2024 might have been the Year of the Dragon, but in the land of U.S. Thoroughbred racing, it was the Year of the “Grizzly.”

Former Canadian Horse of the Year Moira, who ran well in defeat in the past two runnings of the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1), made it third time lucky in Saturday’s renewal at Del Mar.

Proving worthy of her history-making namesake, WNBA star Caitlin Clark, Caitlinhergrtness beat the boys in Friday’s King’s Plate at Woodbine.

Fev Rover dethroned Moira as Canada’s Horse of the Year last season, but in Sunday’s $500,000 Beverly D. (G2), Moira exacted a measure of revenge.

Inspiral passed her first test beyond a mile with flying colors on Saturday in the $1.84 million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) at Santa Anita, displaying a strong turn of foot under Frankie Dettori to edge fellow European raider Warm Heart by a neck over 1 1/4 miles.

The Canadian International (G1) resumed from a one-year hiatus on Sunday, and Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby provided a sense of continuity at Woodbine.

The first winner of the C$1 million King’s Plate in the reign of Charles III turned out to be the aptly-named Paramount Prince, who used his speed to rule the classic from the start.

For the first time in 72 years, Canada’s signature classic will be run as the King’s Plate on Sunday.

The trainer/jockey tandem of Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore continued their roll in the Breeders’ Cup when Tuesday unleashed a potent kick to prevail Saturday’s Filly & Mare Turf (G1).

A pair of rich turf stakes with possible Breeders’ Cup implications served as the highlights of an action-packed Saturday afternoon at Woodbine.

Turf stars head to Woodbine this Saturday for a pair of lucrative graded stakes with possible Breeders’ Cup implications.

For the fifth time in the last dozen years, a filly defeated males in the Queen’s Plate S., with Moira claiming top honors in record-setting fashion.