Sierra Leone, winner of the Risen Star Stakes (G2), closed as the 7-1 favorite in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, with champion 2-year-old Fierceness the 9-1 second betting choice.

The New York Race Track Chaplaincy will honor Len Green with the Marylou Whitney Award for his ongoing humanitarian support of the New York backstretch community at their 17th Annual Fundraising Brunch to be held Aug. 14.

Sierra Leone, winner of the Risen Star Stakes (G2), closed as the 7-1 favorite in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager with champion 2-year-old Fierceness the 9-1 second betting choice.

Mike Gillum topped the field of 765 entries and took home the $800,000 grand prize at the 25th National Horseplayers Championship. Gillum operates a produce company and is a regular at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

British racing received a boost March 18 when six key roles were added to a government list that should help with the sport’s staffing crisis.

In the same week as Justify’s son Storm Boy awaits his Golden Slipper (G1) destiny, a colt by the same sire was the second-highest priced yearling sold at the March 18 opening session of the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale.

The first time Dan Kjorsvik stepped foot at a racetrack he had little idea of how that experience would influence his future.

Since taking oversight of the sport’s safety in 2022, HISA has not pulled a long list of new rules from the clouds, but its ability to ensure uniform adoption of often already field-tested safety initiatives has made all the difference.

Maggie Wolfendale and Sara Elbadwi look back at the Grade 3 Whitmore from Oaklawn and Cicada at Aqueduct.

“He’s doing well. He’s with us here at the moment at Payson. We’re toying with the idea of working him the middle of next week,” assistant trainer Miguel Clement said.