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.

Boasting probably the best horse in the country in Autumn Glow and crack 3-year-old Autumn Boy among his five group 1 winners, The Autumn Sun will stand for a carefully chosen AU$137,500.

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.

The New York Race Track Chaplaincy announced that Michelle Cuozzo Borisenok, who has been serving on the board of directors as vice president, has been elected president of the organization.

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.

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.

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.

Boasting probably the best horse in the country in Autumn Glow and crack 3-year-old Autumn Boy among his five group 1 winners, The Autumn Sun will stand for a carefully chosen AU$137,500 (all fees include GST).

The Kentucky Derby (G1) is rightfully known as the most exciting two minutes in sports; once the Churchill Downs starting gate springs open anything can (and often does) happen.