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While the full register of high-rolling attendees will be revealed over the next 48 hours, with a full day of inspections May 8 ahead of the May 9 sale, there was a healthy turnout to oversee the workouts May 7 at Deauville Racecourse.

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 94 entries for its May Digital Sale. Bidding opened May 7 and will close May 12, beginning at 2 p.m. ET.

The May 9 Ruffian Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack features three runners from the Saffie Joseph Jr. barn, as well as the Chad Summers-trained Dry Powder coming in off eight days of rest.

Focus now shifts from the Kentucky Derby (G1) to the Preakness Stakes (G1), which will be held May 16, and for the first time at Laurel Park, without the top two finishers in the Derby.

Silver Slugger, runner-up in this race last year, is back May 9 at Aqueduct Racetrack to compete in the $175,000 John A. Nerud Stakes (G3).

Letters to the editor for BloodHorse Daily May 6

OwnerView hosts monthly conferences connecting owners and trainers with industry experts. The May 5 panel dives into the importance of owning a Thoroughbred farm and what goes into the responsibilities.

At the moment, the 3-year-old gelding Trendsetter is not nominated to the Triple Crown. Yet that could change based on what happens May 9 in the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The achievements of the 2025 Alberta Thoroughbred industry were celebrated May 1 at the annual Night of Champions. More than 150 owners, breeders, trainers, and fans gathered to hear the season's award winners announced.

Taj Mahal earned a spot in the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) by winning the Federico Tesio Stakes by 8 1/4 lengths. He is son of Nyquist, who won the 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1) and ran third in the Preakness.

Correspondent Bob Ehalt of BloodHorse and photographer Charles Toler of Eclipse Sportswire will be recognized for their coverage of the 2025 Preakness Stakes (G1) during the Alibi Breakfast May 14, ahead of this year's Preakness at Laurel Park.

A filly by I Am Invincible and a colt by Shinzo share the top billing on the May 6 final day of the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale, each bringing AU$400,000.

Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable's Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Golden Tempo will not run in the May 16 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park and will instead await the June 6 Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, according to trainer Cherie DeVaux.

Trainer Wesley Ward opts to run Ten Broeck Farm's Skara Brae in the $125,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Stakes May 9 against males rather than against females in the co-featured $125,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Tampa Bay Down's 100th anniversary season was an overall success with gains in handle and on-track attendance, as well as purses paid to the horsemen and horsewomen who supported the stakes and overnight programs throughout the 90-day meet.

Having been set to enter his 13th season at Eureka, Spirit Of Boom was found dead in his paddock the morning of May 6 from a suspected ruptured bowel. As a stallion, the son of Sequalo was crowned the champion Queensland sire four times.

Klein will be taking over the announcer duties at Penn National Race Course starting June 3.

Fresh off a Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs that featured three horses with international credentials, top-level stakes action shifts May 9 to Percy Warner, where the $250,000 Iroquois Stakes (NSA-1) also lured foreign runners.

An At a Glance look at the Peter Pan Stakes (G3) from America's Best Racing.

The relaunch of OwnerView's website focuses on guiding new audiences into racehorse ownership at a time of significant growth in fan engagement.