The big horses delivered in the biggest turf stakes offered on the Dubai World Cup (G1) undercard March 28 at Meydan Racecourse as Calandagan and Ombudsman each notched lucrative group 1 scores.

Leading from start to finish, Winchell Thoroughbreds' Magnitude upset Japanese star Forever Young in the $12 million Dubai World Cup March 28 at Meydan Racecourse. 

Racing for owner Sultan Ali and trainer Ahmad Bin Harmash, Kentucky-bred Dark Saffron captured the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) for a second year in a row March 28 at Meydan Racecourse.

Eye on the World, with BH 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.

Following a dominant 5 1/4-length win in the $500,000 Essex Handicap at Oaklawn Park March 21, Daniel Alonso's Skippylongstocking is climbing his way back up the leaderboard in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll.

Keeneland president and CEO Shannon Arvin initiated and oversaw the largest capital project in Keeneland history at a cost of approximately $93 million. Fans attending the spring meet will have the opportunity to admire the effort.

The journey to the 2026 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course is already in progress. Now there's a new way to follow top contenders from around the globe.

Breeders' Cup Charities announced March 12 that it will make more than $650,000 in charitable donations as a result of a revitalized philanthropic effort launched in the second half of 2025.

Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse said Nitrogen will make her next start in the $1.25 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) April 11 after a third-place finish in the March 7 Azeri Stakes (G2).

A variety of seating and hospitality options for the 2026 Breeders' Cup World Championships were unveiled March 10 on BreedersCup.com as Thoroughbred racing's iconic international festival returns Oct. 30-31 to Keeneland Race Course.

Landing a daily double on the last two races of the Breeders' Cup World Championships and earning $607,800 with his win, Dave Smyth, 50, a financial planner from Lexington, won a record-setting edition of the 2025 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge. 

Under the agreement, Brown Advisory becomes the name-in-title partner of the $1 million Brown Advisory Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T), which will be held Oct. 30 at this year's World Championships. 

Feb. 28 at 11:59 p.m. ET is the last opportunity to nominate foals born in 2025 to the Breeders' Cup program for a one-time late nomination fee of $1,500.

Costa Nova bounced back from three straight losses to repeat as winner of the February Stakes (G1) Feb. 22 on the Tokyo Racecourse dirt.

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.