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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.

Jockey Jose Ortiz earns Jockey of the Week title after winning the Kentucky Derby (G1) aboard Golden Tempo.

This week's Porter on Pedigrees looks at how Kentucky Oaks victress Always a Runner's bloodlines go back to the earliest United States-born mare, known as Janus Mare No. 1.

This week's Porter on Pedigrees looks at how Kentucky Oaks victress Always a Runner's bloodlines go back to the earliest United States-born mare, known as Janus Mare No. 1.

In Beyond the Bidding, BloodHorse sales editor Olivia Newman takes a look at notable trends, accomplishments, and personalities around the North American sales scene.

A Shinzo filly took center stage at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale May 5, making AU$600,000 to the bid of SP Bloodstock principal Stefan Pardi. At the conclusion of Day 1, the sale had grossed AU$10,599,000, at an average of $73,604.

Cherie DeVaux, a year-round fixture at Keeneland, credited the local track as an integral part of Golden Tempo's Kentucky Derby (G1) preparation.

Churchill Downs will host the Season 19 finale of Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race during the first Twilight Thursday of the spring meet May 7.

The New York Racing Association will help fans and connections say farewell to Aqueduct Racetrack with a memorable closing weekend celebration June 27-28.

Ocelli, third in the Kentucky Derby (G1) as a maiden and the biggest longshot in the field of 18 at odds of 70-1, is now under consideration for the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) May 16 at Laurel Park.

Dr. Chris Samaha, who founded the industry-leading Backstretch Community Assistance Program at Monmouth Park more than 30 years ago, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Virgil "Buddy" Raines Distinguished Achievement Award.