BloodHorse MarketWatch's annual review of North American purses by track and the leading sires and broodmares for 2025 stakes results in the United States and Canada.
Class President, scratched from the April 4 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) after not training to the satisfaction of Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, is formally out of the Kentucky Derby (G1) and other Triple Crown races because of bone bruising.
Two horses worked a furlong in :09 3/5 during the fourth session of the under-tack show April 9 for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale—a colt (Hip 805) by Mind Control, and a filly (Hip 754) by McKinzie.
Twin Oaks Bloodstock's 5-year-old son of Lord Nelson is a graded stakes winner on an all-weather surface and secured his first win on the turf at Keeneland April 8. Owner/breeder Marc Gunderson believes he can be equally successful on dirt.
Sir Delius is set to produce his best performance of the campaign in the April 11 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) at Randwick Racecourse, according to co-trainer Adrian Bott.