Proven Thoroughbreds’ Private Eye, Triple Crown’s Mazu, and Bennett Racing’s The Astrologist will fly the flag for their ownership concerns in the time-honored straight six contest, in the best kind of advertising a syndicator could hope for.

Japanese champion racehorse and sire Heart’s Cry has died at the age of 22, the Japanese Racing Authority announced on Friday morning. 

Greg Wolf and Andy Serling preview the Azeri at Oaklawn Park and Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs

Carroll owned Grandview Farm near Belwood, Ontario, from 1992-2018. He bred Maryfield with his business partner John Harvey Jr., and the pair were honored as the Ontario division of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society’s 2007 breeder of the year.

Kentucky Derby (G1) prospect National Treasure, scratched from the San Felipe Stakes (G3) due to a sore foot, is “back on track,” according to a social media post from a representative from his ownership group.

Schwartz-Howe has left a lasting impact on equine welfare. Her legacy will live on through the community of like-minded horse advocates and among every horse that gets a second chance at life and a brighter future.

The Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit calls the Thoroughbred industry’s attention to regulations regarding the presence and use of bisphosphonates in covered horses.

Forbidden Kingdom, who fell off the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail last year before regaining top form in late 2022 with a second in the Dec. 26 Malibu (G1), heads six older sprinters racing March 11 in the San Carlos Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park.

Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields canceled racing March 10 due to rain in California.

Jim Byers will continue serving as Oaklawn Park track announcer “at least in the short term” due to prior announcer Vic Stauffer no longer being with the track, Wayne Smith, general manager of Oaklawn Park, told Daily Racing Form.