Blood Horse Headlines
- Tony Allevato says NYRA is weighing options to offset the impending loss of television coverage of racing on FanDuel TV, including adding tracks to its "America's Day At The Races" show and the possible creation of a separate digital channel.
- A top-drawer line-up of the finest breeding stock—as well as a share in Newgate stalwart Extreme Choice— headline the catalog for the 10th edition of the Inglis Chairman's Sale, which is now available online.
- In a case brought by Churchill Downs, a federal court in Kentucky ruled the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority acted outside the law when it assessed fees for racetracks based partially on purse sizes.
- Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) alumnus Trojan Nation has found his forever home on a sprawling 2,500-acre ranch outside Cheyenne, Wyo., at the Center for Racehorse Retraining.
- John Battaglia Memorial Stakes winner Great White, who has made his three starts at Turfway Park on Tapeta, tries dirt for the first time when he races April 4 at Keeneland in the $1.25 million Blue Grass Stakes (G1).
- Racing's governing bodies across Australia have stepped in to help the sport by offering relief packages to participants, as fuel prices soar due to the war in the Middle East.
- Cliff Love has been around a lot of good horses in his 71 years but none is as dear to his him as his sixth-generation homebred Damon's Mound.
- Group 1-placed mare Tutta La Vita will be a headline act when she is offered at the upcoming Inglis Digital April (Early) Online Sale. The 5-year-old daughter of The Autumn Sun is currently based in Kentucky for owners Resolute Racing.
- Sneaky Good, the 9-5 morning-line favorite in the $400,000 Beaumont Stakes (G2), has been knocking on the door with two thirds in grade 3 stakes.
- Laurel Park proudly hosts the Preakness Preview Day Handicapping Challenge, a one-day contest available both on-site and online. The event takes place April 18 at Laurel Park or through Xpressbet, TwinSpires, and TVG/4NJBETS.
- FanDuel TV, NYRA, Keeneland, and Santa Anita will team up with Hall of Fame jockeys, along with some of the top active riders in the country, April 18 for the eighth annual telethon to raise money for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.
- Equibase has incorporated two changes to its performance-based horse rating that take into consideration the weight of accomplishment at the highest levels and early career recognition for maiden special weight winners with limited starts.
- Vasy looks to win his third race in a row and his second consecutive stakes in the $600,000 Transylvania Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland April 3, opening day of the track's spring meet.
- Chelmsford's future has been thrown into huge doubt after the racecourse lost its license to host fixtures and its upcoming meetings, including the high-profile Good Friday card April 3, were canceled.
- The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program, which encourages the retraining of Thoroughbreds into other disciplines upon completion of careers in racing or breeding, announced the winners from its 2025 performance awards program.
- Racehorses rely on good respiratory health to be able to perform at the peak of their abilities. It is why endoscope results can influence owners, trainers, and buyers alike.
- Winner of the one-turn mile Busher Stakes Feb. 28, Paradise stretches out to 1 1/8 miles in the $200,000 Gazelle Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct Racetrack April 4 with Kentucky Oaks points on the line.
- The first Friday in May at Churchill Downs will be in focus on the first Friday in April at Keeneland as the opening-day Ashland Stakes (G1) at the Lexington track will add some clarity to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) outlook.
- Meaning, the 3-5 morning-line favorite, is one of three daughters of Gun Runner, two trained by Michael McCarthy, in the Santa Anita Oaks, which offers 100 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points to the winner.
- Arrieta earned two stakes wins, Counting Stars in the Fantasy Stakes (G2) and the Matron Stakes with Haulin Ice, earning himself Jockey of the Week.