Top 3-year-olds Rodriguez and Baeza each had their final local works April 20 at Santa Anita Park prior to shipping to Churchill Downs.

It appears that the Hawkes team has another stallion prospect on their hands in the form of Nepotism, who on April 19 laid his claim to being the best juvenile colt around with an awe-inspiring late run to win the Champagne Stakes (G1) at Randwick.

Trainer Whit Beckman discusses some training adjustments he’s making with Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Flying Mohawk and Kentucky Oaks (G1) contenders Simply Joking and Drexel Hill after their April 19 workouts.

Fresh off a sweep in the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1), jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. is back in 2025 with Burnham Square in the Derby and Take Charge Milady in the Oaks.

Museum Mile swept by the previously undefeated favorite, Croix du Nord, in the closing strides to win the Satsuki Sho (Japanese Two Thousand Guineas, G1) April 20 at Nakayama Racecourse.

The catalog for the Hidaka Horse Breeders’ Association Training Sale at Sapporo Racecourse May 20 contains 103 2-year-olds, 13 more than were cataloged in 2024.

Chilean-bred Richi has acclimated well for trainer Bob Baffert, “getting stronger and stronger,” he said, and she proved it emphatically with an easy win in the Santa Maria Stakes (G2) April 19 at Santa Anita Park.

The new Maryland Jockey Club set a handle record of $5,536,944 the April 19 “Preakness Preview Day” program at Laurel Park. 

Godolphin homebred First Mission has always shown plenty of promise throughout his career, but after his strong victory in the $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap (G2) April 19, his connections are hopeful 2025 will be his breakout season.

A day after Gin Gin lit up the toteboard at odds of 38-1 in the Doubledogdare Stakes (G3), Utah Beach delivered another healthy stakes payoff for the Keeneland crowd with an 11-1 upset victory in the $394,188 Elkhorn Stakes (G2T) April 19.