A lawsuit filed against Breeders' Cup, the California Horse Racing Board, Del Mar, and unknown defendants accuses them of being responsible for wrongfully scratching White Abarrio minutes before the 2025 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.
Blandford Bloodstock's Richard Brown had the session topper at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale: a well-related son of Palace Pier from Tally-Ho Stud. The youngster's dam was pinhooked through Hamish Macauley Bloodstock.
At the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, Six K's Training & Sales will send three fillies into the ring that each worked a furlong in :10.
The full sister to grade 1 winner Olympiad breaks her maiden April 8 at Keeneland.
Agents Ben McElroy and Justin Casse bought Hip 289 for Amo Racing from Wavertree Stables' consignment at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. The Epicenter colt worked in :09 4/5 during the under-tack show.
Maryland Jockey Club president and general manager Bill Knauf has denied a published report that it is "set" to move the date of the Preakness Stakes (G1) and said it is premature to say there will definitely be a date change.
FS2 and FanDuel TV plan live coverage of the Oaklawn Handicap (G2), which is expected to feature a rematch of classic winners Sovereignty and Journalism. The race highlights this week's radio and television schedule for racing.
Byron King's Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.
During the April 14 opening session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, Spendthrift Farm went to $900,000 to secure a filly (Hip 74) by its leading fourth-crop stallion Omaha Beach.
The Breeders' Cup World Championships will be held Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland. Tickets will go on sale to public at noon ET April 21.
Penn National has announced effective April 16 it will conduct live racing two nights a week, Thursdays and Fridays, through April 29 due to a lack of horses. To help bolster field size, an owner's bonus will be offered for dirt races.
State lawmakers in West Virginia have approved legislation that will add more funding to the industry in that state.
A long-running court battle between Thoro-Graph, the New York Racing Association, and NYRA Bets reached a partial resolution, mostly in favor of Thoro-Graph.
Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed the bill because of a provision that allows the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation and the Kentucky Lottery to adopt new rules without the governor's review or signature.
Original Moneigh paintings, including one by the late Serena's Song, will be auctioned as part of ReRun Thoroughbred Adoption and After the Finish Line's Kentucky Derby Charity Moneigh Auction April 19-26.
Despite having not made their first starts of the year yet, Sovereignty and Journalism have managed to maintain a place on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll based on their success in 2025.
Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst looks at the strong economic impact brought by Breeders' Cup to the San Diego area in 2025, a concerning first quarter decline in handle, and a unique problem tied to prediction markets.
Fresh off a record-breaking March Sale, Ocala Breeders' Sales is set to continue the momentum with its Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale being held April 14-17. A total of 1,124 juveniles have been cataloged for the four-day sale.
The bonus program is designed to support Maryland-bred horses racing at Colonial Downs and Delaware Park during Maryland's live racing hiatus. The 2026 program will run from July 3 through Aug. 23, aligning with the Laurel Park summer break.
Steve Roman, who developed the Dosage Profiles, has returned from a 10-year hiatus to manage the system and keep it fresh and useful for American racing. Roman is working to update the system with Ken Kush.
On the April 13 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Churchill Downs' Asia representative Kate Hunter discusses Japan's Derby hopefuls: Wonder Dean and Danon Bourbon. Oaklawn Park track announcer Matt Dinerman on calling Sovereignty vs, Journalism.
The Rowley Mile was bathed in full spring sunshine as the breeze session of the Tattersalls Craven Sale got underway April 13 for an event that will provide an early indication of the big players in the ring this season.
The total industry out economic impact of the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar was published in a newly released independent study conducted by Sport Management Research Institute.
Although the Satsuki Sho (G1)—the opening leg of the Japanese Triple Crown at Nakayama April 19—appears wide open, the Takahisa Tezuka-trained Realize Sirius stands out as a top contender.
When Light Won Up won the $103,000 Sweet Life Stakes at Santa Anita Park in February, the $200,000 2024 Keeneland September Yearling Sale graduate joined an impressive roster of stakes winners bred (and sold) by Bill Betz and partners.
The last time Randy Hartley and Dean DeRenzo brought a horse that breezed a furlong in :09 3/5 to the OBS Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, it was Shisospicy. The duo aims to replicate past success this year with a speedy colt by Flightline.
