During a May 18 press conference in Buenos Aires, Palermo Racecourse and the South American Organization for the Promotion of Thoroughbreds officially announced, after 12 years, the return of the region's most important horse race to Palermo.
The Jockey Club announces five academic scholarships, awarded for the 2026-27 academic year, to the following individuals: William Fallon, Beverley Grace Goderre, Marilee Herrera, Julissa Sepulveda, and Ciara Dominguez.
At the end of the first day's trade, 176 horses had changed hands for gross receipts of $26,410,500, including private sales. The average was a healthy $150,060, with a median of $75,000.
Legion Bloodstock and Gracie Bloodstock joined forces during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, May 18, to land the highest-priced filly of the day—Hip 79, a daughter of Jackie's Warrior, for $750,000.
BloodHorse magazine, BloodHorse Daily, and Keeneland Magazine were honored with a combined six first-place awards during the Equine Media Association's annual media awards competition.
Just a few hips into the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May Sale, Clovis Crane of Crane Thoroughbred Services and his family were overjoyed when their lucrative pinhook—Hip 13, a colt by Volatile—fetched $650,000 from Zedan Racing.
On the May 18 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Preakness Stakes (G1) winners Napoleon Solo, Chad Summers, Al Gold, and Paco Lopez join the show and share their thoughts on the race.