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A $350,000 bonus will be awarded to breeders of record for horses competing March 27 at Turfway Park, in conjunction with the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and the Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association.

BloodHorse MarketWatch look at ties between top freshman sires by 2-year-old average and sires list rankings.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Juan Hernandez put the cap on a phenomenal weekend at Santa Anita Park March 8 as Forced Entry successfully graduated out of the maiden ranks with a win in the $101,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3).

For many in the Thoroughbred industry, spring in Kentucky is synonymous with the vibrant allure of roses and lilies—a sentiment shared deeply by Bottle of Rouge's breeder Kathie Maybee.

So Happy and Secured Freedom, the respective third- and fourth-place finishers in the March 7 San Felipe Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park, will likely continue on to the April 4 Santa Anita Derby (G1), their respective trainers said March 8.

The Puma, the freshly minted Tampa Bay Derby (G3) winner, wasn't the first choice. Nevertheless, he was the right choice for the same connections as 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage, and now this colt has put them back on the Triple Crown trail.

Paradise Equine Farm and Bradley and Sharon Kleven's Express Kid may look to punch his ticket to the Kentucky Derby (G1) in the $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack April 4.

Blackout Time remains on track to make his next start in the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park March 28, co-owner Lance Gasaway said March 7.

Chris Waller has put the plans in place for a Royal Ascot raid with Joliestar and the top-class mare further underlined her claims when landing her fourth group 1 in the Canterbury Stakes (G1) at Randwick Racecourse March 7. 

Potente scores in the March 7 San Felipe Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park over longshot Robusta, earning 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. So Happy finishes third.

Overtaking leaders Midnight Mammoth and Getaway Car on the second turn, British Isles pulls away for a decisive victory in the $300,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) March 7 at Santa Anita Park.

Former claimer R Disaster, a graded stakes winner last year at age 4, is now one at age 5 after winning the Hurricane Bertie Stakes (G3) March 7 at Gulfstream Park

Some of the connections involved with 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage, co-owner OGMA Investments, trainer Gustavo Delgado, and Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano, appear headed for a return Derby appearance.

Majestic Oops stretched out from 6 furlongs to 1 1/16 miles and got smoothly over a sloppy track to win the Azeri Stakes (G2) March 7 at Oaklawn Park.

The progeny of the Gainesway freshman sire Drain the Clock continue to show high speed in breezes preceding the Ocala Breeders' Sales March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale.

Steve Landers Racing's Destino d'Oro continues to thrive in Florida, rallying off her third straight victory in the Sunshine State with a triumph in the $200,000 Hillsborough Stakes (G2T) at Tampa Bay Downs March 7.

Splendora wins the B. Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park for trainer Bob Baffert and owners By Talla Racing and Boyd Racing.

Oaklawn Park announces a new incentive beginning March 19, boosting purses in non-stakes races with more than nine betting interests.

Wyoming and Kansas Thoroughbred horsemen are now part of the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, giving America's largest racehorse owners' and trainers' organization its 30th and 31st affiliates.

Santa Anita Park welcomes friends of John Shirreffs to join in a Celebration of Life for the longtime trainer March 15 in the Chandelier Room from 1-3 p.m.