Following their eye-catching wins Feb. 14, Saudi Cup (G1) winner Forever Young and Risen Star Stakes (G2) winner Paladin moved up the leaderboard in their respective National Thoroughbred Racing Association rankings.

Japanese superstar Forever Young repeats in the world's richest race, the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1), defeating American Nysos Feb. 14 at King Abdulaziz Racecourse.

Bob Baffert's horses have found heartbreak in the final 100 meters of the Saudi Cup (G1) and will have to overcome that late-race challenge again Feb. 14 against a rival who has mastered that task.

Tickets for the 2026 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland will go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, April 21.

Welcome to Eye on the World, a new BH Daily column that with our correspondent and world traveler Bob Kieckhefer aims to look at international racing from an American perspective and, along the way, perhaps grow some interest in racing overseas.

Once again a victory in the Breeders' Cup unlocked the door to an Eclipse Award for the champion female sprinter.

Super Corredora parlayed late-developing juvenile form into Eclipse Award recognition when she was named champion 2-year-old filly Jan. 22 during an Eclipse Award ceremony at The Breakers Palm Beach in South Florida.

Eldaafer won the 2010 Breeders' Cup Marathon (G3) and three other graded stakes in a career that spanned 2008-13.

The $1.25 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) has joined the roster of prestigious North American races for the 2026 Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In, Breeders' Cup Limited and Oaklawn Park announced Jan. 22.

The new Maryland Jockey Club hosts the "Laurel Park February First Chance, Last Chance Handicapping Challenge," a one-day hybrid on-site or online handicapping contest taking place Feb. 14 at Laurel Park or through Xpressbet and TVG/4NJBETS.

After the Finish Line's Charity Auction of Breeders' Cup Caps starts Jan. 18 and runs for one week. Proceeds will help care for, rehabilitate, retrain, rehome, and/or retire off-track Thoroughbreds.

A private tour to visit Hall of Fame member Zenyatta at Lane's End Farm, along with halters worn by Breeders' Cup winners such as American Pharoah and Flightline, are among items listed in a Breeders' Cup Charities online auction launched Jan. 12.

In a four-horse blanket finish, Khaya Stables' homebred The Real Prince prevailed by a nose over Questioning Jan. 10 to win the King's Plate (G1) at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth in South Africa.

Fourteen countries on five continents will host races from the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In as the international qualifier for the Breeders' Cup World Championships enters its 20th year in 2026. 

BloodHorse has reprised its online year-end survey to ask some of the sport's leading individuals for their opinions on pertinent issues facing the sport.

Haras Rio Iguassu's 5-year-old Obataye surged past five rivals in the final furlong to capture the 1 1/2-mile Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini Internacional (G1) Dec. 13 at Hipodromo de San Isidro, earning a spot in the 2026 Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T).

A 17-horse field has been entered for the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini Internacional (G1) at Hipodromo de San Isidro Dec. 13 in Argentina, part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In.

This year's Woodford Stakes (G2T) winner at Keeneland, Khaadem will attempt to become the first 9-year-old to win the HK$28 million (US$3.59 million) Hong Kong Sprint (G1).

The world's top-rated horse, Calandagan, bypassed this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships in favor of the Nov. 30 Japan Cup (G1) but he could made the American trip in 2026, connections say.

A trio of world-class races at Kenilworth Racecourse in South Africa will anchor a blockbuster qualifying day Jan. 10 for the 2026 Breeders' Cup World Championships via the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In.