Further Ado stamped himself as one of the favorites for the Kentucky Derby (G1) with a dominating performance April 4 in the $1,237,813 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland.
In upsetting champion Book'em Danno, Point Dume gives Bush Racing Stable an emotional first graded stakes victory as Bryan Bushey continues his fight with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Multiple Oaklawn Park stakes winner Haulin Ice was crowned 2025 Arkansas-bred Horse of the Year during the annual Arkansas Thoroughbred Breeders' and Horsemen's Association banquet April 3 at the Oaklawn Event Center.
Michael Blowen visits Bellamy Road, the Wood Memorial winner (then a Grade 1), record holder, and Kentucky Derby (G1) contender. He also shares stories from the stunning upset of the 2005 Kentucky Derby.
It is expected that 60% of weighing room upgrades that were deemed necessary by the British Horseracing Authority will be completed by early May, once more racecourses have started their flat turf seasons.