After 25 years behind the scenes at Todd Pletcher’s Pletcher Racing Stable, COO Maggie Sweet has decided to step down later this season.

Olivier Delloye is to leave his post as director general with France Galop in order to take up the role of president at French sales company Arqana from the beginning of 2024.

A long-running legal case between trainer Wesley Ward and Ken Ramsey has been set for trial 2 1/2 years after the litigation began amidst allegations of wrongdoing by both parties.

Churchill Downs officials have made slight modifications to the upcoming Road to the Kentucky Derby, the series of select races that will determine the preference list for the May 4, 2024, 150th Kentucky Derby (G1).

Airdrie Stud has announced that Shannon Castagnola has been named as the Midway nursery’s new director of sales.

Hunter Valley Farm, agent, consigns both Caravel, a 6-year-old mare by Mizzen Mast, and Zeezee Zoomzoom, an 11-year-old winning daughter of Congrats, who is in foal to Justify.

Churchill Downs officials have made slight modifications to the upcoming Road to the Kentucky Derby, the series of select races that will determine the preference list for the May 4 150th Kentucky Derby (G1).

On Racing

All the essential timing elements Sept. 10 have dovetailed for Houston Astros star third baseman Alex Bregman and his very promising filly Kodiac Wintergreen.

Spycatcher was on Sept. 7 described as “highly unlikely” to take on odds-on favorite Shaquille in the Sept. 9 Betfair Sprint Cup (G1) despite featuring in a maximum field of 17 declared for the group 1 contest.