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Richi, a group 1 winner in her native Chile and a graded winner in the United States, will face five, including stablemate Splendora in the April 19 Santa Maria Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park.

The California Horse Racing Board did not advance two requests for race dates for summer racing at Northern California fairs during its monthly meeting in Sacramento April 17.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a surprise visit to the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, just before the start of the third session April 17.

Private Terms winner Pay Billy and Withers runner-up Surfside Moon lead a competitive field in the Federico Tesio April 19 at Laurel Park. The 1 1/8-mile event offers any Triple Crown-nominated runner that wins a starting slot in the Preakness (G1).

Outstanding mares Kimochi and Magic Time will be striving to raise another group 1 victory for their Yarraman Park sires—and yet another for owners Yulong—when they contest the April 19 All Aged Stakes (G1) at Randwick Racecourse.

Jesse Hoppel is poised to close out the OBS Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training with a duo of fast and well-related colts, including a Gun Runner half brother to superstar Monomoy Girl and graded stakes winner Mr. Monomoy.

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 550 entries for its upcoming Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training sale, to be held May 19-20, at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Md.

Godolphin's Good Cheer, the likely favorite for the May 2 Kentucky Oaks (G1), turned in her most serious work to date April 17 at Churchill Downs with a five-furlong breeze in a sharp :59 2/5, the fastest of 10 at the distance.

Official Kentucky Derby (G1) preps have concluded this spring, but not those for horses under consideration for the second leg of the Triple Crown: the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course.

A lawsuit filed seeking damages after Rich Strike finished second in the 2022 Lukas Classic Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs was dismissed by Jefferson Circuit Court in Louisville, Ky.

Jones Walker is pleased to welcome Laura D'Angelo as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and a member of the Gaming Industry Team based in Lexington, Kentucky. Laura's addition to the firm expands the firm's reach into the Kentucky market.

Day 2 of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training ended with fireworks, a $1.45 million Gun Runner colt, and a record number of seven-figure horses sold at seven, with two days left to go.

Highlights from the OBS Spring Sale.

Another day, another Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale record. Just 24 hours after Godolphin paid 1.4 million guineas for a son of Acclamation, Amo Racing landed a Havana Grey colt out of the appropriately named Show Stealer for 1.75 million guineas.

Thoroughbred racing in California, currently consolidated in the southern part of the state, could include summer fair dates in the north if fair organizers successfully secure regulatory approval for race dates and eventually licenses.

The team at Coolmore Australia have already begun compiling a list of potential matches for Switzerland after confirming that the Australian star would join their 2025 stallion roster where he will stand for an introductory fee of AU$60,500.

The Keeneland April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale will be held April 25 following the day's races. Among the horses entered in the sale are more than a dozen winners of their most recent races.

Kerri Radcliffe signed for a pair of top colts on the second day of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale April 16. She secured Hip 601, a colt by Gun Runner from the immediate family of Breeders' Cup winner More Than Looks.

Second Stride will host its 14th annual Derby week fundraiser April 28. Champions Night Fore the Horses will take place at Valhalla Golf Club from 6:30-9:30pm.

After originally being pulled from Kentucky Derby (G1) contention following a sixth-place finish in the April 8 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland, Flying Dutchmen's Owen Almighty was declared back into the 20-horse field April 16.