The "Race to the National Horseplayers Championship," a series of 25 free handicapping contests exclusively for subscribers of Race Lens, Equibase's interactive past performance product, concluded Feb. 21.

Explora headlines a packed field of 10 3-year-old fillies in the $750,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) March 1 at Oaklawn Park, Road to the Kentucky Oaks race.

An issue that made credit and debit card deposits unavailable for TVG customers since at least Feb. 7 has been resolved, according to FanDuel Racing social media posts Feb. 24.

Favorite Iron Honor is a major contender in the Gotham Stakes, contested as a one-turn mile at Aqueduct. Balboa is a live longshot. The winner will receive 50 qualifying points toward the Kentucky Derby starting gate.

The day prior, Blacksmith, who was second in the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) broke his maiden for trainer Bob Baffert and owner Wathnan Racing.

BloodHorse news editor Byron King reviews Great White's victory in the Feb. 21 John Battaglia Stakes at Turfway Park, and a Feb. 19 allowance win from Reagan's Honor at Fair Grounds.

A relatively quiet weekend of racing, in terms of stakes action, led to little change in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's polls released Feb. 24, but that is likely to change this weekend.

The $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3) and the $200,000 Indiana Oaks (G3) highlight the premier racing schedule.

South Australian nursery Kambula Stud will present its entire 2026 yearling crop at the upcoming Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, held March 1-3, marking a significant strategic shift for the family-run operation.

While the 3-year-olds competing in the Davona Dale Stakes (G2) for fillies and the open Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) figure to draw the most eyes to the Feb. 28 Gulfstream Park card, the day's other seven stakes also bring plenty of star power.