Blood-Horse

Skippylongstocking picked up his 12th career graded stakes win and third in a row with a dazzling display in the $500,000 Essex Handicap (G3) March 21 at Oaklawn Park.

Lorelei Lee earns a front-running victory in the Bourbonette Oaks, while Willy D's wins the Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (G3) at Turfway Park.

Life of Joy wins the Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) by 3 3/4 lengths over favored Bella Ballerina at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

A close second in both prior stakes attempts at Turfway Park, Fulleffort was rewarded for his consistency March 21 with a 2 1/2-length score in the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3).

After winning the Feb. 14 Risen Star Stakes (G2) with Paladin, trainer Chad Brown strikes again March 21 at Fair Grounds by taking the track's richest race, the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2), with Klaravich Stables' Emerging Market.

Dual Louisiana-bred Horse of the Year Touchuponastar, who defeated 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Sierra Leone, among others, in the 2025 New Orleans Classic (G2), set a track record in notching a repeat victory March 21 in the $465,000 race.

The trio will return to the Santa Anita Derby (G1) April 4, their respective trainers confirmed following the drills.

Chester Broman Sr.'s Right to Party will look to punch his ticket for the Kentucky Derby (G1) in the $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) April 4 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The Kentucky Horse Park will host a statue dedication ceremony honoring Funny Cide, the 2003 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner, April 30 at 10 a.m. ET.

The Dubai World Cup meeting has received a major boost with the news that Calandagan has been given the green light to travel for the $6 million Dubai Sheema Classic (G1T), despite the ongoing conflict in the Gulf region.

Fee, a half sister to undefeated 3-year-old colt Englishman, has been supplemented to the Fasig-Tipton March Digital Sale. Bidding for the sale opened March 19 and will close March 24.

Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella hasn't started a horse at Turfway Park in 24 years, but will change that March 21 when Perry and Ramona Bass' homebred Medici goes to post in the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3).

Albaugh Family Stables' On Time Girl, a season-opening winner of the Forward Gal Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park, breezed March 20 ahead of a possible start in the Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) for 3-year-old fillies March 28.

Ocala Breeders' Sales will host a "Second Chance" digital auction on its OBSOnline platform featuring horses that were either unsold or breezed and scratched from the recently concluded OBS March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale.

A wide-ranging wagering bill that would legalize fixed-odds wagering on horse racing in Kentucky sails through the Kentucky House of Representatives on a 79-15 vote, with an amendment added that could affect the state's breeding industry.

Strong drafts from Godolphin and Halo Racing headline an exciting catalog for the Inglis Australia March (Late) Online Sale.

The challenging times at the lower end of the yearling market comes to fore at the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale, with all the key metrics from the two-day sale down on last year's corresponding edition.

Super Corredora, last year's champion 2-year-old filly, will miss the April 4 Santa Anita Oaks (G2) after getting sick earlier this week, according to trainer John Sadler.

In a continued collaborative effort to strengthen field size and wagering appeal, the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and the Maryland Jockey Club have approved a targeted purse adjustment for turf races moved to the main track.

Will the Hong Kong Derby be a rubber match between Stormy Grove and Little Paradise, winners of the first two legs of the 4-year-old Classic Series, or will a third party snatch the big prize?