Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look at the results of the Grade 2 Oaklawn Handicap and Bath House Row Stakes.

It was a quiet Sunday morning at Churchill Downs April 21 following a day that saw 12 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) contenders complete published workouts.

Larry Brookshire died a year ago, but his son, Kyle, is continuing their Sunny Brook Stables, which bred and races Mr Fisk.

Skippylongstocking once again took his show on the road and came out on top with a commanding score in the $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap (G2) April 20.

Rodeo Creek Racing’s Blazing Sevens overcame a nine-month layoff and returned to the winner’s circle in a second-level allowance contest at Aqueduct Racetrack April 20.

Kingsbarns made a statement April 20 that he could be a force this year in the older dirt horse division with a 3 1/4-length victory in the $300,000 Ben Ali Stakes (G3) at Keeneland.

The British-trained Silver Knott—previously a silver- or bronze-level finisher in six graded starts in the United States—took the gold in the April 20 Elkhorn Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland.

Rose Petal Stable’s multiple stakes winner Copper Tax came with a steady run down the center of the track to reel in stubborn pacesetter Speedyness and edge clear by three-quarters of a length in the $125,000 Federico Tesio at Laurel Park April 20.

Never getting the traction it needed among Democrats who run state government in New York, a late-emerging plan that supporters billed as a racehorse safety measure has died at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y.

Jockey Nik Juarez picked up his 1,000th win April 19 at Oaklawn Park and quickly began an initial push toward another milestone.