Following a dominant 5 1/4-length win in the $500,000 Essex Handicap March 21 at Oaklawn Park, Daniel Alonso's Skippylongstocking is climbing his way back up the leaderboard in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Keeneland president and CEO Shannon Arvin initiated and oversaw the largest capital project in Keeneland history at a cost of approximately $93 million. Fans attending the spring meet will have the opportunity to admire the effort.
Jose D'Angelo sends out 2025 Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) winner Bentornato in the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) March 28 at Meydan. Video courtesy of Dubai Racing Club.
Repeat champions, record-setting performances, and national implications highlighted the 2025-26 meet at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, as trainer Joe Sharp and jockey Jose Ortiz led a standout 154th racing season at the New Orleans oval.
The Thoroughbred Owners of California has named Samantha Siegel as this year's recipient of the Ed Friendly Industry Service Award. The award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the Thoroughbred racing industry.
With top-ranked Kentucky Derby (G1) prospects including Commandment, Chief Wallabee, and Nearly, the March 28 Florida Derby (G1) shapes up as a pivotal and competitive test that figures to have major implications for the first Saturday in May.
Grade 1 winner Napoleon Solo was supplemented to the March 28 Arkansas Derby (G1) but instead the colt will next contest the Wood Memorial (G2) being run at Aqueduct Racetrack April 4.
The journey to the 2026 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course is already in progress. Now there's a new way to follow top contenders from around the globe.
On the March 23 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Starlight Racing's Corbin Blumberg talks Fulleffort's Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) win and Kentucky Derby (G1) plans, Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins recap last weekend's preps and preview this weekend's races.