Prominent North American sire Curlin will stop covering mares for the remainder of the 2026 breeding season due to a low fertility issue recently discovered.

Anthony Stroud came out on top after a bidding war for Lot 197, a colt by Tally-Ho's Mehmas, becoming the second-highest-priced juvenile in the sale's history.

In its first quarter business results report April 22, Churchill Downs Inc. reported a record-breaking first three months of 2026 in a trio of key metrics.

Per Incanto will stand for an elevated service fee of NZ$75,000 at Little Avondale Stud in 2026, with the NZ$15,000 increase on last year's figure reflective of his remarkable record both on the racetrack and in the sales ring.

Keeneland announced April 22 that Radar Lock—a 3-year-old son of Dialed In who was second to the highly regarded Final Story in a maiden special weight race April 19—has been supplemented to the April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale.

Track media updates on Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) contenders.

Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Renegade is the 10-1 morning-line favorite in the Preakness Stakes Future Win Wager, which runs April 24-May 2.

In a deep cast of fillies and mares, Grand Slam Smile headlines the $100,000 Royal Heroine Stakes (G3T) April 25 at Santa Anita Park.

With Keeneland closing its meet April 24, the focus of Kentucky racing pivots roughly 70 miles west to Churchill Downs, where the Louisville track launches its spring meet with its traditional last-Saturday-in-April opening.

Ace Stud will sponsor this year's TBA Flat Breeders' Awards, an evening to celebrate British-bred success from the 2025 season. The Newmarket operation stands dual group 1 winner Shaquille, whose first yearlings will be offered later this year.