Porter on Pedigrees

Byron King discusses Disarm’s Lexington Stakes (G3) third and the arrival of Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Forte at Churchill Downs.

New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program will host its sixth annual open barn & BBQ Friday, April 28, from 3 to 8 p.m. ET at the program’s Lexington facility at Mereworth Farm.

The NTRA, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters announced that the 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards, honoring Thoroughbred racing’s human and equine champions of 2023, will be held Jan. 25, 2024, at The Breakers Palm Beach.

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

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Champion and multiple grade 1 winner Swiss Skydiver gave birth to her first foal, a Kingman filly Feb. 15 in Japan, according to Northern Farm which released the news April 17.

Sports betting companies have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on customer acquisition in recent years but a pair of experts said a competitive shift is coming as these companies figure to soon turn to content to differentiate themselves.

Despite one-two Azeri Stakes (G2) finishers Secret Oath and Clairiere running back at Oaklawn Park April 15, trainer Brad Cox had other plans for third-place Interstatedaydream who heads to Keeneland instead to contest the Doubledogdare Stakes (G3).