The first under-tack show of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale concluded May 14 with seven juveniles tying for the fastest furlong at :10 1/5. A colt by Complexity breezed the fastest quarter-mile in :21 4/5.
In an era when trainers are loathe to run their horses on a short amount of rest, Hall of Famers Bob Baffert and D. Wayne Lukas are the gold standard when it comes to running in and winning the Preakness Stakes (G1) on two weeks' rest.
Group 1-winning mare Benedetta (AUS) will head to the Queensland Winter Carnival with the 5-year-old's trainer Jason Warren looking forward to starting the 2024 Goodwood (G1) winner off in the May 17 Doomben Ten Thousand (G1).
The second session of the under tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will now begin at 9 a.m. ET May 15, a one-hour delay from its originally scheduled start time of 8 a.m.
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association praises the House Ways and Means Committee for passing a tax bill through their committee that includes 100% bonus depreciation. This is one of the first hurdles the bill needed to cross to become law.
Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse said he's not worried about the two-week turnaround for Preakness Stakes (G1) contender Sandman, but the uncertainty of track condition could be a concern.
With much of the weekend's racing action taking place at Pimlico Race Course, a field of six 3-year-old fillies clash on the lawn on the opposite coast in Santa Anita Park's $100,000 Honeymoon Stakes (G3T) May 18.
Following an allowance win over a sloppy track at Keeneland, trainer Brendan Walsh is confident that Godolphin's Paris Lily is reaching her best form ahead of the $300,000 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) at Pimlico Race Course May 16.
When the horses break from the starting gate for the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course there won't be more than nine runners. That's becoming a trend that hasn't been matched for the race in more than 30 years.
A homebred for the family of the late Harvey Clarke, Gosger returns his family's bloodline to the Triple Crown when he races May 17 in the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course.
Trikari, a grade 1-winning millionaire by Oscar Performance, tries to end a three-race slide and return to the winner's circle in the $250,000 Dinner Party Stakes (G3T) May 17 at Pimlico Race Course.
Journalism may be in the record books as the seventh straight beaten favorite in the Kentucky Derby (G1), but that doesn't mean trainer Michael McCarthy has lost any faith in his grade 1-winning 3-year-old colt.
Due to unsafe track conditions caused by the inclement weather, Delaware Park has cancelled the opening day race card scheduled for May 14.
An attorney for track operator Churchill Downs Inc. told the Louisiana Racing Commission May 13 that Fair Grounds Race Course would not proceed with its 2025-26 meet without legislative relief, according to published reports.
Pimlico Race Course will celebrate the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1) May 17, but it appears Mother Nature did not get the memo about the festivities as there is an abundance of rain in the forecast this week.
If you go back in time to the middle of March, "The Avengers" ownership group had a pretty impressive Triple Crown depth chart.
Ifurhappynuknowit, a full sister to the dam of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Sovereignty, topped the Fasig-Tipton May Digital Sale May 14, selling for $280,000 to Denali Stud. Ninety-eight horses sold for $3,786,000, with an average of $38,632.
Scheduled to join Burnham Square, the sixth-place finisher from the Kentucky Derby (G1), in the $400,000 Matt Winn Stakes (G3) June 8 at Churchill Downs is Coal Battle, 11th in the Derby.
The opening under tack show session for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will now begin at 9 a.m. ET May 14, a one-hour delay from its originally scheduled start time of 8 a.m.
Early Epsom Derby (G1) favorite The Lion In Winter will make his highly anticipated return to action after being declared for the May 15 Dante Stakes (G2) at York.
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Trainer Mike Maker and Sugoi are back to try for a repeat in the May 17 Louisville Stakes (G3T) at Churchill Downs.
The $150,000 Maryland Sprint Stakes (G3) lures quick horses to Pimlico Race Course to race six furlongs. Two of the race favorites—Booth and Concrete Glory—are speedsters, highly effective when racing three-quarters of a mile.
It was a relatively quiet May 13 morning at a soggy Pimlico Race Course as two of nine starters in the May 17 $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) jogged around the wet, sealed racetrack.
America's Best Racing compiles as schedule of racing on radio and television.
America's Best Racing provides quick looks at this year's Preakness runners.
As race spacing is considered today, some historical perspective on Preakness date.
Meet the jockeys riding in the Preakness Stakes (G1), the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown.
The Jockey Club Information Systems in association with the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities have published the 2025 International Cataloguing Standards Book, also known as The Blue Book.
Kyle Rothfus doesn't use the term aftercare to describe finding safe, long-term homes for racehorses after they retire from the track.
Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst
The only suspense in advance of the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course was what posts the entrants would draw and how heavy of a favorite Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up Journalism would find himself.
In a vote the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association board of directors selected Mystic Lake as the 2024 Florida-bred Horse of the Year.
New York State's new budget gives NYRA the authority to retain some board members beyond their scheduled departures next spring in order to maintain continuity of leadership through the rebuilding of Belmont Park, expected to open in September 2026.
Javier Morzan was cited for three intra-articular injections given within a 14-day stand-down period prior to racing and one injection given only three days prior to a workout.
On the May 12 episode of BloodHorse Monday, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas discusses his Preakness Stakes (G1) memories and American Promise. Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins preview the Preakness field and the Horseshoe Indianapolis meet.
For the connections of WinStar Farm, CHC, Pantofel Stable, and Wachtel Stable's River Thames, it wasn't a thorny choice to keep him in his stall on the first Saturday in May and point to the May 17 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course.
The Shes Perfect camp will appeal against her dramatic demotion from first place in the French One Thousand Guineas (G1) May 11 after labeling Mickael Barzalona's use of his hand down the neck of the promoted winner Zarigana as "unacceptable".
Scott Jordan has more than 20 years of experience as a head starter and a leader in track operations.
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr has reintroduced the Regulation Advancement for Capital Enhancement Act of 2025, a federal bill that aims to simplify the registration process required by the SEC for fractional Thoroughbred racehorse ownership groups.
Gabriel Duignan's Echo Sound makes her seasonal debut May 16 in the $150,000 Miss Preakness Stakes (G3) at Pimlico Race Course. She faces an expected dozen rivals in the six-furlong sprint for 3-year-old fillies, including Vodka With a Twist.
With rain forecast for the Timonium, Md., area May 13, the first day of the under tack show for Fasig-Tipton's Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale will be pushed from Tuesday to to May 14.
Keeneland Library's popular lecture series continues this summer with public events that celebrate recently published works about Thoroughbred racing whose authors conducted research at the facility.
As several Preakness Stakes (G1) contenders departed Churchill Downs for Pimlico Race Course May 12, Clever Again recorded a half-mile maintenance work in :50 2/5.
Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner and Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up Journalism will be entered in the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course May 17, co-owner Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners confirmed May 11.
Favorite Zarigana was awarded the victory over Shes Perfect in the French One Thousand Guineas (G1) May 11. Kieran Shoemark had finished first past the post on the Charlie Fellowes-trained Shes Perfect, but the result was overturned by the stewards.
Grade 1 winner Johannes is nearing his first work of the year after spending more than two months on a Kentucky farm, trainer Tim Yakteen said May 11.
Reserve Bank capped off a remarkable month with a career-high victory in The Goodwood (G1) May 10 at Morphettville. The 3-year-old son of Capitalist was coming off back-to-back wins in the Redelva Stakes and the Tobin Bronze Stakes (G2) April 26.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) winner Henri Matisse surges late to capture the Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French Two Thousand Guineas, G1) for trainer Aidan O'Brien.
