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Roberts Communications Network has announced the acquisition of OGN Racing and OGN Racing—Canada, which will greatly expand RCN's racing information kiosk business and bring innovation to the industry.

International runners bring intrigue to the sixth session of the Dubai World Cup Carnival.

The dam of dual grade 1 winner Just F Y I failed to meet her reserve Jan. 8 on Day 1 of the sale at $950,000, but privately sold Wednesday for $1.2 million to the partnership of Determined Stud's Matt Dorman and John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa.

The 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) on Saturday, May 4, will be the richest in the classic's history, with its purse raised from $3 million to $5 million. The increase was announced Jan. 10 by Churchill Downs.

The Honor Code mare Faith and Honor produced the first reported foal by Corniche Jan. 8 at Denali Stud.

In a session that yielded eight million-dollar lots, taking the sale's tally to 12 after two days, during a two-hour period Jan. 10 Fairway Thoroughbreds' John Camilleri sells three million-dollar colts.

Registration is now open for the annual ARCI Racing Integrity and Animal Welfare Conference to be held March 6-8 in Ohio at the Hilton Downtown Columbus.

The Board of Directors unanimously elected Shannon Cobb to serve as chair and Rob Tribbett to serve as vice chair. They will replace Case Clay and David Ingordo, who will both continue their service on the KEEP Board.

British Horseracing Authority chief executive Julie Harrington has urged British racing not to rush to "snap judgements" on Premier and Sunday evening racing after both initiatives were met with mixed reactions.

England's Jockey Club plans to provide greater transparency over its business performance as British racing's largest commercial operator revealed it will offer more than $76.2 million in purses across its 15 racecourses for the first time this year.

The second session of the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale was highlighted by the Tapit mare Sebago Lake selling to Whisper Hill Farm over the phone for $700,000.

What differentiates current law and the bill passed Monday is that the new bill requires the appropriation of funds for horse racing purses in an additional five fiscal years, through fiscal year 2029.

A few days after the third-place finisher in the Remsen Stakes (G2) posted an initial stakes victory, the highly regarded winner of the mile-and-an-eighth stakes is taking his first steps toward matching his full brother's magical accomplishment.

Four horses on opening day of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale reached a million dollars or more. Two were purchased by New Zealand powerhouse Te Akau Racing as David Ellis ramped up the operation's permanent Australian presence.

When John Stewart of Resolute Bloodstock attends a sale, he means business, firing back with a bid until the prospective hip is inked at the fall of the hammer.

Fueled by strong wagering during the first seven weeks of its meet, Fair Grounds announced Jan. 9 a 10% purse increase across the board, along with $25,000 added to the purses of 10 stakes.

Coteau Grove Farms bred the colt out of the winning Scat Daddy mare Multi Strategy.

American Thoroughbred industry participants miraculously survived a plane crash in Australia Jan. 8.

James Culver has what may be viewed as a second horse of a lifetime in Hoist the Gold, who is being pointed toward the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes.

Club SI will debut as part of the $200 million renovated Paddock Project at Churchill Downs for the upcoming 150th Kentucky Derby (G1).