John Stewart's Resolute Racing earned its first graded win at Keeneland April 12 when In Our Time, who is co-owned by Miller Racing, won the $393,475 Giant's Causeway Stakes (G2T).
Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse sent out Arkansas Derby (G1) runner-up Silent Tactic, and Kentucky Oaks (G1) hopefuls Counting Stars and Search Party for their final works at Oaklawn Park before shipping to Churchill Downs.
WinStar Farm's freshman sire Life Is Good starts strong on Day 1 of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale with two well-bred colts (Hips 15 and 199) consigned by De Meric Sales and Scanlon Training and Sales, respectively.
Twelve months ago at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale, Grangeclare consigned four horses for a total of 1,450,000gns, with no individual selling for less than 220,000gns.
Trainer Danny Gargan won his first Triple Crown race with Dornoch in the 2024 Belmont Stakes (G1). Now he's hoping for a second triumph as he points Talkin to the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1), to be run May 16 at Laurel Park.
Sir Delius proved his rare quality beyond doubt in taking the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) as Autumn Glow's winning streak came to a decisive end April 11 at Randwick Racecourse.
Star Anise looked every bit the budding star in winning the Oka Sho (Japanese One Thousand Guineas, G1T) April 12 at Hanshin Racecourse, the first leg of the Japanese fillies Triple Crown.
Ten months ago, Mad House was winless in five starts and coming off a fifth-place finish in a June 1 maiden race at Canterbury Park. Now, he's 6-for-12 and a dual graded stakes winner with earnings of $603,015 for owner James Thares.
A week after his star 3-year-old filly, Percy's Bar, upset Zany in the April 3 Ashland Stakes (G1) at Keeneland, trainer Ben Colebrook pulls off an even greater surprise April 11 when Trendsetter scored a 32-1 upset in the Lexington Stakes (G3).
Claret Beret upsets heavy favorite Nitrogen in the April 11 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) at Oaklawn Park.
In a race in which the top two mares in the $650,000 Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) did not deserve to lose based on their effort, neither of them ultimately did. Expensive Queen and Segesta finished on even terms as dead-heat winners.
The final day of the under-tack show for Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale has a trio of horses record the fastest eighth.
I Am Maximus becomes the first horse since Red Rum to regain the Grand National Steeplechase Handicap (NH-3), as the 9-2 favorite provides trainer Willie Mullins with victory in the race for a third year in a row April 11 at Aintree Racecourse.
The Kentucky-bred champions were named. The awards were voted on by the full membership of KTA and KTOB.
In this week's On Racing: More than any other major race, blind luck plays a disproportionate role in the outcome of the Kentucky Derby. Rarely does a rider on a horse with a solid chance going in emerge from a heartbreaking loss claiming no excuse.
Slay the Day takes the April 10 Limestone Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland, setting a new stakes record for trainer Brian Lynch and owner Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing.
Zulu Kingdom defeats reigning champion turf male Notable Speech in the April 10 Maker's Mark Mile Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland.
A dozen juveniles breezed a furlong in :09 4/5 during the April 10 fifth session of the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, among them a Jack Christopher colt consigned as Hip 822.
A total of 551 lots have been finalized for the sale, including 207 racehorses (89 race fillies), 186 broodmares, 76 racehorse shares, 49 yearlings, 21 weanlings, five 2-year-olds, four unbroken stock, two stallion shares, and one stallion.
Paul Townend will partner the Willie Mullins-trained favorite I Am Maximus, who has been declared in cheekpieces for the April 11 Grand National Steeplechase Handicap (NH-3).
Yarraman Park Stud has announced its service fees for 2026 and, once again, its multiple champion sire I Am Invincible takes pride of place on the roster, standing at an unchanged fee of AU$220,000.
The Oka Sho (Japanese One Thousand Guineas, G1T), kicks off Japan's classics season April 12 at Hanshin Racecourse.
Class President, scratched from the April 4 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) after not training to the satisfaction of Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, is formally out of the Kentucky Derby (G1) and other Triple Crown races because of bone bruising.
The Road, presented by Gainesway and WinStar Farm
