitar)- the horse of a lifetime for Jake & Jeff Delhomme. ♦️A thrilling and historic weekend at Sha Tin. ♦️Week In Review: T.D. Thornton looks into data and the rebuilding of Belmont & Pimico. 🗞️ https://t.co/DEn6VdKEnK