Kentucky Derby (G1) fifth-place finisher Danon Bourbon will undergo surgery to remove a knee chip sustained in the May 2 race, likely knocking him out of racing for the remainder of 2026.
Hips 1-300 completed their previews on Day 1 of the under-tack show for Fasig-Tipton's Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, May 12. The under-tack show was condensed to two days, barring weather concerns developing May 13.
Cloud Computing became available following the death of Pin Oak Lane Farm founder Dr. William "Doc" Solomon May 5. The son of Maclean's Music is Pennsylvania's leading sire and led the state in 2024 and 2025 by earnings and number of winners.
With all of the heavy duty training completed, May 12 featured a routine morning of jogging and galloping around Laurel Park for those entrants on hand.
What figures to be a loaded edition of the Stephen Foster (G1) next month gained another top contender as grade 1 winner Baeza is slated to join the cast pointing to the 1 1/8 miles race, Robert Clay of co-owner Grandview Equine confirmed May 12.
Although Golden Tempo is not pursuing the Triple Crown, his jockey Jose Ortiz will continue his quest to win all three races this season when he rides Chip Honcho in the $2 million Preakness Stakes May 16 at Laurel Park.
2025 Elkhorn Stakes (G2T) winner Utah Beach remained in the Bluegrass State last May and repeated in the Louisville Stakes (G3T) at Churchill Downs. Now the latest Elkhorn winner from Keeneland, Burnham Square, attempts to follow suit.