In a statement issued the evening of May 18, Churchill Downs Incorporated responded to news of the positive test for an overage of bute that occurred in the Brad Cox-trained Warrior’s Charge when second in the 2021 Stephen Foster Stakes (G2).

In a statement issued the evening of May 18, Churchill Downs Incorporated responded to news of the positive test for an overage of bute that occurred in the Brad Cox-trained Warrior’s Reward when second in the 2021 Stephen Foster Stakes (G2).

The second day of the under tack show went off under favorable weather at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale May 18, with one 2-year-old stopping the clock in :09 4/5 to be the fastest recorded time at an eighth-mile this week.

Epicenter, the 6-5 morning-line favorite for the May 21 Preakness Stakes (G1), jogged a mile around Pimlico Race Course early May 18, his first morning in town. Also on the track for the first time were Early Voting, Armagnac, and Creative Minister.

A visual look at the field for the 2022 Preakness Stakes in post position order.

The second day of the under tack show went off under favorable weather at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale May 18, with one 2-year-old stopping the clock in :09 4/5 to be the fastest recorded time at a quarter-mile this week.

Adayar will miss next month’s Coronation Cup (G1) after a “minor setback” with trainer Charlie Appleby pointing last year’s Cazoo Derby (G1) winner at the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot instead.

Stakes at Gulfstream Park will include $375,000 in purse enhancements for Florida-breds and Florida Sire Stakes-eligible runners in stakes, $250,000 in FTBOA Florida-bred Incentive Funds, and $1.4 million for the Florida Sire Stakes series.

As much as there’s only a 4% chance of rain in Baltimore on May 21, the Preakness Stakes (G1) may not avoid Mother Nature’s wrath.

Veteran Fonner Park track announcer Steve Anderson died Monday, May 16 at the age of 69.