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Godolphin Tops 2023 North American Breeders List, Calumet Runner-Up

Godolphin topped the individual breeders list in North America in 2023 with $20,911,250 in earnings, according to statistics from The Jockey Club Information Systems, the organization said in a release early Friday morning.

After topping the list in 2021 and 2022, this past year Godolphin bred 201 starters with 175 wins, 176 seconds, and 131 thirds out of 1,007 starts. Calumet Farm was second for the third consecutive year with earnings of $16,660,472 with 510 wins out of 3,435 starts.

Godolphin also led the breeders list that includes partners with $24,338,099 in earnings and 260 wins from 1,684 starts. Calumet Farm was second with $16,925,070 in earnings and 524 wins out of 3,517 starts.

Rounding out the top 10 individual breeders were:

Brereton C. Jones, $12,372,560 (228 wins / 1,597 starts)
Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, $11,770,430 (148/798)
WinStar Farm, LLC, $9,449,289 (202/1,201)
Spendthrift Farm LLC, $8,785,519 (123/813)
Don Alberto Corporation, $8,275,833 (119/854)
Gary & Mary West Stables Inc., $7,237,300 (158/915)
Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, $7,165,616 (186/1,358)

Completing the list of the top 10 breeders including partnerships were:

Brereton C. Jones, $12,607,514 (235 wins /1,667 starts)
Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, $12,398,035 (158/870)
WinStar Farm, LLC, $11,967,721 (283/1,569)
Spendthrift Farm LLC, $8,788,859 (123/816)
Don Alberto Corporation, $8,366,697 (120/868)
Kenneth L. Ramsey, $7,312,363 (189/1,382)
Sarah K. Ramsey, $7,312,363 (189/1,382)

The complete lists of the top 100 breeders of 2023 are accessible through Equineline.com.

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Storm Henk flash flooding forces horseracing champion trainer Paul Nicholls to evacuate horses from his yard after they were left ‘FLOATING’ in their Somerset stables

The horses had to be moved from the Highbridge yard where Nicholls lives. It is about a mile away from Nicholls' main stable in the Somerset village of Ditcheat.

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Betfred Extends Derby Sponsorship

Following its inaugural sponsorship last year, Betfred has increased its support of the Derby meeting and now has naming rights to the two-day fixture at Epsom, which will be branded the Betfred Derby Festival. The company's partnership with the Jockey Club will continue until at least 2026.

Betfred will now sponsor six of the races across Oaks day and Derby day, including those two Classics, with the original three-year deal extended by a further 12 months.

“Following on from a memorable two days at Epsom last year we are delighted to further develop our support of the Betfred Derby Festival and we very much look forward to working with Amy and her team to keep the fixture at the forefront of world racing,” said Betfred's Fred Done.

Amy Starkey, managing director of Jockey Club Racecourses' east region, added, “Our relationship with Betfred spans many years and many major races, and we are delighted to be strengthening our partnership at Epsom Downs still further following a brilliant first running of The Betfred Derby in 2023.

“Betfred's support of British racing over many years is clear for all to see and we can't wait to get cracking with Fred and his team as we look to promote the greatest Flat race in the world in 2024 and beyond.”

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Leading Trainers of 2023: Cox Tops Earnings List; Antonucci, Rice, Russell Reach Milestones

Behind a deep and balanced stable in 2023, trainer Brad Cox topped the list of leading trainers by North American earnings for the second time in three seasons. In 2023 Cox, a two-time Eclipse Award winner as outstanding trainer, posted a record of 266-171-141 from 963 starts for earnings of $30,947,677 to nail down his second earnings title. He finished atop the list for the first time in 2021 when Horse of the Year Knicks Go secured more than $7.3 million to lead the way for the stable.