Day 2 of the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale featured three horses tying for the fastest quarter mile of the day, going in :20 4/5. This was after the proceedings were delayed two hours due to rain.
The 4-year-old British-bred daughter of Ten Sovereigns comes into the Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) off a three-race win streak in graded stakes, including the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (G1T) last fall at Keeneland.
The 20 points offered in the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland are insufficient for the winner to reach the 50+ points needed for the Kentucky Derby (G1). The 1 1/16-mile race could uncover potential Preakness (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) candidates.
After solid efforts from the first three under the wire in the March 7 Azeri Stakes (G2), those fillies and mares meet again in the April 11 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) at Oaklawn Park.
Former racehorse The Player is one of the newest attractions at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington—a role that is a perfect fit for the personable Thoroughbred. With limited success as a sire, he was gelded and sent to the the Kentucky Horse Park.
Upgraded to a graded contest for the first time in 2026, the Limestone Stakes (G3T) will get a proper initiation as the $350,000 purse lures the entry of a Breeders' Cup winner, Cy Fair, April 10 at Keeneland.
Reigning champion turf male Notable Speech will waste no time returning to top competition when he opens his 5-year-old season April 10 in the Mile Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland.
To help raise awareness and funds for Thoroughbred aftercare, racehorse owner and philanthropist Ken Freirich has donated an exclusive Kentucky Derby and Oaks Package to Thoroughbred Charities of America and the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.
The New York Racing Association announces opening dates for the Oklahoma Training Track and barn area at Saratoga Race Course, along with upcoming on-sale dates for hospitality options at the Saratoga summer meet.