In this week's Porter on Pedigrees, Talk to Me Jimmy and Silent Tactic earned wins on the Road to the Kentucky Derby for sires with their first 3-year-olds in 2026.
Here's a Triple Crown question for you. Who is the only undefeated, grade 1-winning on dirt 3-year-old still in training for the Kentucky Derby? No cheating.
If a Chad Brown-trained 3-year-old son of Gun Runner lining up for the Risen Star Stakes (G2) feels familiar, it's for good reason. Sierra Leone took that path two years ago, and now Paladin is following suit.
HIWU's independent Laboratory Expert Group, which evaluates the performance of program laboratories, recommended the suspension of the Ohio lab's probationary accreditation due to nonconformities associated with compliance.
BloodHorse news editor Byron King reviews Silent Tactic's come-from-behind victory in the Feb. 6 Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park and the latest rankings in the Derby Dozen.
Legendary Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury died at his home the morning of Feb. 10. He was 92. His horses won 6,508 races and earned $64,693,537. Leatherbury captured 52 training titles in Maryland and four meet titles at Delaware Park.