Ciaron Maher's assistant trainer Jack Turnbull believes luck in running will be key for star sprinter Jimmysstar when he lines up in the May 16 Doomben Ten Thousand (G1) at Doomben Racecourse.
Charlie Appleby has declared Godolphin's four-time group 1 winner and 2025 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) winner Notable Speech for the May 16 Lockinge Stakes (G1) at Newbury Racecourse.
When news broke that Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Golden Tempo would not run in the Preakness Stakes (G1), Bill Knauf handled it about as well as you could expect from the chief executive of the track that plays host to the Triple Crown's second jewel.
This year's Preakness Stakes (G1) is full of bargain-priced horses, with seven of the 14 entrants costing less than $200,000. Despite being the least expensive horse in the field, selling for $12,000 as a yearling, Ocelli boasts the highest earnings.
Following the event's tradition of recalling the reasons, bad luck, or excuses that cost their Kentucky Derby (G1) entrant victory, trainer John Ennis at this year's Preakness Alibi Breakfast May 14 at Laurel Park, told the sad tale of Great White.
While the Pimlico Special Stakes (G3) has moved to Laurel Park this year, most everything else will be familiar for Awesome Aaron as the 7-year-old Practical Joke gelding aims to win the race for a second straight year.
Back-to-back Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) winner Groupie Doll has been retired from broodmare duties at Whisper Hill Farm, according to the farm's Facebook page.
Last year's Arlington Million Stakes (G1T) winner Fort Washington will aim to return to top form May 16 when he tries to win the $250,000 Dinner Party Stakes (G3T) for a second straight year, this time around at Laurel Park.
The June 29-30 Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit will feature presentations on the progress of the racing industry and how diagnostic equipment and technology are being used to assist in racing safety.