Trainer Brad Cox discusses Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Final Gambit and likely Kentucky Oaks (G1) favorite Good Cheer following their April 9 breezes at Churchill Downs. He also gives an update on Florida Derby (G1) winner Tappan Street.

The April 12 Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland does not have the word international in its title, but it might as well. Three of the favorites in the nine-horse, 1 1/16-mile turf race have raced exclusively overseas.

Brad Cox trainees Final Gambit and Good Cheer took to the Churchill Downs track April 9 to record five-furlong breezes.

Carmouche joined the 4,000 career-win club when he guided Crimson Light to a half-length win on April 5 at Aqueduct. The milestone led the panel of racing experts to unanimously vote Carmouche Jockey of the Week for March 31-April 6.

Prize money for the Coral-Eclipse Stakes (G1) has been boosted to £1 million (US$1,278,030) this year, making it the richest-ever race to be staged at Sandown.

Carmouche joined the 4,000 career-win club when he guided Crimson Light to a half-length win on April 5 at Aqueduct. The milestone led the panel of racing experts to unanimously vote Carmouche Jockey of the Week for March 31-April 6.

Luxor Cafe, who qualified for the Kentucky Derby (G1) via a designated series in Japan, is scheduled to arrive April 23 at Churchill Downs, according to track publicist Kevin Kerstein.

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

Eight years after they ran McCraken in the Kentucky Derby (G1), jockey Brian Hernandez Jr., trainer Ian Wilkes, and owner Janis Whitham of Whitham Thoroughbreds are Derby-bound again with Burnham Square.

Positano Sunset broke through at the top of the stretch and weathered contact to pull away late April 8 in the $623,338 Madison Stakes (G1) at Keeneland.