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A few weeks after taking down Keeneland's Limestone Stakes with Shisospicy, trainer Jose D'Angelo sends Lugamo Racing Stable's Cloe out west for a bid in the $100,000 Senorita Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.

A schedule compiled by America's Best Racing of racing programs on radio and television.

With 10 days to go, Sandman became the first Kentucky Derby (G1) contender to record his final breeze ahead of the May 3 race, traveling an easy five furlongs in 1:02 2/5 at Churchill Downs April 23.

Jose Ortiz's excellent Keeneland meet continues with a graded stakes double in the Gr. III Doubledogdare and the Gr. III Ben Ali. The graded stakes wins led the panel of racing experts to vote Ortiz Jockey of the Week for April 14 through April 20.

The new Maryland Jockey Club, in conjunction with 1/ST Racing, announces the field and morning line odds for the Preakness Stakes Future Win Wager. Journalism is the 8-1 morning line favorite.

Victor Espinoza and American Pharoah electrified the sport of horse racing with their accomplishments together. After winning the Triple Crown, they won the Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) and Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).

Journalism, the expected favorite for the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1), completed a 12-hour journey from Southern California April 22 and arrived at Churchill Downs around 4:30 p.m. ET.

Ducky Medwick won his racing debut April 19 by 2 1/4 lengths at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Ten years after American Pharoah won the Triple Crown in 2015, becoming the first horse to sweep the historic series in 37 years, the now 13-year-old stallion gives the appearance he might still be fit enough to run a classic distance.

Josh Bryan helped launch Taylor Made Farm's School of Horsemanship, which taught recovering addicts the art and science of horsemanship to give them an employable skill while also supporting their 12 steps of recovery.

Maiden Watch: Week of April 14-20

With the Road to the Kentucky Derby completed and the nation's top 3-year-olds awaiting May 3, it came as no surprise that there were only minor changes to the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top 3-Year-Old Poll April 22.

Woodbine Entertainment is set to launch its 70th Thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, April 26. The 2025 season at Woodbine will consist of 128 race dates and runs from April 26 through December 14.

Funeral arrangements have been confirmed for Taylor Made Farm's Josh Bryan, who passed away on Apr. 22 from complications from jaw surgery at the age of 33.

Visitation will take place on Thursday, Apr. 24 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, 3421 Harrodsburg Road in Lexington.

Funeral services will take place Friday, Apr. 25 beginning at 1 p.m. at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 601 Hill N Dale Road, Lexington.

Bryan will be laid to rest at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 3250 Versailles Road in Frankfort.

Born with a rare congenital defect called Goldenhar syndrome that affects the development of the ear, nose, soft palate, lip and mandible usually on one side of the body, Bryan endured better than 15 surgical procedures beginning from the time he was seven weeks old.

In a 2024 interview with TDN's Katie Petrunyak, Bryan explained “I didn't really feel like I had much to live for” given his too-frequent visits to the doctor and having suffered the loss of his parents during his college years. Having turned to alcohol, Bryan was accepted into Shepherd's House, a residential drug treatment center with the help of Taylor Made's Frank Taylor, his second cousin. His path to recovery was documented by Petrunyak as part of TDN's 'Road Back' series.

“He was loved by everyone in the industry,” Taylor told TDN's Sue Finley on Tuesday. “He impacted a lot of people. Had a heart of gold. He was dealt a bad hand and played it to perfection. Our hearts are broken.”

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Tickets are now on sale for the 2025 Breeders' Cup World Championships to be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 2025, at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.

Beginning this year, Breeders' Cup has entered into a multi-year partnership with SeatGeek in an effort to 'enhance ticketing for attendees' and those interested in purchasing tickets must have an account with the platform, which can be created for free at SeatGeek.com/#register. All tickets will be mobile only. While tickets will be available to view upon purchase, access to barcodes will be available closer to the World Championships.

Attendance will be capped at 37,500 and patrons are encouraged to acquire their tickets early. All on-site parking at Del Mar will be sold in advance. A dedicated ride-share lot will be available for patrons over the weekend. For more information, please visit BreedersCup.com/Transportation.

Fans can purchase tickets online at BreedersCup.com/tickets or by calling the ticket office at (859) 514-9428. A range of seating options at various price points are available.

To further elevate the experience for all fans and participants, Breeders' Cup and Del Mar will invest more than $5 million to create new seating areas and expanded hospitality offerings. This investment will include the construction of a luxury chalet that will provide approximately 700 premium dining seats, the addition of more than 1,000 temporary box seats, and enhanced culinary activations around Del Mar.

