A schedule of 35 stakes races and handicaps worth more than $6.5 million, topped by the Colonial Downs Festival of Racing Aug. 1, is on tap when the Virginia racetrack opens its doors for a 45-day summer season June 25.

Trainer Mark Casse said John Oxley's son of Tacitus had a protective shoe removed from a bruised foot and regular shoe put on. The colt galloped fine May 11 but is not jogging at 100%, according to Casse.

The latest Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst looks at how the 2027 season would be a good time to make changes to the Triple Crown, if so desired.

This is not your typical edition of the Preakness Stakes (G1). While the 2020 race, which was contested in October due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was unprecedented, the May 16 renewal has a number of unique elements tied to it.

Mischief Crown became a first-out winner May 9 at Hipodromo de Las Americas for owner Cuadra Los Agaves.

Rich Strike, a son of Keen Ice, won the 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1) and stands for Irish Hill and Dutchess View Stallions in New York.

The countdown to New Zealand Bloodstock's National Weanling Sale is underway, with a high-quality catalog of 140 youngsters by New Zealand's best stallions now available to view online. The one-day sale will be held June 25.

A New York appellate court affirmed a ruling suspending Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher for 10 days due to a medication positive for Forte, who crossed the line first in the 2022 Hopeful Stakes (G1).

On the May 11 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Trainer Whit Beckman discusses Kentucky Derby (G1) third-place finisher Ocelli competing in the Preakness Stakes (G1), we react to Golden Tempo skipping the Preakness and the Triple Crown's future.

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