Blood-Horse

The connections of Justify have filed a notice of appeal of his disqualification from the 2018 Santa Anita Derby by a California board of stewards.

Although Murray State University came up short in its bid to receive legislative authorization for a School of Veterinary Medicine in Kentucky this year, its president, Dr. Bob Jackson, expressed optimism about the future.

Spendthrift Farm and MKW Racing and Breeding extended to $550,000 to secure the bid on a Nyquist to pace proceedings April 16 during the opening session of the OBS Spring Sale.

It was a great weekend for fans of runaway winners as three such horses impressed the members of the national media who vote in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred poll enough to crack the Top 10.

The Churchill Downs Foundation has partnered with 20 distinguished Thoroughbred aftercare organizations for the upcoming 150th Kentucky Derby by pledging a $150,000 donation to support the vital mission of these organizations.

Expectations are high for Hip 365, the Tiz the Law filly who worked a quarter-mile in a track record-tying :20 1/5 at the Ocala Breeders' Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training.

Famed Pennsylvania horseman F. Bruce Miller, the trainer of one America's greatest steeplechasers in Lonesome Glory, died last week at age 89.

The conference is hosted by The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association and presented by Bessemer Trust, Stoll Keenon Ogden, and The Green Group. The panel was sponsored by Equilume and Pleasant Acres Stallions.

On April 14, the Maryland Jockey Club was alerted to a horse displaying neurological abnormalities in its hind limbs. Testing revealed the affected horse is positive for equine herpesvirus.

Fasig-Tipton's Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale has 556 entries so far for the May 20-21 auction at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Md. The under tack show will be held May 14-16.

The first of the Japanese Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders, Forever Young, arrived at Churchill Downs early in the morning April 13 and has begun to settle in over the dirt track he'll call home for the next three weeks.

The catalog is dominated by lightly raced stock with 69 entries that have four or fewer starts. The offering also includes millionaire geldings Smile Happy and Tiz the Bomb.

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

Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst

Speed Boat Beach was named the 2023 Florida-bred Horse of the Year in a vote by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association board of directors.

Phil Schoenthal received a 15-day provisional suspension that ends April 22. His case has then been stayed until after the Federal Trade Commission considers rule changes related to substances commonly abused by people.

Organizers are optimistic that the 2024 edition of the Ocala Breeders' Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale can keep some of the momentum from last year's record sale going.

Declaring he understands the arguments, a Louisville, Ky., judge said he will issue a ruling this week on Amr Zedan's courtroom bid to force Churchill Downs to allow Arkansas Derby (G1) winner and Bob Baffert trainee Muth in the Kentucky Derby (G1).

John W. Jacobs, son of Hall of Fame trainer Hirsch Jacobs, died April 10 after a long illness at the age of 89.

Trainer Christophe Clement said April 15 that Deterministic is "unlikely" to run in the Kentucky Derby (G1) after a disappointing eighth-place finish as a 4-5 favorite in his last race, the Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack.