Churchill Downs will host the Season 19 finale of Food Network's The Great Food Truck Race during the first Twilight Thursday of the spring meet May 7.
Ocelli, third in the Kentucky Derby (G1) as a maiden and the biggest longshot in the field of 18 at odds of 70-1, is now under consideration for the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) May 16 at Laurel Park.
The New York Racing Association will help fans and connections say farewell to Aqueduct Racetrack with a memorable closing weekend celebration June 27-28.
Dr. Chris Samaha, who founded the industry-leading Backstretch Community Assistance Program at Monmouth Park more than 30 years ago, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Virgil "Buddy" Raines Distinguished Achievement Award.
Childs Walker, who has covered Thoroughbred racing in Maryland and nationally for nearly 20 years, has been named recipient of the Old Hilltop Award for covering the sport with excellence and distinction.
Ocala Breeders' Sales has cataloged 909 horses before supplements for its June 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale, which will be held June 16-18.
For the 10th consecutive year, a total of $100,000 in bonus money is on the table for trainers that run a minimum of five horses in more than a dozen stakes races offered during Preakness weekend, May 15-16, at Laurel Park.
Trainer Cherie DeVaux welcomed America’s Best Racing to join her for the journey on Kentucky Derby Day May 2 at Churchill Downs with Golden Tempo culminating with the thrill of watching Golden Tempo rally to an historic victory.