Before the nation's top older dirt horses square off in the $2 million Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) June 27 at Churchill Downs, racing fans in Kentucky get an early taste of the division in the $300,000 Blame Stakes (G3) May 30.
The connections of Alpyland will look for a second straight Penn Mile Stakes (G3T) victory when the two-time stakes winner starts in the $400,000 test for 3-year-olds May 29 at Penn National Race Course.
Kristin Werner has been promoted to The Jockey Club vice president. Werner joined The Jockey Club in 2005 and has served as deputy general counsel and director of industry initiatives.
Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst looks at Flutter's decision to phase out FanDuel TV, another case of racing and pari-mutuel wagering being small potatoes for a large company interested in other forms of gaming.