Blood-Horse

Resolute Racing's Volendam comes in off an impressive debut and leads a field of 10 in the $150,000 Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park April 18.

Newgate announced its service fees for the year, with Extreme Choice leading the way. The farm is home to 15 powerful stallions.

Flying Fizz, a daughter of Street Boss, tops the Inglis Digital Early April Sale. She will be immediately retired and sent straight to stud.

Trainer Riley Mott gives an update April 15 on his two Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders: Wood Memorial (G2) winner Albus, who is training at Churchill Downs, and Virginia Derby winner Incredibolt, who has been training in Florida.

In the April 18 Ben Ali Stakes (G3) at Keeneland, Rattle N Roll returns stateside and will take eight rivals, which includes a Mott duo.

New legislation that allows fixed-odds wagering and prohibits the imposition of a limit of mares bred to a stallion in a given year, with the possible exception of a unanimous international agreement, is in place in Kentucky after a veto override.

America's Best Racing provides an early cheat sheet of possible runners for this year's Kentucky Derby (G1). A field of up to 20 runners and any also-eligible horses will be drawn April 25.

Keeneland released the catalog April 15 for its April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will be held the evening of April 24, following the races on the closing day of the spring meet.

After a head-scratching effort in the Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) last November in which she was eased, Calumet Farm homebred Gin Gin returns to Keeneland in search of a repeat in the $400,0000 Doubledogdare Stakes (G2).

After a pair of 1-2 finishes from Sovereignty and Journalism in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) in 2025, a third showdown comes as 4-year-olds in the April 18 Oaklawn Handicap (G2).

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 593 entries for its Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, to be held May 18-19, at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Md.

A lawsuit filed against Breeders' Cup, the California Horse Racing Board, Del Mar, and unknown defendants accuses them of being responsible for wrongfully scratching White Abarrio minutes before the 2025 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.

Blandford Bloodstock's Richard Brown had the session topper at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale: a well-related son of Palace Pier from Tally-Ho Stud. The youngster's dam was pinhooked through Hamish Macauley Bloodstock. 

At the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, Six K's Training & Sales will send three fillies into the ring that each worked a furlong in :10.

The full sister to grade 1 winner Olympiad breaks her maiden April 8 at Keeneland.

Agents Ben McElroy and Justin Casse bought Hip 289 for Amo Racing from Wavertree Stables' consignment at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. The Epicenter colt worked in :09 4/5 during the under-tack show.

Maryland Jockey Club president and general manager Bill Knauf has denied a published report that it is "set" to move the date of the Preakness Stakes (G1) and said it is premature to say there will definitely be a date change.

FS2 and FanDuel TV plan live coverage of the Oaklawn Handicap (G2), which is expected to feature a rematch of classic winners Sovereignty and Journalism. The race highlights this week's radio and television schedule for racing.

Byron King's Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.

During the April 14 opening session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, Spendthrift Farm went to $900,000 to secure a filly (Hip 74) by its leading fourth-crop stallion Omaha Beach.