For the 20 Thoroughbreds expected to compete in 2024 is one of the most important moments of their lives, and racing luck can make or break their Derby run from the start. Some of that luck comes from the luck of the post-position draw.View the full article
Champions Justify and Gun Runner join jockey Joel Rosario in heading up the newest members of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame's 2024 class.View the full article
Safety, welfare, and integrity programs implemented throughout the Thoroughbred racing community are highlighted on SafetyRunsFirst.com.View the full article
For the second time in five days, Bill Mott sent his duo of Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) winner Resilience and 2023 champion 2-year-old filly Just F Y I to the Churchill Downs track for published workouts.View the full article
ECL Entertainment, which owns and operates Kentucky Downs, will operate Wyoming Downs. The purchase is expected to close during the second quarter of the year.View the full article
Blue Grass Stakes (G1) winner and leading Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Sierra Leone made his first trip around the Churchill Downs oval at 7:30 a.m. April 22 after arriving from Keeneland the previous morning.View the full article
For the second time in five days, Bill Mott sent his duo of Wood Memorial (G2) winner Resilience and 2023 champion 2-year-old filly Just F Y I to the Churchill Downs track for a published workout.View the full article
The Illinois Derby returned to Hawthorne Racecourse April 21 after a six-year hiatus, rekindling a flame of hope for Illinois horse racing.View the full article
Two Rivers Over worked four furlongs in :49 3/5. Prior to his win in the Godolphin Mile, the 4-year-old gelding by Tamarkuz was fourth in the San Pasqual (G2) Jan. 27 at Santa Anita. Last year, Two Rivers Over won the Zia Park Derby.View the full article
Ridden by James McDonald, the late blooming Broadsiding backed up from his maiden victory over the same course in the April 14 Fernhill Stakes,View the full article
Trainer Christophe Clement, who earlier in the week said that Deterministic was "unlikely" to run in the Kentucky Derby after an eighth-place finish as the favorite in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack, made that decision official April 21.View the full article
It was a quiet Sunday morning at Churchill Downs April 21 following a day that saw 12 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) contenders complete published workouts.View the full article
Skippylongstocking once again took his show on the road and came out on top with a commanding score in the $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap (G2) April 20.View the full article
Rodeo Creek Racing's Blazing Sevens overcame a nine-month layoff and returned to the winner's circle in a second-level allowance contest at Aqueduct Racetrack April 20.View the full article
The British-trained Silver Knott—previously a silver- or bronze-level finisher in six graded starts in the United States—took the gold in the April 20 Elkhorn Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland.View the full article
Kingsbarns made a statement April 20 that he could be a force this year in the older dirt horse division with a 3 1/4-length victory in the $300,000 Ben Ali Stakes (G3) at Keeneland.View the full article
Rose Petal Stable's multiple stakes winner Copper Tax came with a steady run down the center of the track to reel in stubborn pacesetter Speedyness and edge clear by three-quarters of a length in the $125,000 Federico Tesio at Laurel Park April 20.View the full article
Danny Gargan is living the dream as he prepares not one, but two horses for the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1): 2023 Remsen Stakes (G2) and Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) winner Dornoch and Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) runner-up Society Man.View the full article