A spectacular day of racing is in store Sunday afternoon (Oct. 11) at Vinovo Racecourse outside Turin, Italy.
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First French Tactical Landing foals sold at auction
On Tuesday (Oct. 6), the colt Quantum Mobility, by Tactical Landing out of the French mare Bronza, was sold at auction in Caen, in France’s Normandy region, for 36,000 euros.
Record performance for Nanda Devi Cut in Sweden
On Sunday (Sept. 27), 3-year-old Swedish/French stallion Nanda Devi Cut set a world record for 3-year-old stallions when he won a qualifier for the Swedish Trotting Criterium in 1:55.4f at Solvalla.
Go On Boy repeats in Belgian stakes
Go On Boy, driven by Romain Derieux, won Belgium’s major race, the Grand Prix du Wallonie, for the third time on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 19).
Trainer retires after 11th Norwegian Trotting Derby win
On Sunday afternoon (Sept. 13), the 2026 Norwegian Trotting Derby was won by Kaprizov, driven by Magnus Teien Gundersen and trained by his father, Geir Vegard Gundersen.
Face Time Bourbon, Chapter Seven in demand in Italy
The yearling auctions are in full swing in Italy these days. On Monday (Sept. 7), two auctions were held in the town of Busto Arsizio, outside Milan: one auction exclusively for offspring of Face Time Bourbon and the annual ITS Selected Sale.
Mellby Narrow wins Swedish Trotting Derby
There was plenty of drama before the winner of the Swedish Trotting Derby — the biggest race for Sweden’s 4-year-old trotters — could be crowned Sunday afternoon (Sept. 6) at Jägersro Racetrack near Malmö.
Volume Eight filly tops Danish Derby Sale
At the Danish Derby Sale, held at Charlottenlund Racetrack outside Copenhagen in connection with the Copenhagen Cup, a filly yearling by Volume Eight became the sale’s most expensive horse.
‘Il Capitano’ Varenne dies at age 31
The world’s highest-earning trotting horse, the legendary Italian champion trotter Varenne, died Tuesday (Aug. 18) at the age of 31 at Allevamento LJ near Eboli, Italy.
Dutchman Paul Hagoort wins the German Derby for the ninth time
The 131st Deutsches Traber-Derby at the Mariendorf track (three-quarter-mile track) in Berlin was a major triumph for Dutch harness racing trainer Paul Hagoort, who had two horses in the race — with them finishing first and second.