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The Horse Racing Women’s Association (HRWA) has announced “Winning Strategies,” a three-part professional development series created to support women navigating leadership, communication, and decision-making in today’s Thoroughbred industry. The series is facilitated by Amy Brin, MSN, MA, PCNS-BC, a nationally recognized leadership strategist with more than 20 years of experience guiding executives and organizations through change.

The horse racing spotlight shines on New Orleans this upcoming weekend, as Fair Grounds hosts a stakes-rich card Saturday, Jan. 17, anchored by the Lecomte Stakes.

From an American perspective, horse racing and anime franchises sound like strange bedfellows. Their demographics could hardly be more disparate, with racing featuring a primarily older demographic, while anime generally appeals more to younger generations who usually aren’t into sports, let alone a niche sport like horse racing.

 Lexington, Ky. (Jan. 8, 2026) ─ The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters today announced the winners of the 2025 Media Eclipse Awards in six categories. Every entry must have been primarily published or aired for the first time between Nov. 16, 2024, and Nov. 14, 2025.

The 2025 Media Eclipse Award winners are as follows:

Live Television Programming – FOX Sports, “The Belmont Stakes,” Michael Mulvihill, President – Insight & Analytics, June 7, 2025

The first full week of 2026 on the North American racing calendar is comparatively light in terms of high-profile graded stakes, and the reshuffling of several racedays at Santa Anita Park due to heavy rainfall and flooding in the area has altered the schedule.

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