Getting ahead of rain in the forecast, 10 of the 14 fillies qualified for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) breezed April 27, eight days out from the race.

The appointment of seasoned sports, entertainment, and business executive Gilmore to this role reflects and supports Stronach’s mandate of continued growth and diversification of The Stronach Group’s successful businesses and assets.

Juan Hernandez will ride Skinner in the 149th Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 6 at Churchill Downs, trainer John Shirreffs confirmed. Skinner will be the first Kentucky Derby mount for Hernandez, who has emerged as Santa Anita’s top jockey.

Aquis Farm has gone some way to replenishing the stallion ranks of the Queensland stud with the acquisition of eye-catching Australian-bred, Hong Kong group 1-winning sprinter Stronger.

Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s multiple grade 1-winning champion Forte, riding a five-race win streak, has been installed as the 4-1 favorite to open the Maryland Jockey Club’s inaugural Preakness Future Wager.

The 1 1/4-mile distance of the Kentucky Derby (G1) can pose a challenge to any horse that makes it to the starting gate on the first Saturday in May. But it’s a stroll compared with the distance 1983 winner Sunny’s Halo traveled.

About midway through the third of four sessions of the OBS Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, a new juvenile moved to the top of the results table when Donato Lanni, agent for Zedan Racing Stables, went to $2.2 million to land a son of Gun Runner.

Highlights from Day 3 of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds Sale include colts by Uncle Mo and Blame.

Owner/breeder Frank Sumpter Sr. said Sunland Park Derby (G3) winner Wild On Ice was euthanized after fracturing a bone in his left hock following an April 27 workout at Churchill Downs, where he was preparing for a Kentucky Derby (G1) start.

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