The catalog for the Tattersalls Online May Sale is now online and features 72 horses in and out of training, headed by last year's Greenham Stakes (G3) third Saracen.
Marin's record-breaking week included two six-win days, April 24 and April 26, raising his season total of wins to 149. The old record of 147 was set in the 2014-2015 season by Tampa Bay regular Antonio Gallardo.
Arkansas Derby (G1) runner-up Silent Tactic has been scratched from the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1) with a bruised foot, allowing also-eligible Great White to enter the classic.
To reach the starting gate in the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1), a wide array of good fortune is needed.
Processing conflicting emotions is something Dana Bernhard and her son, Ben, are currently navigating. They are looking forward to participating in their first Kentucky Derby (G1) with Albus and Incredibolt, but there is grief there as well.
Competition between trainers Bill and Riley Mott May 2 at Churchill Downs brings a different backdrop, and a far larger spotlight, when father and son race horses against each other in the Kentucky Derby (G1).
To reach the starting gate in the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1), a wide array of good fortune is needed.
Chasten, the half sister of 2024 La Troienne Stakes (G1) winner Idiomatic, aims to follow in her sister's hoofsteps May 1 in this year's $1 million race at Churchill Downs.
Trainer Brad Cox opts for the May 1 Eight Belles Stakes (G2) with On Time Girl and Paradise at Churchill Downs, as opposed to the Kentucky Oaks (G1).
After finishing first and third, respectively, in Keeneland's Limestone Stakes (G3T) April 10, Slay the Day and Cy Fair are set for a rematch in the $300,000 Mamzelle Stakes (G3T) April 30 at Churchill Downs.
Supporters of a strong urban service boundary as a means to protect farms from development in Lexington-Fayette County, Ky., celebrated an April 28 decision by lawmakers to renovate and upgrade a sewer pump station at its current location.
Churchill Downs media notes on the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1).
A dark bay or brown filly by Golden Pal sold to owner/breeder Ken Ramsey for $50,000 to top the 2026 OBSOnline April "Second Chance" sale, a digital auction held April 24-28.
Peter Brant's Gezora, winner of the 2025 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T), will make her 2026 debut in the $500,000 Modesty Stakes (G3T) May 1 at Churchill Downs.
Novara Park Stud announced April 28 that group 2-scorer The Foxes will join its stallion roster this season at an opening fee of NZ$10,000 (plus GST).
Applications for The Jockey Club's Racing Regulatory Veterinarian Fellowship will open May 1. Applications are due by June 15, and reference letters must be received by June 26.
While the Kentucky Oaks (G1) will receive the majority of the attention May 1 at Churchill Downs, there is another leading lady who will definitely steal some of the spotlight.
Following White Abarrio's April 18 score in the Oaklawn Handicap (G2), trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. seeks another grade 2 victory against a grade 1-caliber field when Skippylongstocking and Navajo Warrior contest the May 1 Alysheba Stakes (G2).
Owner Scott Clarke said Gosger is in good spirits after undergoing surgery to repair a pair of sesamoids he broke during a morning workout April 24.
Many eyes will be on the racing in Kentucky with it being Kentucky Derby (G1) weekend, but don't sleep on racing in New York. The headline contest May 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack is the $175,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes (G3T).
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