The second day of under tack previews, April 17, went off like clockwork with 70-degree temperatures and a light five mph breeze at the OBS Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training.

Trainer Todd Pletcher said a potential target for the 4-year-old could come in the June 10 Ogden Phipps (G1) at Belmont Park, the day the Belmont Stakes (G1) will be run.

These are sales befitting the Information Age as the all-important two-furlong pre-sale breeze gives buyers a crucial piece of evidence that goes a step beyond the usual pedigree study and rudimentary physical examination. 

The KEEP Foundation has launched its new Seattle Slew grant program. The KEEP Foundation is committed to helping support educational programs, projects, and other endeavors that help advance the future of the equine industry in Kentucky. 

Elizabeth Snellings has been named the new Director of Sales at Denali Stud after six years working as the Farm Office Manager at Indian Creek. She succeeds Sarah Fishback who held the position for seven years.

Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Racecourse concluded another successful Winter/Spring meet April 15.

St. Elias Stable and Repole Stable’s Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Forte arrived at Churchill Downs from South Florida just after 4 a.m. April 17.

The date of The Jockey Club’s 71st annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing will change from its traditional Sunday to Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.

Gaslight Dancer certainly made the 12-horse field for the $250,000 Palisades Stakes question their power as he twirled victoriously down the Keeneland turf course April 16.

Being “a horse for the course” never hurts when your trainer makes a last-minute race decision. That’s exactly what happened when Brad Cox opted to send the brilliantly fast Key of Life up against her stiffest test yet in the Beaumont Stakes (G2).