It was an earlier-than-usual morning for trainer Mark Casse's team April 1 as they welcomed Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Sandman to Churchill Downs just after 4 a.m. ET to begin his preparations for the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1).
Kendall Norris brings extensive experience in strategic marketing, social media management, and sponsorship development to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation.
Antonio Sano preparing Il Miracolo for Dubai World Cup (G1) and other notes ahead of the April 5 Dubai World Cup card.
For America's Best Racing, Tom Pedulla is interviewing prominent owners, trainers, and jockeys as they travel the Road to the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) May 3 at Churchill Downs.
Calumet has the distinction of being represented by a couple of horses at the April 5 Dubai World Cup meeting; one a product of their breeding operation and the other who will carry the farm's black colors and gold chevrons in the main event.
Dubai Racing Club has announced that in an effort to avoid some expected hot weather, the races on the April 5 Dubai World Cup card will be pushed to an hour later from their originally scheduled time.
Following their impressive grade 1 wins, Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Sandman and Florida Derby (G1) winner Tappan Street join the top 4 in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top 3-Year-Old Poll.
While none of the eight 3-year-old fillies entered in the Gazelle Stakes (G3) are among the top 14 in the battle for spots in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), that will all change once the field crosses the finish line in the April 5 test at Aqueduct.
On Feb. 1, Phil and Christine Hatfield were able to toss their own hats in celebration. On that day, their six-year-old mare, Saffron Moon, earned the pair their first graded stakes win as owners.
Dollars and Sense with Frank Angst
The New York Racing Association has dealt with a myriad of reasons for cancellations over the years. Inclement weather, smoke from wildfires, and a pandemic, in particular, stand out among the list. But what happened March 30 was indeed a first.
Coolmore partners Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith announced March 31 they have joined the ownership group of Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Journalism, who also will stand at Ashford Stud after his retirement.
BH Interview: Jake Delhomme
A quartet of horses worked a furlong in :10 to tie for the fastest time during March 31 breeze show for the Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale at Lone Star Park.
The National Thoroughbred League announced March 31 its schedule for the 2025 season, with races taking place throughout the spring and summer in Baltimore, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Nashville.
More than 700 2-year-old Thoroughbred racehorses are now wearing a biometric sensor as part of the American Association of Equine Practitioners' research project to determine the effectiveness of sensors in injury detection.
Woodbine Entertainment unveiled March 31 the stakes schedule for the 2025 Thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine Racetrack.
Winchell Thoroughbreds' racing manager David Fiske joins BloodHorse Monday to discuss Tiztastic's Kentucky Derby chances. Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins recap the Florida and Arkansas Derbies and discuss how the point board is shaking out.
Horse Racing Radio Network's "Good Magic Week" presented by Keeneland Sales runs Monday, March 31, through Saturday, April 5.
Like the Brooklyn Bridge and Broadway, the Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) is intrinsically linked to New York, and of all the significant Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races, this is the one final test that every horseman wants to ace.
Turfway Park's Winter/Spring Meet officially concluded March 29, wrapping up a strong season that featured deep fields, big payouts and standout performances.
Having fought her way back into the saddle from a freak accident, jockey Chantal Sutherland is warmly embracing the opportunity to partner with her old mate Super Chow in a white-hot renewal of the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) at Meydan April 5.
Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from two Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races March 29, the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby and the $1 million Florida Derby (G1), and other major developments on a big weekend of racing.
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is accepting submissions for its annual juried photography exhibition, Photo Finish.
Godolphin homebred Ancient Truth (IRE), a group 2 winner who had been as short as 8-1 for the Two Thousand Guineas (G1), has been ruled out of the May 3 Newmarket classic by his owner following a setback.
Jim Mullen has been appointed (British) Jockey Club group chief executive following a protracted search for a replacement for Nevin Truesdale, Britain's largest racecourse group announced March 31.
