The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation has announced the appointment of two new members to its board of directors: Dr. Megan Knoell and Donald Little III.

Gstaad (GB) will face nine rivals in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas (G1) as he attempts to go one better than his Newmarket second at the Curragh May 23. 

Artificial intelligence is no longer limited to Silicon Valley, finance firms, or tech companies. Quietly, AI is beginning to reshape the equestrian world too — from horse health monitoring and smart barns to breeding analytics, marketing, and even the way horse properties are bought and sold.

Keeneland has appointed retired trainer Ignacio Correas IV and Ezequiel Valle, who manages the breeding and racing operations of Haras Firmamento in Argentina.

Winner of the Santa Anita Handicap (G1), British Isles will try to win a second major California race for older dirt runners, the Hollywood Gold Cup (G2), for trainer Richard Baltas and owners Slam Dunk Racing, Deborah Baltas, and Cynthia McClanahan.

Letters to the editor for the May 21 issue of BloodHorse Daily include a submission from Light Up Racing.

Trainer Phil D'Amato, who previously has won the Shoemaker Mile Stakes (G1T) five times, has entered 2025 Shoemaker winner King of Gosford and Almendares in the May 25 race at Santa Anita Park.

In this month's At the Track with Sean Collins, we look back on a unique edition of the Preakness Stakes (G1) held May 16 at Laurel Park.

With inclement weather expected to hit the Mid-Atlantic region beginning May 20, and with the potential for rain throughout the weekend, Monmouth Park has moved the Cliff Hanger Stakes and Miss Liberty Stakes, originally set for May 23-24, to May 30.

This summer, across town from Saratoga Race Course at White Hollow Farm, the spotlight will be on retired racehorses competing in the TAKE2 Thoroughbred Hunter and Jumper divisions at the Saratoga Horse Shows.