Despite most of the attention on Sovereignty April 18, Bill Mott's barn fires in the $350,000 Ben Ali Stakes (G3) as Stars and Stripes and Batten Down complete the exacta at Keeneland.
Three Chimneys Farm's Ottinho, runner-up to Further Ado in the Blue Grass Stakes (G1), will bypass the Kentucky Derby (G1) in favor of a start in either the Preakness Stakes (G1) or Peter Pan Stakes (G3), trainer Chad Brown said April 18.
Florida Derby (G1) runner-up The Puma and Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) winner Albus were among the Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders who breezed across the country April 18, two weeks out from the May 2 1 1/4-mile classic.
Grand National hero Noble Yeats has died at the age of 11 after suffering from colic, shortly after the fourth anniversary of his Aintree triumph for the Waley-Cohen family and trainer Emmet Mullins.
The Inglis HTBA Australia Yearling Sale this April 19 provides a proven opportunity to buy bargain-priced colts and fillies now that the big players have already done their shopping at the majors.
In this week's On Racing, Round 1 of what true fans can only hope is a season-long rivalry takes place April 18 at Oaklawn Park, where the two best 3-year-olds of 2025 emerge at age 4 in the $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap (G2).
Three Amigos struck for a speedy filly by first-crop sire Early Voting during the final day of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale April 17. Donato Lanni, bidding on behalf of Three Amigos, went to $850,000 for Hip 1037.