Blood-Horse

Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack will kick off its 65th season of racing April 27 with an eight-race program that begins at 12:55 p.m.

In buying into the Preakness Stakes (G1) through an intellectual property purchase, Churchill Downs Inc. says it would like to help build the second jewel of the Triple Crown.

Leading young sire Zarak is back covering mares at Haras de Bonneval, having recovered from an injury that sidelined him from stallion duties at the start of the season.

The high-class sprinter Kona Gold and late trainers Christophe Clement and John Shirreffs have been elected into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame as contemporaries, part of a group of 11 new Hall of Fame members.

The Ciaron Maher stable is banking on a return to Morphettville Racecourse to bring out the best in Benedetta in the April 25 Robert Sangster Stakes (G1).

Relatively new Thoroughbred owner Joe Moore shares the positive elements he has seen in his short time in the Thoroughbred industry.

Eye on the World, with BH correspondent and world traveler Bob Kieckhefer, aims to look at international racing from an American perspective and, along the way, perhaps grow some interest in racing overseas.

Prominent North American sire Curlin will stop covering mares for the remainder of the 2026 breeding season because of a low fertility issue recently discovered.

Trainer Dan Ward has worked for two Hall of Fame trainers. A third is just around the corner after Ward said he's been tapped by Southern California-based Bob Baffert to oversee the Hall of Fame trainer's new division at Churchill Downs.

In its first quarter business results report April 22, Churchill Downs Inc. reported a record-breaking first three months of 2026 in a trio of key metrics.

Anthony Stroud came out on top after a bidding war for Lot 197, a colt by Tally-Ho's Mehmas, becoming the second-highest-priced juvenile in the sale's history.

Per Incanto will stand for an elevated service fee of NZ$75,000 at Little Avondale Stud in 2026, with the NZ$15,000 increase on last year's figure reflective of his remarkable record both on the racetrack and in the sales ring.

Keeneland announced April 22 that Radar Lock—a 3-year-old son of Dialed In who was second to the highly regarded Final Story in a maiden special weight race April 19—has been supplemented to the April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale.

Track media updates on Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) contenders.

Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Renegade is the 10-1 morning-line favorite in the Preakness Stakes Future Win Wager, which runs April 24-May 2.

Boasting probably the best horse in the country in Autumn Glow and crack 3-year-old Autumn Boy among his five group 1 winners, The Autumn Sun will stand for a carefully chosen AU$137,500.

With Keeneland closing its meet April 24, the focus of Kentucky racing pivots roughly 70 miles west to Churchill Downs, where the Louisville track launches its spring meet with its traditional last-Saturday-in-April opening.

In a deep cast of fillies and mares, Grand Slam Smile headlines the $100,000 Royal Heroine Stakes (G3T) April 25 at Santa Anita Park.

The New York Race Track Chaplaincy announced that Michelle Cuozzo Borisenok, who has been serving on the board of directors as vice president, has been elected president of the organization.

Ace Stud will sponsor this year's TBA Flat Breeders' Awards, an evening to celebrate British-bred success from the 2025 season. The Newmarket operation stands dual group 1 winner Shaquille, whose first yearlings will be offered later this year.