The win by Banks in the $250,000 Rushaway Stakes March 22 at Turfway Park came as no surprise to longtime breeder Beau Lane. Lane, who has been breeding horses for 60 years, is no stranger to raising good horses such as Jackie's Warrior and Farrell.
Saffie Joseph Jr. collected his fourth consecutive Championship Meet training title with 70 victories and his 12th consecutive title overall at Gulfstream Park. He also topped the trainer standings by purses won with more than $5.8 million.
Ciaron Maher celebrated his first Australian Cup (G1) win, but not with the runner many expected as Light Infantry Man grabbed his second elite-level win in the Flemington showpiece March 29.
WinStar Farm, CHC, and Cold Press Racing's Tappan Street exited his 1 1/4-length victory over Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) winner Sovereignty in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park March 29 in good order.
Gulfstream Park's 2024-2025 Championship Meet came to an abrupt end when March 30's closing day program was canceled prior to the sixth of 12 scheduled races.
Sandman and Publisher, 1-2, respectively, in the Arkansas Derby (G1) are scheduled to ship March 31 to Churchill Downs to begin preparations for the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1), their respective trainers said March 30.
Rice, topping the trainer's ranks, captured the Aqueduct winter meet for the third consecutive year after pacing the 2023 meet with 36 wins and repeating that feat last year with 23 victories.
Ka Ying Rising, the world's highest-rated sprinter, notched his 11th straight win in the Sprint Cup (G2) March 30 at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.
The New York Racing Association has canceled March 30's eight-race card at Aqueduct Racetrack due to unacceptable noise levels created by the "March Madness Auto and Bike Show," an event being held at the neighboring Resorts World Casino.
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Making his first start since winning the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) at Del Mar in November, Henri Matisse returned a gutsy winner at Leopardstown March 30 while taking the Ballylinch Stud "Red Rocks" Stakes (G3).
Satono Reve joined the ranks of Japan's top sprinters with a victory in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) March 30 at Chukyo Racecourse.
For a 3-year-old to win a race like the Kentucky Derby (G1) or Kentucky Oaks (G1) it needs to be an improving, maturing runner as May approaches. Shortleaf Stable's Quietside checks both of those boxes.
Rallying from behind a blistering pace set by Speed King and Cornucopian, Sandman outkicked fellow closer Publisher to capture the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park.
Tappan Street, a son of leading sire Into Mischief, delivers a powerful kick in deep stretch to capture the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) over favorite Sovereignty.
CSLR Racing Partners' Pilot Commander won his first graded stakes with a hard-fought victory in the San Carlos Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. On the same card, the Wilshire Stakes (G3T) produced another first-time graded winner in Tirupati.
Banishing, a 5-year-old gelded son of Ghostzapper, also delivered the first graded stakes win for his co-owner Larry Roman and became the first stakes winner for his dam, Dowager.
Turning aside a challenge from Anna's Promise, Five G asserted her superiority in the stretch of the March 29 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2).
Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) winner White Abarrio outclassed the opposition in the March 29 Ghostzapper Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park, defeating the grade 1-winning filly Power Squeeze by 5 1/4 lengths.
The Maryland Jockey Club, in collaboration with the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, and the Maryland Purse Committee, announced several updates to the standard racing program.
The Thoroughbred Racing Initiative is sponsoring a bus trip from Ocala, Fla., for members of the Thoroughbred community to travel to the Florida capital in Tallahassee April 1, to oppose a decoupling bill before a Florida Senate committee.
Taking command from the start, Beach Bomb outlasted a hard-charging Silvology and La Mehana in the 1 1/2-mile Orchid Stakes (G3T) March 29 at Gulfstream Park.
Bucanero Fuerte, winner of the 2023 Phoenix Stakes (G1), has left Tally-Ho Stud and returned to the yard of Adrian Murray, the trainer confirmed at the Curragh March 29.
Luxor Cafe earned a guaranteed bid to the Kentucky Derby (G1) with a five-length victory March 29 in the final leg of the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby.
