Following a dominant 5 1/4-length win in the $500,000 Essex Handicap at Oaklawn Park March 21, Daniel Alonso’s Skippylongstocking is climbing his way back up the leaderboard in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top Thoroughbred Poll.

Veteran track superintendent Javier Barajas has rejoined Ellis Park, returning to a role he previously held in 2020.

Last year’s longshot Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Hit Show is back for Wathnan Racing in the 2026 edition of race March 28 at Meydan Racecourse.

Byron King’s Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.

The rate of fatal injury in Thoroughbred racing in 2025 was 1.07 per 1,000 starts, which is the lowest rate since the Equine Injury Database began in 2009. The rate of fatal injury decreased 3.6% from 2024 and is down 47% since 2009.

Track notes on Dubai World Cup night races and horses from the Dubai Turf Club.

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.

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.

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.

Already a grade 2 winner at 2, Explora will try to secure a win at that level at 3 while taking a step toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1) when she faces an expected five other 3-year-old fillies in the Fantasy Stakes March 27 at Oaklawn Park.