As 2025 draws to a close, Week 5 of the Rookie Rankings features a Top 10 that is largely unchanged from Week 4. But there is one small shift worth noting as the series wraps up.
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BloodHorse Industry Survey: Panelists Discuss Promoting Horse Racing in 2026
As Thoroughbred racing heads into a new year, it faces the inevitable challenge of learning from the past 12 months and applying those lessons going forward. With 2026 at hand, BloodHorse has reprised its online year-end survey to ask some of the sport’s leading individuals for their opinions on pertinent issues facing horse racing.
Horse Racing Year in Review: Ten Unforgettable Stories from 2025
America’s Best Racing correspondent Tom Pedulla reflects on his top 10 stories in Thoroughbred racing in 2025:
Goal Oriented Wins Malibu Stakes to Headline Santa Anita’s Opening-Day Card
Trainer Bob Baffert capped a stellar opening day at Santa Anita Park Dec. 28 by sending out Goal Oriented and Midland Money as the winner and runner-up of the featured $301,000, Grade 1 Malibu Stakes.
