Blood-Horse

Rebel's Romance is a global star, but he proved he is just as happy closer to home when landing yet another big race in a Yorkshire Cup Stakes (G2) thriller.

Having exhibited bad habits in the starting gate in Dubai, Heart of Honor broke from the gate at Pimlico Race Course May 16 ahead of the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1). He also schooled in the paddock.

Horse racing has seen sharp declines in most types of equine musculoskeletal fatalities, but reductions to one particular type of injury— the shoulder fracture—have been less dramatic. 

If anyone knows how well Journalism feels entering the Preakness Stakes (G1) off two weeks' rest, it would be his regular exercise rider Marc Witkowski. According to him, Journalism is even stronger than the Kentucky Derby (G1).

U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, the chair of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus, visited with several horsemen at Pimlico Race Course to discuss their concerns over visas for temporary workers.

Making a positive impact on the marketing of horse racing, Griffin Johnson's success with Sandman appears to only be the beginning of his story in the sport.

A heavy favorite to win the second leg of the Triple Crown, trainer Michael McCarthy doesn't mind having a target on his back.

Jim and Claire Bryce had about as important a decision as one could have when they named their Preakness Stakes (G1) runner Heart of Honor: spelling.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's lawsuit against two men who allegedly defamed him on social media has ended as to one of them with a settlement while the other awaits a final hearing.

Ascoli Piceno and Stellenbosch renew an old rivalry in the May 18 Victoria Mile (G1) at Tokyo Racecourse.

The weather looks promising ahead of the May 16 Black Eyed Susan Stakes (G3) and the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1), as sunny skies have helped dry the main track. There is a 40% chance of rain Friday, with a high of 82 degrees.

The Road, presented by Gainesway and Darby Dan Farm

Color Comin' In won a five-furlong maiden special weight May 15 by three lengths to be the first winner for Spendthrift Farm's freshman sire Rock Your World.

Fasig-Tipton has rescheduled the final under tack show for its Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale to May 18 and condensed the originally scheduled two-day sale into one session May 20.

Home Market Area wagering is the primary source of funding for critical horse breeding programs.

The Delaware Jockeys' Health and Welfare Benefits Fund held their fifth annual Jockey Health Day May 12. Medical staff provided Delaware Park jockeys with required physicals and baseline testing free of charge.

In a 4-3 vote during a contentious May 15 meeting in Sacramento, the California Horse Racing Board denied awarding race dates for the Humboldt County Fair at Ferndale in Northern California.

Racing will be run May 19 and May 21 next week.

A Maryland native, jockey Nik Juarez will ride his first Preakness Stakes (G1) aboard American Promise at Pimlico Race Course May 17.

If trainer Jamie Osborne and Heart of Honor seem out of place at Pimlico Race Course, it's probably because there hasn't been a starter in the Preakness Stakes (G1) bred outside of North America since the Ireland-bred Celtic Ash in 1960.