“We look forward to returning to Del Mar and the greater San Diego area for the World Championships after celebrating great success last year,” said Drew Fleming, President & CEO of Breeders' Cup Limited. “Fans from around the globe will enjoy first-class hospitality, thrilling performances by the best horses in the world, and an unmatched atmosphere as we celebrate the equestrian lifestyle and the pinnacle of our great sport.”

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Beginning Thursday morning, Apr. 24 and through Wednesday, Apr. 30, Churchill Downs will be open to the public from 6:45 to 10 a.m. at no cost to take in the morning exercise sessions of horses pointing to the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Kentucky Oaks.

Training hours at Churchill Downs take place daily between 5:15 and 10 a.m., but there is an exclusive window reserved for Derby and Oaks participants from 7:15 to 7:30 a.m. following the renovation break that begins around 6:45 a.m. and lasts for approximately 30 minutes. Derby and Oaks horses are easily identifiable by their yellow and pink saddle towels, respectively.

Guests can park for free in the Yellow Lot off Longfield Ave. (all vehicles must be removed by 10:30 a.m.) and enter Churchill Downs through the Clubhouse Gate. Guests will be directed to Sections 115-117 to watch the morning workouts.

Churchill Downs' Paddock Grill will be open each morning with coffee and breakfast sandwich options. No outside food and beverages are allowed. Also, the Churchill Downs Store with Kentucky Derby 151 merchandise will be open each morning.

On Sunday and Monday, Apr. 27 and 28, fans can enjoy a premium breakfast in Millionaires Row or the Stakes Room for Dawn at the Downs Dining. Tickets and more information can be found at KentuckyDerby.com/DawnDining.

A stream of the workouts is available at www.KentuckyDerby.com from 6:45-7:45 a.m. through Thursday, May 1.

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Three stakes races worth a combined $400,000 will be staged during the Los Angeles County Fair meeting at Los Alamitos Racecourse. Nine days of live racing are scheduled from Friday, June 20 through Sunday, July 6 on a Friday-Sunday schedule.

The most valuable of the three stakes is the GII Great Lady M. Stakes, which carries purse money of $200,000. The 6 1/2-furlong test for fillies and mares is set to be run Saturday, July 5.

The $100,000 Los Alamitos Derby is scheduled for Saturday, June 28. Trainer Bob Baffert has won the race eight years in a row and nine times since the contest–run as the Swaps Stakes at Hollywood Park–was moved to the Orange County oval in 2014.

The other stakes on the calendar is the $100,000 Bertrando Stakes for California-bred 3-year-olds and up to be run over a mile on Saturday, June 21.

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Journalism (Curlin), widely regarded as the favorite for the GI Kentucky Derby on May 3, has been made the 8-1 choice for the single-pool Preakness Stakes Future Win Wager according to a release from the new Maryland Jockey Club.

Trained by Michael McCarthy, the $825,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling was third over an insufficient six furlongs on career debut last October, but has since rattled off four straight victories at a mile and beyond, most recently overcoming trouble to take the GI Santa Anita Derby Apr. 5.

'TDN Rising Star' Cornucopian (Into Mischief), who went six furlongs in 1:09.02 at Oaklawn Feb. 23 before weakening to fourth in the GI Arkansas Derby after fighting out nuclear fractions, could attempt to become a ninth Preakness winner for trainer Bob Baffert and is available at odds of 10-1 in the Future Wager.

Baeza (McKinzie) was runner-up in the latter event and will require some help to draw into the Derby field, but the half-brother to the Classic-winning full-brothers Mage and Dornoch–both by Good Magic–has been pegged at morning-line odds of 12-1 for the Preakness Future Wager.

A handful of horses are priced at 15-1 on the morning line, including Pay Billy (Improbable), recent winner of the Federico Tesio Stakes and guaranteed a spot in the Preakness; and Gosger (Nyquist), impressive in taking out the GIII Stonestreet Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Apr. 12.

There are a total of 40 betting interests in the Preakness Future Win Wager, with the final one being 'all other 3-year-olds' at 50-1.

The wagering pool opens at noon ET on Friday, Apr. 25 and will close Saturday, May 3 at 6 p.m. ET, prior to the running of the Derby.

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

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott discusses his relationship with Godolphin, which dates back to winning the inaugural Dubai World Cup (G1) with Allen Paulson homebred Cigar in 1996. Mott trains Godolphin homebred Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby (G1).